Well Verizon wasn't my first choice, I wanted to go with T-Mobile, but my parents, her parents, and most of her friends and my company all use Verizon so, I'm kind of stuck. I do save a bundle because she can all most of her friends and family on the Verizon Network without hitting the minutes. The Verizon network is huge too. We can all my parents when they are in California for free anytime.