A man speaks on his cellphone as he walks past a Verizon store in Portland, Ore.The top ranked wireless carriers in the Southeast for performance in the past year are:
• 1. Verizon Wireless, 5-star rating
• 2. AT&T, 3-star rating
• 3. T-Mobile, 3-star rating
• 4. Sprint Nextel, 2-star rating