I have it an it's not as popular in the midwest/southwest, but on the east coast it is huge. For those hating on the loudness of the beep and whatnot when in walkie talkie mode you can use walkie talkie like a normal phone so no one else here's what you are talking about. But I get great service and would recommend it over say verizon which is what i had before. It is expensive, but I have yet to have a droped call and I've been on it for over 6 monthes, where with Verizon I had a dropped call about 6 times a day.