On two recent walleye fishing trips I ran a test to see how well my cell phone worked. The first trip was on the Canadian border just west of Middle Island. The talk function was hit and miss but the texting function worked well. The second trip was also on the Canadian border but east at the weather buoy. Here the talk and text function worked very well. One problem I had in both locations was faster than normal battery usage probably because the phone was searching for a connection. This could be easily corrected with a car charger adapted to the boat. My phone is an Iphone 4S with Verizon service. I know many of you aren't into texting but I believe it could be a reliable, private way to communicate while on the lake. Feedback would be appreciated