The reception in the forest is horrible, where you really need it. If you break down there are no telephones or houses you can run to. A lot of employees of Abraxus travel this road as well as clients and their families. The service is really bad. It is also bad on most of the other roads here in Forest County. Don't go with Cingular / ATT either. They roam on Cellular One in Forest County so your out of luck!

Cellular reception is horrible just outside of Marienville. There must be a tower in Marienville, because coverage is fairly decent. Nobody in town knows where the tower is though, so it must be one of those low mounted sticks for short distance. Just off the main street the service goes... and there is no coverage in Jenks or Howe. Very bad for us emergency service folks. I am a paramedic and find it impossible in an emergency to call for directions. You really need to know the territory out here.

I just posted the comment on Howe Twp. Also the service in Jenks Twp is horrible too. Except for the area from just outside Marienville.

The area I am commenting on is Howe Twp., but the mailing zip code here is Marienville. Service in Howe Twp is non-existent. With the dangerous dirt roads and slick conditions in the winter, I have seen a lot of bad accidents, and been unable to immediately report them thanks to cell 1. there is a tiny bit of service in marienville and usually I have to drive that far before I can report whats going on.

No reception here. Service is limited to the town of Marienville only. After you step out of town, the service drops off immediately.