Yeah, well....

The problem is that if you absolutely must be able to make a phone call anywhere, Verizon's really the only choice.

I certainly agree w/you that they're not on the cutting edge as far as new phones go; however, it's not always their fault.

The vaunted MOTO V810, for example, was sent back for a redesign after the beta field testers complained that the antenna was in the way when they tried to take a picture. :crook:

And on the other hand, you can get a Verizon LG VX4400B for $30 after rebate, and this is one of the phones that is rated as one of the three best phones to have. (Rated by Consumer Reports.)

It is, after all, primarily the function of a wireless provider to provide you a way to make phone calls, not necessarily to provide phones that essentially make beta testers out of their entire customer base.

SprintPCS bullies its suppliers into providing cutting edge technology as far as the phone sets themselves, but that's hardly much help to you when you can't get one of their PCS towers to make a call, or your'e stuck in one of those stupid analogue roaming situations where your battery lasts all of ten minutes.