I have been working w/ verizon to find a good phone that had a strong signal. I had a lot of trouble w/ the LG v4500 - don't get that one. Great features but hardly works anywhere! I did not have much luck w/ the cdm8900 (audiovox) either. I finally switched to the samsung sch-a670. It is an amazing phone! it's got a sweet camera and the phone works everywhere!