i purchased 2 v300 with the basic t-mobile family plan, i gained a net of $160 when purchasing it.pros- great color screen resolution- beautiful appearnece (though my case hides it)- speaker phone( i rarely use because i like to have private converstions without my roomate overhearing)- external display- flip phone- good camera with some features such as zoom and brightness control.- Spacious 5mb, well its a bit less because of the preloaded games.- reasonable receptioncons- the battery life sucks!!!!!!!!!!!! the manual says that the standby lasts 8 days,ummm....no! it lasts more like 3-4 days.- upper keys layed in such a way that you can accidently press other keys.- NO FRIKIN' link cable, i think it's essential for them to give you one, it's useful to transfer pics and other stuff. maybe thats why the gave us 5mb of space. no blue tooth either.- manual confusing and not very helpful at times, information is very disorganized.- a little steep learning curve.- CHARGING TAKES A LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG TIME. it takes 5 hours.