
Three hours in any direction and you are on your own.
Portland is surrounded by unserved country: the coast is ninety minutes west, the Cascades are an hour east, and the Oregon high desert beyond them has little to no cell coverage.
Van and rig travelers heading into the Cascades or the high desert use satellite to stay connected on extended trips.
Sky and obstruction
Oregon gives you three distinct answers depending on which way you drove. The coast is superb, open ocean horizon and nothing in the way. The Cascades are dense conifer and steep drainages, plan on clearings. East of the mountains, the high desert around Bend and out toward the Alvord is wide open and about as easy as Moab. Know which one you are heading into and place accordingly.
The sign-in page shows what the dish sees in real time, so you can reposition it before a meeting or call.
$30.00 / day10 GB data included
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