[doogie]

Service is just plain different in various parts of the country. I live near Seattle and lined up at the AT&T store, after 4 years with VZW, to get WP7 at launch.

About 60 days later I had to bail my wife and I out of AT&T because the service was just that poor, even with a femtocell at the house we were not able to consistently make calls, and would miss incoming calls. Customer service at the call centers definitely left something to be desired as well after leaving VZW.

So, we went back and at pretty significant expense, not to mention losing WP7 for the time being.

I guess my point is, having the fancy new phone sooner just ain't worth it, if the service isn't there. If you have good service now that you trust, don't put yourself through the headache.