I'd go with cingular for a couple of reasons.. They have a family plan where an extra phone is 10 bucks more... calls from one cell phone to the other cell phone are free and you can carry over minutes you dont use. \
I have verizon now and as soon as my plan expires I'm dumping then like Drew Barrymore dumped Tom Green.
Get a picture phone so you can take a pic of your 50# from the surf then let it go
