one ringy dingy ...

my understanding is that, starting today, verizon is doubling its cancellation fees. one more reason i'm glad i got out of their claws.

i have been with Consumer Cellular for more than a year, maybe two since i can't seem to keep track of time. they do not lock you into a contract. they (when i joined) thankfully only had three phones to choose from (mine has been wonderful). i can get service right from my desk which is 20 feet from the border with canada. with verizon i had to be blocks and blocks away before i'd get service which wasn't routed from canada (and therefore an extra charge).

this phone has made calls from indiana and arizona, and accepted calls from new york and nebraska. i couldn't be more satisfied.

if you're unhappy with verizon or at&t or whoever you're with, check out consumer cellular. and no, no one paid me for this endorsement -- it's entirely my own declarative message.