What phone should I get?

[thatoneguy]

I'm going to give you some ideas based on older phones I've had, which nowadays are relatively cheap, but are still good phones. I'm only going to list GSM (SIM card) phones, because they are more versatile.

I've had a Palm Pre 2 (GSM model) which was a very good phone, WebOS Music, Internet, etc etc everything anyone needs in a phone. You can find one on eBay for around $80-$200.

The Samsung Blackjack 2 was a very good little phone with Windows Mobile 5.0. I has basically everything except Wi-Fi. Pretty cheap on eBay as well.

The Danger Sidekicks were all pretty reliable and fun phones, which are nowadays around $60 brand new because they've become obsolete without access to the internet. Other than that they have music, pics, etc with a great keyboard, even though it's really just raised rubber bumps, on a rubber sheet. The models LX 07, 08, LX 09, were all good and I'd recommend as a simple phone, or backup ohone.

The phones I've listed are all GSM, and have QWERTY keyboards, since you like to text. You can find inexpensive, but good plans with reliable service through T-Mobile Prepaid.

Hope this helps