I appreciate everyone's input so far. I'm hoping to hear from more people here too.

I presently have Sprint and it's okay, but just adequate. However my situation is that I live in a very old house and the lath and plaster construction with the siding means I don't get good signal inside. The calls tend to drop pretty quickly. I'll be happy to go with anyone who can provide a signal that works inside my house.

If I go stand outside on the front porch everything's fine. Of course, if it's 8 degrees and blowing snow it tends to make you make you want to cut your conversations pretty short. I'm taking classes and the college there is like a black hole for cell signals, so aside from not being able to use it at home or use it on campus I have no complaints.

I'm at neither of those locations like... maybe 10% of my life.

Anyone text? I've got unlimited texting and find it rather fun. It's much more leisurely of a way to keep in touch with my wife and some family members, but not everyone I know texts. I guess that's the price I pay for being an old fart.

Phones:
I have my eye on the GZ-one. (Only Verizon provides it.) It's built to military specs and I love that. I like that not because I'm rough on phones, but the new vocation I'm training for is kinda rough on tools like that. I like the idea that it won't matter if I drop it, it falls in a mud puddle and it rains when I'm using it outside, or I forget it in my vehicle and it's extremely hot or cold.

Any thoughts on those?

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