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This has to be the best, inexpensive phone I've ever bought. Let's be clear, I am hardly fully satisfied in my fiend for more from my phone (still withdrawing from my Nokia 6275 that was lost in a move) and have every intention on replacing this phone with a Palm Pre by the Fall, but, I must say that this little phone has done exactly what I've needed it to do in the interim...

At the outset of my ownership of this phone, I thought that I was in a world of hurt, and that I must rapidly replace this phone (first candidate: Motorola Hint QA30). However, a recession in ones country will make him/her rethink alot. lol

Thus, as I normally do, but disregarded with this phone, I began to look and see what would make my experience more bearable.

I am an internet fiend, and on my Nokia I installed Opera Mini to access the web in its entirety...yes, on Cricket's WAP... Opera Mini is such a great program! Either way, I was unsuccessful in installing Opera Mini via my Open Wave browser, so back to the drawing board.

I finally took the time to see not what I didn't have, but what I did have. One of the things that I enjoy about the Open Wave browser (a browser that I fully disrespected when I had my Nokia) is that it comes with Google Search (the search function--number 3 in your options menu). After entering your initial search terms, if you scroll to the bottom, you can adjust which sites you're looking for. Choosing "mobile" will present sites that are rendered on your phone in full...

Now, I read the New York Times, CNN, various other interest sites, and even Myspace with my phone on a daily basis.

This truly improves the enjoyment had with a phone that I bought only to hold me over until a later date...

The speakerphone is loud, but it is a bit less quality that one needs driving down the street, but it changes with each call, so I'll blame it on my callers. lol...

The limitations on the Memo Pad inputs and the lack of an ability to repeat schedule inserts is a hassle for sure...but, it's small compared to the price and the functionality of everything else on the phone.

Lastly, I've dropped this phone a horrendous amount of times...not to mention the fact that I've stepped on and thrown the phone in the past. Let's be clear: I have the protective cover provided by Cricket on the phone, so I'm sure that that has a lot to do with its continued function. :-)

Get the cover!!

All right, well, I don't normally review products that I deem inferior or unworthy of serious review, but over these four months, I am actually impressed by this little device...

So, you...don't be afraid...