In light of the billions of dollars spent on its network, Verizon’s cellular coverage in the greater metro area of San Francisco is quite good. We did our own testing throughout the Bay Area and found that more often than not, reception was excellent with good clarity on our BlackBerry 7250, which we got online for $99.99. User opinion of the Verizon network seems to mirror our own findings.

Users of Verizon’s services can benefit from a reliable network, especially here in the San Francisco Bay Area. Also, users have the option of upgrading their phone along with a contract renewal every two years-an enticing option. Also, Verizon-exclusive phones and deals help to sweeten Verizon’s already promising deal of a reliable network.

Verizon’s homepage is fairly straightforward, with good deals right at the beginning to help you get started. Both single-line plans and multiple-line family plans are available, each category including standard, bundled and special plan types to match your needs. You can also set up your account to monitor your own minutes usage, a very convenient feature that should be standard for all carriers.

Verizon’s Get It Now enables rich multimedia content for your Verizon phone. Some of the features Get It Now brings to the table includes: music & ringtones, video, gaming, instant messaging, wallpapers and VCasts (streaming multimedia content). VCast technology utilizes broadband connections to transfer data at 400-700 Kbps. With all these features, Verizon brings a lot to the table for those consumers considering a new mobile phone service.