metroatl

Congratulations on coming to UW-Madison! Now for the advice, when I lived in Madison, I just kept my cell phone service from home in Atlanta which is T-Mobile. However, I heard that US Cellular is fine for the locals. For the winter clothes, the North Face is popular with the undergraduates, but I had a North Face jacket. You should go to their website and look at the jackets and boots. REI is good too. Also, I would recommend Columbia outerwear. Also want to tell you that they salt the roads and clear the sidewalks on a regular basis, but if you want to stay warm and not get precipitation on you, get a good waterproof jacket, gloves, scarf and waterproof shoes. They also have shops in Madison where you can get the items you need. I stayed in Madison for two years working on my masters degree, graduated in 2010, and I never got a cold or flu because I dressed warmly.