I had straight talk for about 3 years and it was ok but service was never that great, it also seemed to drop calls alot.
I have had best luck with Verizon service and if you go to Wal-Mart you can get a verison pre-pay no contract plan. I bought the nicest smart phone they had for about $175 and the unlimited plan is $60 a month. You also get the 4G with it.
That's kind of crazy because they are a re-seller and their service is on running on the network owned by the ATT, Verizon, etc. I maintain the fiber and copper circuits that feed the cell towers and I can assure you there is no such thing as a ST tower in any of the areas I serve. As far as I'm aware they are purely a re-seller which means they don't own their own network.
Most likely the problem with reception has more to do with buying one of their cheap phones. If you have the same phone there will be no difference from Verizon to ST or ATT to ST as far as the coverage and strength of signal goes.
