we also cannot use email with AT&T.

with AT&T, i actually call them and HAVE MY VOICEMAIL turned off, as you get charged for the minutes as someone leaves a message, and then AGAIN if you check that message. saved a bundle turning it off.

this adds up, cuz AT&T's international minutes cost like a buck per minute more than Verizon's.

we txt alot from SP, both to locals & our fams back home. i dont know about Verizon, but AT&T texts are $.20 one way, and $0.50 the other (just forget which way is which). either way, cheaper than calls.