Hi Uncle Dave, cool phone indeed. as I know a couple of friends who own & enjoy the LG EnV as well, and Verizon (CDMA type phone service) certainly has a great reputation for good coverage around the Country (USA). Unfortunately CDMA phones (unlike GSM phones) won't allow you to simply 'swap out' a SIM card, giving you the opportunity to use your unique phone number (and all your settings: address book etc) on any other GSM phone, allowing you to select the most appropriate phone (full featured powerful, bang around rugged, or ultra thin) to take out on any given day/situation. I hate being locked into to using only a specific phone, especially when there are now so many cool 3rd party unlocked phones out there for sale now. The other advantage of GSM type phones is the ability to use your phone when traveling abroad (Europe/Asia). Can't do this with CDMA phones. Interestingly enough, one of my two buddies (above) now has his eyes on the HTC Kasier as well and planning on switching to AT&T now to gain the GSM phone benifits outlined. - Scott