While looking for a new phone, I was surprised by reviews I found for the phones I was interested in. I decided to search for reviews for the phone I already own to see what people said and see if the usual complaints were the same for many phones. Turns out they are and maybe people are overreacting to some things or possibly need to treat their phones better.I've had this phone for years and it's always done fine. I love the music player because then I never needed to buy an iPod; though, if you love music, get an iPod. This phone won't do it for you. Still, the phone's good for casual listening, and I love that I can move music from my computer straight to the phone with the USB cord it came with. You can't really sort your music though, so if you need real organization, this phone is not for you.As for battery life, my phone lasts for at least four days before I need to charge it. I rarely let it go that long, but often I let it go for a couple days while I'm at my boyfriend's away from the charger. I talk a lot and listen to music a lot too, always texting. The battery has never been an issue.The screen could get scratched. Mine still looks fine after years, no hideous scratches. I've dropped it many times (as I do with many things) and the phone is still fine. I even dropped it into cream cheese frosting and thank goodness it lasted through that! Maybe I lucked out and never hit my screen...though after two or so years, that's not really luck--that's more like a miracle!The phone can be quiet, but that doesn't bother me. At my parents I go into a quieter room and if I'm out somewhere, like a store, I have no problems. I just wish I could hear better in the car. On the highway, the tires can get too loud. People always hear me fine. Though recently the phone started echoing what I was saying but I think that's because of the frosting I dropped it in. It only echoes at me, not the person I'm talking to.The camera is pretty bad. I don't use the camera much, but I do like how easy it is to move pictures I take to my computer. If you want a camera phone, don't buy this phone. It's more like a phone that just happens to have a little camera--not really a camera phone.Texting is good. It's like any other phone. The phone holds a lot of texts, 2200+ before it starts to act weird or mess with the music player. One time I did have a crazy amount of texts piled up and it started interfering with my phone's ability to read the music. It kept telling me wrong artists and song titles--I thought it broke! But then I cleared my messages and everything was good again.If you're not picky, this phone is good. If you want a phone to wow you and be perfect and do amazing things, get something else (it'll be hard to find something that good).