I guess it depends on your bandwidth usage and what you really want in a phone. Simple calling options and you can save big money every month by getting a basic smart phone that has been out for a while. You won't have cool stuff.
I run a Motorola Q with Windows mobile. I don't do email on it since it gets expensive. I primarily use it for linking to my Outlook files. It'll sync my contact data and calendar entries so I have no need to carry a planner with me.
The bigger battery gives only about 20 hours of idle time, about 4 of heavy usage.
I have sausage fingers so typing out texts to the wife (who is a text machine
) is easier with this model. She has a crapberry with the LCD touchscreen and I hit anywhere from 4 to 9 characters with my index finger when I type on it.
Hers is GPS enabled and does directions. I have a GPS and make directions. I don't get lost, yet she does.
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