I've found that I use my smartphones over the years far more than I thought I would. In fact my smartphone, mobile hotspot and laptop allow me to travel and maintain my business during my down season. It's a no-brainer for me. We currently use US Cellular which uses the Verizon network. We chose them because they had good coverage and good pricing - a little better than Verizon. And the customer service I've received has been very good. That being said, we now realize they don't have a presence in all markets, so if we have equipment problems in an area where they aren't we may be inconvenienced. So at some point in the future we will switch to Verizon I'm sure. We started with AT&T, but encountered more lapses in coverage on the west coast which is why we switched.
I've found that the people I talk to who have smartphones almost unanimously say they use them more than they thought they would. Those who say they hardly ever use a cell phone are packing non-smartphones (dumb phones?).
