Samsung Intercept (Virgin Mobile)

Pros: Can be easily rooted for full root access if you desire to tether and share your connection to a WiFi enabled device
Light weight phone
nice android UI

Cons: Not a device that can handle dropping
VEEEEEEERY slow hardware. Can't upgrade the system because the hardware will not be able to handle it.
UI have too much insibility when other programs are running in the background
Brightness.

Summary: This phone is nice only if you are a person that kinda likes high tech gadgets and wants to explore your options. This could be something to try. I'm a fast pace person and I do not like when my cellphone cant keep up with what I do... But affordability is a must. I have to switch off to a iPod which makes it so bad. And this is just to text and play games. The only reason I bought this phone is because I really like qwerty keyboards for texting and I do not have wifi I can use at home and this is the only phone that is closest to a semi-2/3G Hotspot. This phone is overpriced and should not even be sold for 80 dollars. It very cheap hardware. I can obtain a better phone for the same price... I am not a plan user, I use prepaid phones only. In my buying travels I noticed that these cellphone companies are not selling good prepaid phones. It is as if they are making phones only for the prepaid customers that are to cheap to buy a phone that will lock them in a contract. Yet, the commitment you have to make to getting a plan is not something everyone wants to do. Sometimes, people want the same thing but for a cheaper price or a just non-commitment; locked in contracts without sacrificing quality.