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== Cellphones at Evergreen ==
 
  
*Different cell phone carriers work better or worse on the Oly campus.
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[[File:Phone3-green.svg|50px|left]]Considering the Evergreen campus' remote location and cement buildings, cellular reception is limited.  There are many areas with little-to-no service; especially inside buildings (this applies for both upper campus and in housing).
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    Verizon and Cingular/AT&T don't work very well on campus - it's difficult to get a reliable signal.
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Additionally, all carriers are not created equal.  AT&T is generally considered to have the best reception, with Sprint in a close second.  T-Mobile's reception is relatively poor and is the least reliable of the big four cellular carriers. Verizon is somewhere in between Sprint and T-Mobile.  Most small and pre-paid carriers (such as Virgin Mobile and TracFone) use Sprint or AT&T's towers and as such have similar reception.  That said, differences between carriers are not as drastic as this comparison implies; no carrier is superior or inferior enough to recommend switching when attending Evergreen.  Reception for all carriers has been steadily improving over the last few years and should continue to do so.
    Nextel/Sprint has been said to have the best service.
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    T-Mobile works outside buildings
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*Like many spaces, it is considered proper decorum to turn off your cell phone in the library, computer center, and other work spaces.  Otherwise fellow students may give you dirty looks.
 
  
*Do keep in mind that people can overhear your conversation in any somewhat quiet space - that means it's inappropriate to subject other people on the bus to your conversations while we're all waiting for the bus to leave the library loop. Strangers don't need or want to know that you sleep naked or that you're allergic to citrus, so please be considerate.
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Revision as of 17:00, 14 August 2017

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Considering the Evergreen campus' remote location and cement buildings, cellular reception is limited. There are many areas with little-to-no service; especially inside buildings (this applies for both upper campus and in housing).

Additionally, all carriers are not created equal. AT&T is generally considered to have the best reception, with Sprint in a close second. T-Mobile's reception is relatively poor and is the least reliable of the big four cellular carriers. Verizon is somewhere in between Sprint and T-Mobile. Most small and pre-paid carriers (such as Virgin Mobile and TracFone) use Sprint or AT&T's towers and as such have similar reception. That said, differences between carriers are not as drastic as this comparison implies; no carrier is superior or inferior enough to recommend switching when attending Evergreen. Reception for all carriers has been steadily improving over the last few years and should continue to do so.