I have an "old" Lg. Showtime that I bought a year ago. It had served me very well. I take pics, do documents, email, watch videos, store stuff from work on, surf the web, visit Venturerider.org, text others, stay in touch with service reps for the company I work for, pay my bills, use its gps when on the road, and also use it as a TELEPHONE! All this for $45 dollars a month and the phone only cost me $248 new. I don't need a status symbol!