EXHIBIT 23.1

 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
    
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 33-64725) and related
Prospectus of CommNet Cellular Inc. for the registration of 1,000,000 shares of
its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report
dated December 1, 1995, except Note 14, as to which the date is December 7,
1995, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of
CommNet Cellular Inc. included in its Annual report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended September 30, 1995, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.    

                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP
    
January 4, 1996