@jsnell: “Dear @VerizonWireless, please put a tower in my neighborhood by September 2014 when my next AT&T contract lapses. kthxbye

@jsnell Verizon signal problem solvable with Google Voice? Easy(ish) to route calls to landline/VoIP when out of range.

@jsnell: “@jeffporten waaay too much work, and doesn’t help when I step outside

@jsnell Or an el-cheapo disposaphone for that space between your front door and bus arrival.

@jsnell: “@jeffporten also vastly too much work.

@jsnell: “@jeffporten I want to stream audio when I walk to work–AT&T will let me, VZW won’t, no real workaround.

@jsnell I “solve” these problems with Google Voice, a 4G tether, and an iPod touch—implies I have a higher “too much work” threshold.

@jsnell Also, I rarely make phone calls and *very* rarely make urgent calls. So no question I’m outlier.

@jsnell: @jeffporten Yeah, IMO that’s a waste of time. A phone, or multiple gadgets and weird phone forwarding. No thanks…

@jsnell Paraphrasing Lawrence of Arabia: “Of course 4 devices ring at once. You just have to not mind that 4 devices ring at once.”

@jsnell: @jeffporten You’ve proven I don’t *have* to stay with AT&T, just that it’s the least shitty of my options.

@jsnell: @jeffporten I can be offended by AT&T’s policies, but it actually works. One device, one plan, fully functional.

@jsnell Even so, if your home has Sprint coverage, I’d wonder if a Virgin Mobile 2ndary wouldn’t help a switch.

@jsnell: “@jeffporten Again, multiple devices and hacky workarounds are even crappier than AT&T.

@jsnell Hey, when I’m unable to provide good advice, I always aim for “put craptacular in the right perspective.”