BigAl, As chris mentioned the satellite service can be had at a resonable price,My parents were looking into cell phones but where they live the Verizon service didn't work too well,so they went to look at AT&T satellite service which was priced very close to verizons service for 2 phones long distance included no extra charge. But it seems that satellite service worked well while they were outside it lost some quality and also would drop the call when indoors..
I guess they can't use the amount of watts reqiured to maintain signal quality without cooking your brain!! [img]/forums/images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] Its always a trade off [img]/forums/images/icons/smirk.gif[/img]
But maybe high on the mountain like your are it might work just fine , Make it known when you shop for your service that if it doesn't work where you need it that you will return it and they should take it back no harm no foul...

WHAT we have hear is a FAILURE to COMMUNICATE!! [img]/forums/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]