I have to say spending so much money on a phone made me nervous, but I have to say having an unlocked GSM phone was great. I was traveling outside the country and my provider uses CDMA, so I needed a way to stay in touch with family and friends in case of emergency. I picked up this phone and the MOBAL sim card deal that Amazon has, and I am very pleased with the combo. I also have the slingbox and when I bought the phone they just released a mobile player for it for the symbian OS. The phone worked like a champ.The good things are having this phone, I had a way to take photos without having to carry another camera with me when I just wanted to walk on the beach. The only bad thing about the phone and the reason I gave a 4 out of 5 stars is that the battery is weak. It only lasts about 2 days without the need of a recharge. Other than that, it is an amazing phone.