This entire process has been one huge fustercluck. All thanks to the wonderful federal government. Would have been easy to just leave Verizon as the sole provider in the area. Why essentially force AT&T into the market?

I still haven't chosen my new phones and don't really know what to do. I simply do not want to deal with AT&T, nor do I want to deal with Verizon for that matter. I don't like that AT&T is basically causing me to waste the money I've spent on phones.

As for those who work at the stores, I wouldn't believe a word they say. They know about as much about what's going on as I do about quantum theory. They're going to say whatever it takes to get you to go along with them.