Cell Phone Service

[Grant]

Over the years, I've had both Verizon and Cingular service at the Lake -- and have enjoyed great service. Only issue was the massive roaming charge Cingular slapped us with after a few weeks on the Lake (the screen never said "roam" but instead read "Cingular Extend" -- very tricky). No such issue with Verizon -- but that depends on your plan. Verizon definitely has more of its own network points in NH vs. Cinfular. However, these experiences were with CDMA or TDMA service. Now I have switched over to GSM service, which has been rolled out aggressively in the mid-Atlantic states. So far, there've been very few instances of spotty service (from, say, New York through mid-Virginia and remote poitns all over PA), so the network build-out is progressing well.

BUT...when I look at a map of the east coast, I notice that GSM service appears to be spotty-to-non-existent in the Lakes region -- only extending slightly into the southern portion of the state.

Does anyone have any experience with GSM service in the area? How far north does it extend?

Thanks!