I had an older nokia with cellular one service and it was garbage. 1/2 the time I'd have 1-2 bars of signal and it wouldn't call out, just drop the call as soon as it tried. The battery contacts got worn and it would shut off randomly and the little stubby antenna eventually broke completely off. I have an LG VX6000 with Verizon and I'm a lot happier. Battery life is weak if you use the LCD to play games all the time (I'm always playing poker on it).