It’s really hard to pick a cell phone and a service, as I don’t have to tell you. All I have to offer on the topic are these couple of sites, the most helpful that I’ve found: the WirelessAdvisor.com forums and CNET’s Editors' Wireless Top 5s. I hear Verizon is the only provider who has service on the DC Metro – that’s as good a reason as any, I think.
on shopping for a cell phone
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