I use Alltel for my service which is ok. I'd rather switch, but it's easier not to at this point. For around $45/month (after taxes and everything...I think the plan's $39 or something), I get:
200 Anytime minutes
3200 Night/Weekend minutes
Voice mail
Caller ID
Call Forwarding
Call Waiting
No roaming/long distance anywhere in the continental US
I think text messaging would be another few bucks a month, but I doubt I'd use it.
As for my phone, I have a Motorola V60. I got it right after it came out, so I have a pretty old version. I love it, but it can't do a lot of the cool stuff like ringtones or games. They have a new version coming out (if it's not out already) that can do all that though, and they come in different colors. Cool thing about the v60 is it has two accessories you can get - one's an FM tuner, so you can listen to the radio (the phone mutes it if you get a call), the other's an mp3 player. My older version doesn't have the software to run the mp3 player, but a newer version would. I just think it's kind of cool to watch movies and TV shows and go, "Oh, I've had THAT phone for MONTHS."
Another plug for the V60 - apparently if you get a Mercedes, they have a special version that's integrated with the car's computer, so it displays the caller ID on the dash, mutes the stereo when a call comes in, etc. But you have to get the car too, so that's a little more expensive.
