Negotiating Your Cell ContractIt's a wild ride, but haggling with your cell carrier can pay off.

Back when I lived in San Francisco and visitors would ask me for directions, I usually had to tell them: "You can't get there from here."

Now, I know that's not literally true: Every Frisco street goes somewhere. What I really meant was,theycouldn't find a way through San Franciso's alleys, one-way streets, dog legs and dead ends. Better to circle the city and approach the destination from a different compass point.