part of the reason i asked is because i always had plenty of minutes. more then i'd ever use, so i talked alot, i have cingular service and i was very happy with it but in the few months since ATT took over cingular i've had more dropped calls in that time, then the whole year of cingular service i'd had before the change. the reception sucks, i'd swear it was a nextal if i did'nt know better. so now thats the reason i'm texting more then calling any more