After over an hour at Best Buy, I got myself a new cell phone. Happily, my existing number has transferred over successfully. It was a tug of war between the good, frugal, sensible angel on my left shoulder and the naughty, flashy, impractical demon on my right. I almost got a Blackberry Curve, complete with a 3-year set of shackles (aka expensive voice&data contract). God bless the dude that helped me out - he was so patient with my indecisiveness and was honest with his recommendations and alternatives. It helped that he felt indebted to Hubby for hiring him several years ago;)

The angel is patting my back for staying true to my objective - buying a phone that places and receives calls.

Note to self: must call the store manager to recognize Dude for his great customer service. You don't come across that very often anymore.