I'm in the middle of NM, I just bought the Straight Talk Samsung r451c and am loving it. Where I'm at I've always had drop problems, it's about the same as my old Alltel for drops, but I'm looking into a repeater for myself and my neighbors. I can get a DA4000 for about $200, if we split it I think it would be a good thing for everyone. BTW, I'm a tech, not that the DA4000 needs a tech, it's pretty simple, but I can work the kinks out...
Oh, I have the $45 unlimited everything plan, it will save me a bunch of $$$