[Bossman]

No. I guess it's all relative However if AT&T is terrible then tmobile is probably terrible X 2. Especially when it comes to indoor coverage. Tmobile primarily usesd the 1900 band which does not penetrate buildings well. 3G is another story. If you want 3G don't touch tmobile. Heck! tmobile probably carries may be 2 or 3 3G phones at the moment. OTOH, you will be hard pressed to find a non-3G phone sold by AT&T. That there should give you enough to go with.

Louisiana is a nice place. I am not from there either. I just went to school down there and worked there for 1 year after college. In general, I did not have any problems living there. It's much more laid back though and is quite affordable.