Hate to burst your Cingular bubble, but I think their signals are not the greatest in this area. I used Cingular for a couple of years in a major city without problem. However, here it is a different baby. Most Realtors who are all over Walton Co will consistantly tell you that Alltel has the best reception here, although there are a few gaps here and there. As for JFunn's wonderful reception, ask her who had to send Kimmifunn a text message last night because of her lack of signal.
Also, please do some quick research online and you will find that Cingular, while having the most customers, also has the worst customer service complaints of all the carriers.
Altell is offering some new features like having up to 10 people on your buddy list where all calls to them are free minutes, no matter what company they use, or if it is a landline or cell. At one time, but I am uncertain if they will still do it (ask), they will let you try their company for something like 10 days to see if you are happy with the reception coverage.