I had the Verizon network of Straight Talk as a backup when I break my regular Verizon phone...and I threw the Straight Talk phone in the garbage and went back to Net10 as my backup after 2 months. Most of KY had no service, iffy service in OK, spotty service in IA...service in WY...yea right. And this was on an Android 4g phone. Don't waste your money on budget service if you need or depend on having reliable coverage, stick with name brand providers.