Off topic again, but this place might be centrally located between you two (S4GRU and Duffman); Hard Eight bbq in Stephenville, Tx.. when I lived in Tx, it was my favorite.. used to fly from Addison to Stephenville every chance I got for this place. Ever been? I miss it dearly!
http://www.hardeightbbq.com/
Just to stay on topic.. 3G speeds in North Phoenix at 10pm local: Down: 755kbps, Up: 623kbps (not braggable, but workable).