Not Cell-Phone-Less anymore: The LG VX8600

So, after the crappy experience trying to get a police report from the SFPD, I just decided to buy a new phone outright. Even though I had phone insurance, I just decided it was too much of a hassle. So I think I'll cancel the $5/mo. insurance.

So what did I get? Well, let me tell you what I was considering. Verizon doesn't have a tremendous amount of good phones. I was pretty sick of the Chocolate. I mean, it looks nice but isn't all that functional. The keyboard is cramped and the touch keys are a bit annoying. Plus I never used it for music, which is its selling point.

Narrowed it down to:

• The Motorola Krzr (White)
• The Samsung SCH-u740
• The LG VX8600 (AKA - The Flip Phone Version of the Chocolate)

I wanted something with Bluetooth and nice menus. It's a plus if it looks good. After playing with all 3, I decided upon the LG VX8600.

My Reasoning:

• The phone is pretty.
• The menus are slick (and fast!)
• It has Bluetooth.
• The screen is HUGE and bright.
• I can use all of my previous chocolate accessories.

Although after looking at the upcoming phones on Phone Scoop, I really would like to get the LG VX9400. That phone looks HOT. I don't know when it will be coming out, but that's totally something I'd be interested in. :)

So far I'm pretty happy. I'll write an update later.