maybe you can try to use a cheap verizon phone until time to upgrade http://www.amazon.com/Verizon-Wireless-Prepaid-Samsung-No-contract/dp/B004HUEKSW/ref=sr_1_54?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1320377739&sr=1-54
that was what I did when I lost my AT&T phone, went to AT&T store, bought a cheap phone...