Soliciting Advice for New Mobile Phone and Carrier

[hurley842002]

I should also at least give my experience instead of just trying to pimp my wares lol.

Verizon is the only carrier I've ever had, so my experience is very limited, but it's the only carrier I've had for a reason. Coverage has been awesome for me, even on trips to the back country. They are a bit pricey, but I believe you get what you pay for. Also no experience in the CS department as I've never needed it.

As far as phones go, I learned awhile back, to only go with the "big names" in smart phone, as they will continue to receive support longer than others, along with aftermarket support.

[ray1970]

I will mention, based off personal experience, if you aren't very geeky or technologically savvy you might actually like the iPhone. I had one for several years and it is very intuitive to use. Also, the phone itself is very well made. Had zero issues with mine. Ever.

I like my S5 better than the iPhone because I'm getting better at figuring stuff like that out now. But it does do stupid things every now and then and you have to restart it or sometimes even pull the battery to unlock the darn thing. Not often. Maybe once a month or two. But my iPhone never did anything like that. It just worked.