I don't have a cell phone company that I swear by (yet) but since I changed from t-mobile to AT&T I have had quite good customer service and coverage. I did just change to AT&T's "next generation" plan (GSM) and the coverage area is a bit smaller than the t-mobile area, but rumor has it that that is going to change big time soon. I do have a company that I swore at a lot. Literally. If you actually care about customer service, t-mobile is horrible. As long as you never have problems they're great, but I started having problems with my service and they started telling me stupid things like "you need to reboot your phone 3 times a day or it won't switch from tower to tower" As long as you're easy going and low maintenance, they're a decent provider, I guess. My mom and sister haven't had any major problems with them. Another upside for t-mobile is they're really good about replacement phones if you buy your phone from them. Within a year of purchase if you have any problems with your phone and you didn't drop it or run it over, they'll send you an advance replacement with pre-paid return postage. So...t-mobile may be a really good provider for you, or a really bad one, depending upon what you're looking for. P.S. On a linux note, when t-mobile told me I had to reboot my phone 3 times a day, they also said that was just like a computer... I told them that was insane. I would never willingly use (and definitely not pay for) a computer that I had to reboot 3 times a day for it to function properly. I told them I run an operating system on my computer that I only need to reboot once every couple months on average, and I expect the same from cellular service. ------------- Justin Kremer <kremer at ringworld.org> "One likes to believe in the freedom of music, But glittering prizes and endless compromises Shatter the illusion of integrity." - Rush "The Spirit of Radio" (1980) _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list