All the buzz this week has been about the iphone 3G or something like that, but I am not much of a follower, so I wanted something different.  My contract with Sprint was up- I have been with Sprint for 9 years and still only had 800 minutes a month with the family plan- can you imagine that?!! Shared minutes with my spouse- boy do I go over that a month!

Well, I was determined to get something from Sprint, I wasn't sure what, but something (more minutes, for sure). I went to the Sprint store and pretty much had my mind made up for the Palm Centro(I think that's what it's called) mainly because of all the features and ability to access MLS from the phone.  The phone I did have had internet access, e-mail access, but not video or tv or music capability.  What I didn't have is what I wanted, by golly, and I was going to get it.

The salesman (store manager) was trying to steer me away from the Palm and was showing me their new gadget- the Samsung Instinct, the phone that rivals the iphone. Same design and features, touch screen, tv channels, e-mail, internet access, easy set up and quick(don't ask me how quick). Nice big tv screen, 2.0 megapixal camera- so much more than I had with my Motorola Q.  Of course, I wanted the phone for free, being that I'm such a loyal Sprint customer- guess what the answer was-NO!  But the manager did suggest I talk with the retention department- they can do more for me.

Of course I called them and told them what a loyal customer I am, blah, blah, - I want you to do something for me.  For $5 a month more, I got 1500 minutes (not a whole lot, but better) and unlimited internet, tv, text pretty much everthing and not a free phone, but they billed my account for the $129 the phone cost after instant discount of $220- but I had to go back to the Sprint store to get it.

Well, I went to the store and decided on the Instinct because of the big screen and cool features (almost an iphone).  It is easy to set up, no glitches(unlike iphone), and it's cute and I got a pink cover for it- I'm in hog heaven!  I recommend it highly-  my thanks to the Sprint store manager for his gentle push and great sales technique. Sprint has a great video on it's website about it- worth a look:-)