- Dates
- 2018-04-12 – 2019-07-22
- Kind
- Community report
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationinfrastructureeconomycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In April 2018, Beaver Island residents discussed the cost of TDS phone and internet service and the limits of cellular coverage in some areas. One participant reported negotiating a quoted package totaling $62 before installation fees, while other participants described differing Verizon and hotspot experiences. A 2019 follow-up again asked whether cellular options had improved.
Evidence limits
This is a community discussion, not an official pricing or network-performance record. The quoted price, coverage reports, and suggested alternatives are preserved as individual experiences rather than general island-wide facts.
Sources
- Residents discussed rising annual phone/internet costs, a reported negotiated TDS quote totaling $62 before installation fees, and uneven cellular service including a reported dead zone near Sand Bay. These are user-reported prices and coverage experiences, not TDS tariffs, a coverage map, or an engineering record; the 2019 reply is retained as evidence that the concern persisted.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012941
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Residents discuss TDS pricing and cellular dead zones, 2018”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-tds-service-pricing-and-cellular-coverage-2018/, accessed [date], citing Pat B., Ritchie Gillespie, and other contributors, “TDS ouch,” Beaver Island Forum, April 12, 2018, with a later follow-up on July 22, 2019..
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