AFter less then 6 months, my battery has gone to ***. I got a battery low message and when I plugged the phone in to charge, it wouldnt. So I shut it off hoping it would help. It proceeded to shut itself on and off over and over before it went capute.. To replace the battery, VM charges 70 dollars! The battery costs almost as much as the darn phone. I NOT going to top up to keep my number, it isn't worth it...