Edit: For Wilderness Cell Service

Only a couple of decades ago - or 10 years ago for many of us - most Americans survived just fine without having a phone with them at all times. Such mobile phones - back then they were just used for phone calls - were mostly status symbols. Now, few of us leave home without our precious smartphones, and many of us can’t even be bothered to take our eyes off of them while crossing the street - unless we take the time to snap a selfie - or put them away while we are driving. And that person sitting across from us during lunch and dinner, well, our phone and Justin Bieber’s latest tweet are much more interesting. There are few places we can go to escape the signals constantly being beamed to our devices, and the list of such places is always shrinking/ Devin Rokyta , Moscow-Pullman Daily News. More here .

Question: Would you welcome cell service during your camping and hiking trips in the backcountry?