If you get this type of phone, you're going to be paying a pretty good buck for the service, since you'll want to add a data plan to get the most out of the phone. That considered, if you look at the overall cost of ownership over even a 1 year period... it starts to make you look really freaking stupid to purchase a low end smartphone, because the difference in cost becomes negligible, but the difference in user experience is significant. There's no way I'd let anyone I know buy one of these... If they're a fan of Palm, the Pre exists.