Well, cheer up, Bunky--Jazzbocr has found you a guide to help you make up your mind. Enhanced 3G now or 4G in the near future? HSPA+ vs. LTE? We're talking 2-year commitments so this sh!t is important. And not only for "smartphones"--it affects (maybe even more so) guys like me that use wireless modems which are in reality a form of cellphone. This has a good chart at the bottom and I've appended a Website that charts coverage areas from actual user reports--it's good for registering complaints too:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... 88628.html http://www.deadcellzones.com/