[gatordawgs]

Actually, I'll start out with Alltel service and only move to Verizon when the merge is finally finished. And if it weren't for the fact that my wife and son still have over a year on their contracts, I'd very likely be looking to move to Sprint -- I've heard that many things about what Verizon has done to dumb down all of their smart phone offerings and add charges for basic smart phone usage.

What I know is that Verizon will have to honor all of the things I get with Alltel; if they change anything in my contract or service offerings, I can leave with no penalty.

I truly appreciate the advice.