One caveat before you read further: I've only had the phone a day and a half, so if you insist on more seasoned use from a reviewer, go to the next review. But I do think I can offer some value in at least 2 areas: 1)Sprint PCS service and 2)ease of use of the phone, and its basic PCS features. I have not acquired the readylink service or used the phone for that so again, if you need specific feedback on that, look at the other reviews (or I'll update soon). However, I can safely say right now that I've never been as excited about a phone as I have about this phone.I probably don't rank up there with heavy duty phone buyers and users. This Sanyo phone is my 6th phone (my wife has had an additional 2 during that time period) and my second Sanyo. Some reviewers here go through that many in a good year! I don't have to have the latest and greatest, but I'm more than willing to pay a premium for good stuff. Though I got this phone as a replacement for another one (long story), it is well worth the price.About the only thing I don't like (and its sort of a real bummer) is the front display. Its the size of a postage stamp, which isn't a problem. But when the phone's LED has cut off, the digital time and signal strength readout is dark and unreadable unless you get some light on it. Its black on medium grey, not exactly a great contrast. I guess in the bright outdoors it might be OK, but indoors you have to twist it to get a beam of light going to see it clearly. You CAN leave the LED on if you must, but that will drain the battery. I can't truthfully say this is a minor irritation; to the contrary, it is somewhat aggrivating. However, I'm not going to return the phone just due to this.The rest of the phone is great. While, as stated, I haven't used the ReadyLink feature, I have used the speakerphone feature without opening the phone. You can set it to make calls (or answer them) without flipping the phone open. As far as I can tell, the speaker phone broadcasts your voice very clearly. I left a message this morning on my home answering machine and even my deep voice came through great. I've made a dozen or so calls, all mostly clear with no drops (truthfully, a Sanyo staple). Finally, this thing is a breeze to set up -- both for contacts and voice dial. MUCH easier than the Samsung A500 I had for only a few months. Menu navigation is now easier even than the Sanyo 5150 I had for a year and a half and liked very much. As far as battery life, I've gone a day and a half and three out of three bars are still indicated. Truthfully, this will vary and its never as good as you would like.The absolute best feature, to me, of this phone is its plastic, almost rubberized, exterior. I can firmly hold it, it doesn't slide around in my pocket, and I'm not worried about other things in my pockets scratching it. It is a little bigger than I would like, but it is very light.I would also recommend Sprint. Now, I haven't used other services, so I can't compare, but I am about as happy with SprintPCS as I've been with almost any other service of anything technical (cable, phone, sat., internet, etc.). I can't say I've had no issues come up, but they've been taken care of reasonably.I can't wait to try the Ready Link service and features. If I can only find someone to talk to!