Hi folks-

I'm about to change my wireless plan (currently still using ATT's old
Digital One Rate on a 6360). I'm a mobile professional in the US,
wanting to use my phone primarily for voice but some messaging/email is
useful too, as a secondary application.

I'm looking at these two options:

1. Sticking with ATT, but switching to their GSM network, and getting a
Nokia 6820.  Seems like a nice phone.  Requirements for me are the
speakerphone and the bluetooth connectivity for headset use; the flip
out keypad looks cool but I wonder how useful it is in real life?  And,
is this phone robust? It WILL be dropped occasionally.  My 6360 has a
cracked screen but is otherwise OK after 2 years of hard use.

2. Switching to Verizon Wireless and getting a Motorola V710, which also
has speakerphone and bluetooth.  I've heard very good things about
Verizon's coverage and customer service.  However, after the network
integration of ATT/Cingular, I wonder who the better player will be,
coverage wise.

Right now it's annoying because there's almost no signal (ATT TDMA) at
my house, so my phone has never been much use here, despite being smack
dab in the middle of a city of 100,000 people.

Cost wise, going the Verizon with the V710 will cost about $100 more
than the ATT/6820 option, PLUS whatever the cancellation fee for ATT is;
haven't researched that part of it yet.

Either way, I'll be saving > $40/month in service fees, and probably
getting better coverage either way I go.

Any thoughts?

Marc