The perfect phone for the serial texter

Author's Rating:

Pros: design, functionality, QWERTY keypad, signal reception, two colors to choose from

Cons: nothing!

The Bottom Line: 
Absolutely recommended for the texting set, and a great choice for everybody else too

Author's Review
I bought this phone in the summer of 2007 under a promotion at Verizon. I bought it because I'm a serial texter, and the QWERTY keypad really appealed to me. I also liked how it had the hinged design that allows you to flip it vertically (to talk) and horizontally (to use the QWERTY keypad). The clamshell design appealed to me; it's easy to pocket and really slim, comparable to the Razr.
It gets good service compared to other Verizon phones and I like that the music you load into your phone is accessible on the touch-screen on the outside of the phone's shell.
People complain about how hard the "p" and "-" key are to get to, because they're near the lip of the right corner of the phone, but I've never had any problems. The QWERTY keyboard is so easy to get used to that I was typing texts a hundred times more quickly than T9 the same day I got the phone.
This phone allows you to insert an SD card for extra picture, ringtone and phonebook entries. It also has room for 999 speed dials! (Who knows that many people?)
I get a LOT of compliments on this phone, and a lot of jaws drop when they see me flip my phone into the other orientation. Recommended for a trend setter!