<p>I have verizon (switched from T-Mobile just because of Pomona). I have not really experienced much trouble, but it really depends which dorm your in, and where in the dorm. Many people have ATT as well and I think it works pretty well for them too.</p>
<p>For American cell phone plans- I have a “family plan” that includes all the members of my family (we share 700 prime-time minutes), which means that we share 700 minutes a month for calls that are either not after 9pm, not on weekends, or not to another verizon phone. I do not have a data plan because I do not have the need to use the internet on my phone. I also have unlimited texting, and I highly recommend a texting plan, especially for college.</p>
<p>Best of luck at Pomona!</p>