Cell Phone Advice solicited

So, I am getting sick of having crappy cell phone service, and am looking to upgrade. The things I'm most concerned about are reception in specific places, and I can't really find that out from the providers. If you have a cell phone service that meets (or is known to *not* meet) any of the following criteria, please leave a comment below.

- Good reception inside buildings in Dorchester.
- Good reception inside buildings in Quincy.
- Good reception while underground on the MBTA (especially the Red Line).
- Good reception inside the downtown Boston hotels (for use during SF cons).

I know all of these are (individually) *possible*, because I see people talking on cells in these places. It would be great if I could get all of these, but even *one* of these (reliably) would be an upgrade over what I have now.

Cell Phone Advice solicited

So, I am getting sick of having crappy cell phone service, and am looking to upgrade. The things I'm most concerned about are reception in specific places, and I can't really find that out from the providers. If you have a cell phone service that meets (or is known to *not* meet) any of the following criteria, please leave a comment below.

- Good reception inside buildings in Dorchester.
- Good reception inside buildings in Quincy.
- Good reception while underground on the MBTA (especially the Red Line).
- Good reception inside the downtown Boston hotels (for use during SF cons).

I know all of these are (individually) *possible*, because I see people talking on cells in these places. It would be great if I could get all of these, but even *one* of these (reliably) would be an upgrade over what I have now.

More Metro "fun with pictures"

I've commented before that the photo editor of the Metro appears to have a subtle but sharp sense of humor. The picture chosen to illustrate today's article about the G-8 Summit was almost an editorial cartoon, looked at in the right frame of mind. It's of the various world leaders on their way to (and notably not actually *at*) their collective photo-op location. The picture is framed and cropped in such a way that most of the leaders are striding off confidently to the right side of frame in a tight group. At the left of frame is Bush, separated from the main group, apparently alone, and looking backwards over his shoulder, in a totally different direction from everyone else.

Being a photo, and *not* a cartoon, if you look closely, you can see that Bush is not alone, there is someone almost totally obscured behind him, and someone else mostly cropped off of the left side of the frame. Still, a subtly potent image.

More Metro "fun with pictures"

I've commented before that the photo editor of the Metro appears to have a subtle but sharp sense of humor. The picture chosen to illustrate today's article about the G-8 Summit was almost an editorial cartoon, looked at in the right frame of mind. It's of the various world leaders on their way to (and notably not actually *at*) their collective photo-op location. The picture is framed and cropped in such a way that most of the leaders are striding off confidently to the right side of frame in a tight group. At the left of frame is Bush, separated from the main group, apparently alone, and looking backwards over his shoulder, in a totally different direction from everyone else.

Being a photo, and *not* a cartoon, if you look closely, you can see that Bush is not alone, there is someone almost totally obscured behind him, and someone else mostly cropped off of the left side of the frame. Still, a subtly potent image.