I'm sorry you're still in a 2G area, but have you looked at their maps recently? Things have changed a LOT from when Verizon released their "there's a map for that" commercial. The vast majority of the network is now 3G:
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www.wireless.att.com/cov ··· 32&sci=1Sitting here in rural western Montana typing this to you over my AT&T 3G connection