daffodil53, we appreciate this additional information. In regards to service, I can see how service can be affected out there. There may be local terrain, environmental, building, and or governmental factors affecting service.
There are a few steps we can take to make sure your phone is working optimally though. Please make sure that under Settings>More>Mobile Networks>Global Data Roaming>Set to allow access all trips.
Under Preferred Network Or Network Mode. are you set to Global or LTE/CDMA? Try either one of those to see if service performance improves while at your cottage in lola.
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