Tracfone is giving these phones away free with Tracfone services of various sorts. Here are the positives and negatives:PositivesBattery holds a long charge when charged at home with the charger that comes with the phone.You can use it to make and receive calls although see negative limitations.Small size, relatively light weight, choice of ring tones and vibrate.You can hear well when you're in a quite place and even though I have a soft voice, other's seem to hear me well, too.NegativesClunkyYou can't hear well if you are using it in a loud place or in a car. The earphone.microphone in attempting to magnify your voice also magnifies all the sounds around you. In a restaurant or in a car this makes hearing even the ringing of other person's phone and their pick up difficult if not impossible. Having a conversation is out if there is a lot of noise.No alarm clock function, which I like to have on a phone.I really suggest researching this phone on the Internet before purchasing. Most Tracfones are pretty limited in functions and style but are reliable. I researched this and decided to go with it in spite of it's limitations and it works fine for me.