[jyl]

VZ used to have a big advantage in coverage, but not so much anymore.

They've always had the oldest and most boring phones, that may improve in late 2008 when they open up to unlocked phones - not sure, being TDMA makes it weird.

They still have the best wireless data system with EVDO.

Bottomline, I've been a VZ customer for almost 7 years, but am planning to switch our phones to AT&T. There I can get an iPhone for the wife and a iPhone or Blackberry Curve for me, and better functioning outside of the US. Will leave the datacard with VZ.

P.S. Plus, VZ were total jerks to me a couple yrs ago, I bought a new Blackberry from them, it was never delivered by FedEX (lost, stolen, ???) and VZ insisted I would have to pay the full price of the lost unit plus buy the replacement at full price - pointing out to them that I was a long-time high-value customer paying for two Blackberries with full data plans plus EVDO card w/ data plan made no difference at all - I finally got out of paying (had to get FedEX involved after forcing them to admit was not a valid signature waiver on file) - but after that I let my VZ contracts expire so that I could leave them whenever I wanted to.