If you want a basic phone with good reception and battery life, and are not interested in cameras or MP3 capabilities (and other features), this phone could be a good choice for you.The one "feature" this model does have is the speakerphone, which works very well IMO. And with amazon.com's rebate and 1-year (instead of 2-year) contract, it's a very good deal indeed.The only drawback is that the rebate takes about 4 months to receive (you have to wait two billing cycles, then amazon takes about 8 weeks on top of that to process it). If you're patient though, it's hard to find a better deal than this.But if you want a phone that will "impress your friends" you may have to look elsewhere. This is a very basic piece.