I have had the SIII for about 2 months now. I had the iPhone 4S previously and had great service with it so I know it's not the area I live in. Since I got the SIII I have had trouble sending and receiving texts and now I very rarely have phone service. I have called Verizon and they have replaced my SIM card. I like the actual phone better than the iPhone and really don't want to have to switch back to it but if I don't have service with this one I don't see much of an option.