I need good cel service while we visit the Jungfrau Region. We would like to stay in Wengen or Lauterbrunnen. Are there any concerns I should have? If service is not good in these areas, I guess we’ll need to stay in Interlaken or Grindelwald to be safe. Thank you.
Posted by
Basel, Switzerland
8889 posts
There are coverage maps on the internet. The one for sunrise is here: https://www.sunrise.ch/de/privatkunden/mobil-abos/mobilnetz/netzabdeckung/netzabdeckungskarte.html
And salt is here: https://www.salt.ch/de/coverage/
In the towns and villages (Wengen, Lauterbrunnen) you would have no problem. Up in the mountains, The coverage can come and go within a few hundred metres. That is unavoidable, radio waves do not go through solid rock and they are not going to put a transmitter into a small uninhabited valley which you can only get to on foot.
Posted by
Forest Grove, OR
11776 posts
Our cell service was excellent when we were there a week ago. Seldom lost a signal even when in the mountains.
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1258 posts
Some of our better service was in Lauterbrunnen.
Posted by
Tilburg, Netherlands
2829 posts
Most of these large mountain stations have mobile cell antennas.
Posted by
Vernon, Canada
32351 posts
go,
I've never had any problem with cellular coverage anywhere in the Berner Oberland, including on the tops of mountains such as the Schilthorn.
Are you planning to travel with roaming from your home network, or buy a SIM once you arrive in Switzerland. That may have a bearing on the coverage.
Posted by
OP
Pittsburgh
21 posts
Thank you for all the replies. I’m in Wengen now and reception is excellent.