I travel to WV a lot to see family, but live in the UK. I have a contract with Cellular One (now AT&T) via my other half, who lives in WV. The phone I got with the contract is ok, but hardly earth shattering.

So, I had a UK phone (previously on O2) unlocked at a shop in the UK.

When travelling to the US a couple of weeks ago, it seemed to only work in urban areas. Going through ORD was fine, as was CRW. However, as soon as I went into rural WV, the phone no longer picked up a signal. I assumed it was simply because of lack of cell mastsin a low population area.

Curiously, I switched the SIM back in the original Cell One phone, and the signal was fine.

Anyone got an idea as to why this might be?

thanks