Can You Hear Me Now?

Consumer Reports has rated the nation's cell phone providers, and topping the list again is Verizon. They were followed closely by T-Mobile. The same companies are ranked first and second by J.D. Power and Associates, as well. At the bottom is Cingular, which recently gobbled up AT&T Wireless.

Incidentally, Verizon is the only major cell service NOT putting its subscribers names into a cell-phone directory to be made available to marketing companies. They don't want their customers to be bombarded with junk telemarketing calls and text messages.