Good cell provider & a good cell phone to go with it?

[nsafreak]

Ok folks I'm in the market for a cell phone but I'm none too sure who would give me the best deal on a phone/plan and who has the best reputation. I'm just going to give a list of what I'm looking for in a plan & phone and see what you people suggest. BTW I'm in the Denver, CO area if that helps at all:

Phone

- Must be small & lightweight. Doesn't need to be absolutely tiny but small is good
- It'd be nice to have a color display that is fairly easy to read
- Bluetooth, although the single phone I have seen that has this is a Nokia that is quite $$
- Doesn't break the bank
- Long battery life


Plans

- Must have a decent amount of minutes without charging & arm and a leg (decent for me is about 500 minutes or more)
- Has a good service area
- If I do happen to go over my alloted minutes its a decent rate for additional
- Wireless web access that is cheap. My main use for this is for checking e-mail and an occassional IM. Or if the phone supports it hookup
with my URThere @migo PDA.


Any and all suggestions are welcome. And to those folks thinking that I should put this in hot deals it is a real PAIN to look through that IWANNA post and I feel it's for more specific I wants.

 

[KingNothing]

When I took my sprint phone to Colorado Springs, I had great reception in CS, and in Denver, but none at all while I was on the interstate approaching those cities. I think Verizon is probably your best bet if you want to use your phone outside of the city.

 

[nsafreak]

Yeah I've kindof been leaning towards Verizon but I'd like some more opinions. More suggestions please

 

[anxi80]

i always suggest verizon for these threads because its been exceptional for me and everyone else i suggested the service to. clarity, service (both involving the phone and customer service reps), everything has been top notch. the only downfall i see is their slow roll out of phones (but they do EXTENSIVE testing to make sure the phone is of top quality and performance) and, i dont know how important this is a factor for you since you did mention it, but lack of bluetooth. and i dont see them making that move to add support for it either anytime soon. but if you can get past those couple hang-ups, then i fully recommend verizon, and i would suggest going with either the samsung or lg line phones.

 

[nsafreak]

Looking like Verizon right now. It's just that I don't see a lot of good phone deals on their site. Anybody have some websites I should check or locations in my area?

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: nsafreak
Looking like Verizon right now. It's just that I don't see a lot of good phone deals on their site. Anybody have some websites I should check or locations in my area?

i heard if you go to circuit city, they have the vx6000 (color, camera phone) for $159 plus a $50 MIR (2 year agreement). if you have a CC nearby, that might be worth checking out, because currently, this is verizons best phone IMO.