Kel, I was once on Verizon for 3 years and I got off of it because of the outrageous prices and poor plans. Without question, Verizon DOES have the best coverage, but it's not worth it. I know you're looking for 2000 minutes...T-Mobile has 1500 for 39.99, that's THE best deal on the market. T-Mobile has the best plans in terms of most minutes for less money. The only problem with T-Mobile (apparently) is the coverage isn't as good as say Verizon or Cingular, but in all honest, myself and all of the friends I know that have T-Mobile have rarely if ever, ran out of service.
Ringtones are 1.99, games vary on price, generally from 2.99 to 5.99.
I have the plan that's 49.99 for 1500, unlimited nights and weekends.
I also have the Unlimited Data Plan that's 29.99 for unlimited web, text, etc (but I believe this is a Sidekick only feature).
The phone I have, obviously, is the T-Mobile Sidekick II. Just get that
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