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BlackBerry Curve 8900 Phone, Titanium (T-Mobile)
$499.99
I purchased mine from Costco in June $49.99 with contract. For about a month everything was great, then the the back shell of the phone started getting lose. Right now 11-08-09 is even worse. I always carry it in the BB pouch. Everything else is still working great even over out of the country. Integrity of the 8900 compared to 8330 is terrible. my wife have had hers for 2 years and it still feel solid. I can't beleive that RIM released such expensive phone with such low quality.

Palm Pre Phone (Sprint)
$499.99
I have owned the pre now for a month. Downloaded the manual from Palm.com, all 350+ pages. I found the pre slightly hard to understand at first, so I read most of the manual in the first few days. Everything became so easy to understand once I figured out some of the basics. Now I feel a little dumb that I had to read the manual, but I had to admit it.....and for a guy, that is sometimes hard to do. You know what I mean, we don't even ask someone for directions, but now with the pre and the sprint everything plan, you have GPS at your fingertips too, so no need to ask for directions anyway.

Anyway, I did not see anyone else discussing the ease of using this phone as a music-player (IPOD like). My IPOD (second generation) doesn't function well since it is so old, but not too worry...... My new computer with Windows 7 took care of that issue. Window Media Player will automatically sync your palm pre with all of your music on your computer (even music that was originally under I-Tunes) using the USB connection....you need to set this up the first time you plug the pre into your computer to set up this auto sync feature. How awesome is that? I'll tell ya how awesome......I never need to buy another IPOD again! EVER. Thank god, because those things are expensive.

There are a lot of other things I love about my pre.......the layering of calendars, including my wifes' calendar and the layering of contacts from all my sources.....groupwise, google, optonline, linked-in.....it is unbelievably awesome. Using Companion-link to help with this made it very easy too for only $39. I wish this was free, but for the convenience, it was well worth the $39.

On the negative, I do wish that the pre had video, but I'm sure it is coming.

Absolutely love it.

LG Xenon GR500 Phone, Black (AT&T)
$249.99
I switched to AT&T from T-mobile a couple months back (a big mistake). I have experienced a hellish experience with AT&T services. Be prepared to spend a lot of time with AT&T customer service if you decide to use their service.

As for Amazon, I have no complains.

AND 1 Men's Cubic Mid Basketball Shoe,White/Navy/Silver,11 M
$59.95
I like this shoe very much. It's very light and comfortable too. It has also a nice look. It really worth the price.