Motorola V551 5 MB (AT&T)

I bought this phone shortly after it came on the market (at full retail) for the sole purpose of its ability to connect with a bluetooth headset. I haven't regretted the choice. That little earpiece is a wonder.

The phone does drop calls occasionally, but always in the same places...which tells me that Cingular's network drops off in those areas. Takes decent pics, which I use as wallpaper. Have downloaded a few ringtones to make my ears happy, which was painless.

The only real problem I've had is that after almost a year the unit would no longer take a full charge on any charger I owned (and I'm pretty sure I own them all). My local Cingular store replaced the battery without improvement, and a few days later I swapped the phone out. The new one is just fine.

As usual with electronics, my biggest complaint is with the user manual. The one for my digicam was apparently written by someone for whom English was about a 14th language. This one is slightly better, but I still had to go to the store to have them talk me through activating several functions. All in all, a good product.

And BTW, I just turned 50. I'm sure younger users would make better use of many features.