<p>My daughter ended up choosing Cingular at Swarthmore after asking around about reception. She waited 'til she got there to sign up for a plan, so that she has a local Philadelphia area code (pizza delivery guys won’t deliver without one!)</p>
<p>Reception is like anywhere else. Overall good, but in the concrete, stone, and steel buildings, there are spots where reception is poor – as there are in our house.</p>
<p>She has “downgraded” her plan to fewer minutes because she was rolling over an avalanche of minutes. All of the plans have essentially unlimited nights and weekends; college kids just don’t use the phone that much during daytime peak hours. She now has the cheapest plan that offers ‘nationwide’ calling so that she can use her phone at home without roaming charges.</p>
<p>All of the major cellular companies have retail stores within a half mile of Swarthmore. Or, you can order phones from the Internet websites that arrive ready to use in a day or two.</p>