Cat Cdma/evdo Service In Mukdahan/savannakhet?

[danfred]

I'm doing a visa run next week to the Savannakhet, Laos. I've stayed at the Hong Thip hotel in the past and just barely had a GPRS connection (it's 2-3 blocks from the Mekong river bank). It was "True" GPRS service... 1 bar, perhaps 2 bars service at times... I could live with it for checking e-mail or light surfing.

I recently purchased a CAT CCU-680 CDMA/EVDO modem. Does Mukdahan have CAT CDMA/EVDO service? Is there any spill-over service from Mukdahan extending into Savannakhet? That is to say are any of the CAT CDMA towers in Mukdahan within range of Savannakhet?

Thanks,

Dan

[dave_boo]

Can't answer your questions honestly, but I can provide you with the link that lists CAT's coverage area.

[danfred]

Thanks for the coverage link.

Just answering my own question here for future reference...

CAT CDMA EV-DO Rev. A does work in Savannakhet, Laos (from the Hoong Thip hotel anyway)

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AIS and DTAC EDGE connections are also strong. True is only providing GPRS (no EDGE) and the signal is quite low.

Tip... turn your mobile phone off-on to force a switch to the nearest cell tower. We had 5 mobile phones in our group and we all had to turn them off-on to get a better signal.

Edited September 9, 2008 by danfred