...I have had several LG phones thru Verizon. I got the VX8300 for free as an upgrade. I went with it over a Motorola because of LG's quality. It has great reception and terrific battery life. The camera is better than most and the phone feels solid. It's loaded with features, but most of them I find useless. I suppose I am not in Verizon's V-Cast demographics at 52 yrs. old, but I will never understand why anyone would need their phone to play music or stream video. Like 99% of the people on this planet, I have an iPod. Why would I need the same ability on my phone? Besides Verizon requires you to buy special headphones and if you are a Mac user, like me, then you can not import songs from iTunes. Buying music from V-Cast is TWICE what iTunes charges. The Mobile Web feature is wonderfully practical, however. For only $5 a month I can check news, sports scores and email. And it is extremely fast! If you want all the bells and whistles this is a excellent phone.