Southern Oregon
Verizon has the best coverage in rural Eastern Oregon but just too expensive. We switched to Tracphone 29.95/2 months per phone, which works out to 30 bucks a month for two phones.
Bought used LG smartphones for 40 bucks each off of Amazon.
Saved a ton of money over the last 3 years and the service is fine where we live. Sucks when we visit the kids in Montana though.
Go here and post a question to the others that live up there.
They man can give you some info. Not a real active board
but someone may read and respond.
http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/profiles?location=85