I wanted to reply the other day, but I was too busy.
I absolutely hate having to buy a new phone. Back in the day, it was a life saver and a time saver. Now, it's a crutch. I have never once broken a phone I've had. I cherish that purchase like it was a big investment.
The first phone I had was a Sanyo 4900 with Sprint. I still use Sprint... I've had the same phone number for about 10 years, and in that time, I've had 4 different phones. I miss that 4900. I only upgraded it because they made me get a blackberry at the job I had. I fell in love with the blackberry! It was the 8730 model (which I still think is the best). I had to upgrade again after many years to the world edition blackberry, which was really close in quality to the 8730. Now, I'm rocking a blackberry tour. I hate this piece of crap. I never should have switched from the 8730. I carry my laptop with me everywhere., and I have one of those cellular usb modems. I think people today are trying to do too much with their phones, when their phone isn't capable of the speed they think they need, and the network can't handle it either... UGH! I hate shopping for phones! This thing is slowly starting to have more and more issues, and I don't know what to buy next...