Our family of 3 all have metro pcs. For some reason we can't get calls at Lake Livingston, though metro says we should. We can make calls, send and recieve txt and data there, but only very sporadically receive a call there. Even though we spend lots of weekends there, we keep the service because I pay only $95 for 3 lines.
Straight talk on verizon towers is a great deal though, and you get verizon coverage. Just be sure you get the verizon compatable phone. 4951