[dakareng]

Unless T-Mobile has majorly upgraded their service in the past year I would NOT recommend them unless you'll be only in major metropolitan areas. They were my first provider (as Voice Stream) when I moved to Texas (had to change because my previous provider in Ohio and NC did not provide service in TX). First thing I noticed was that even with the volume turned all the way up, I had to shout and did not have service inside my house. NO where in Plano could I get more than 3 bars. Then, I tried to travel. Biggest reason for me to have a cellphone is for long car trips by myself. Glad I didn't break down on the drive from Ohio to Texas because there was 'no service' ANYWHERE along the road (all major highways like I-40) .... hard to belive that the entire state of Arkansas is out of the service area! I also tried to use it in rural Western Mass/ Southern Vermont-- no service whatsoever. I would have gladly paid roaming charges but T-mobile doesn't roam. There also was no service anywhere on the Ohio Turnpike/ NY Thruway. How can I-90 be 'out of the service area' unless you don't have adequate towers... when I switched I was told that T-mobile could only use their own towers where other services can use towers that belong to other companies. What good are free minutes if there isn't anyplace to use them?

I switched to Cingular and have been very happy. Always have good reception, no billing issues and best of all, it works indoors, outdoors, at home or on the road.