Before this phone, I have owned two other insignificant cell phones that I had originally gotten with the wireless plan I had selected. This time, I wanted to purchase a really nice phone - especially since prices have really come down within the last year or so.The LG VX7000 is an absolute dream. The dual screens are crisp, bright, and easy to view. The front screen is rather low res, but it's still rather nice - especially when using it to take pictures without even opening the cell phone! Despite not being marketed as a professional camera, the images taken with the phone are clean and clear. I've heard some complaints concerning the swivel lens, but I love it. It makes it a lot easier to take self-portraits (or to have the people in your address book take self-portraits for photo ID).I have excellent reception with the phone, despite living in an area where I had little or no coverage with my previous phones. Essentially, I live in a veritable black hole at the bottom of a huge hill, surrounded by trees and the like. The battery life is phenominal; I had originally planned on getting an extended battery, but after using it for a while, I no longer feel that this is necessary. Furthermore, the phone is intuitive to use and requires no effort on your part to set everything up. Most of the phone features are easily accessible within three key presses or less!The phone is a bit larger than the phones with which I am previously acquainted. Furthermore, though I love the ability to have custom ring tones, I dislike the fact that - officially - you need to download ringtones from Verizon itself. However, on a recommendation, I downloaded BitPim and purchased the USB cable and now can upload/download images directly from my computer without having to resort to any of the other roundabout methods that have been previously mentioned (for example, messaging a copy of the file to your cell phone). It's a hack - and thereby unsupported - but it works well for an indecisive person such as myself who would like the flexibility to change tones and backgrounds without having to pay so often.Pros:* Intuitive interface* Long battery life* Excellent reception* An easy-to-use camera phone with swivel lens* The ability to record new ring tones with surprising clarity from the mic* MP3 and midi ring tones* Photo ID and ring ID for the people in your address book* Voice dialing (I'm lazy sometimes)* Clear sound - this baby packs a punch!* Keys are backlit and very easy to view, even in the darkCons:* Lack of speakerphone* It's only slightly larger than the phones that I am used to* The analog clock is moderately annoying* Inability to customize the LEDs or even remove the feature* Not Bluetooth compliantAll in all, the phone was more than worth what I spent on it. Furthermore, I happened to purchase the phone from Amazon when they were having a slew of rebates for the phone, so - once I am able to apply for those - the phone comes out to only pocket change!