*So I ended up getting a new phone, cuz the one my brother bought for me last winter broke. I'm still not entirely sure what happened to it, but like it just stopped being able to make or receive calls or SMS'es. It died over 4th of July weekend, and it caused a LOT of headaches. It would show full bars, but it would never be able to get a call out, and I never knew when I missed calls or msg's. I tried a couple different SIM cards, but nothing. I even tried re-flashing it with new software. Nothing.

So eventually I gave up and just ordered a new phone off of Amazon. I ended up getting a Motorola PEBL. It was the nicest cheap phone I could find, at $100 even. (I wanted it in black, but ended up getting orange, since it was 20 bucks cheaper.) And I guess having bluetooth was a big criteria too, now that you can't drive in Cali without a headset anymore (oh yea, my brother gave me his Jawbone headset too).

So far, I'm rather liking the PEBL, to tell the truth. The software feels kinda clunky after having used a phone from a generation later, and I don't like how it doesn't have a memory card slot, but I guess it's forgivable. I really like the feel of the outer paintjob- I feel like such a Gollum, stroking his Precious, hahaha. But yea, seriously, I dunno why this phone was discontinued so fast in the US. We shall see, I suppose.