Bought 4 of these at X-mas 07. Two cracked front glass the first time they were dropped, 1 other got dropped, and glass separated from front housing... looks like cheap cloudy glue back there...! Only one is not cracked or separated, but one went "white screen" inside and out within 6 months, and ALL 4 have batter-life issues! Two won't charge, and have FRIED their chargers... (one has fried THREE chargers!!)... None will stay charged now, (only 6 months old), for more than 15 minutes, and GOD FORBID you should want to talk on it, it'll go BLEEP!!!!!! and die on you within 2 minutes!! I have NEVER had this problem with a Motorola phone before, but this has completely turned me off Motorola...! Paid damn near $1600 for four of these, from Cricket, and was told Protection Plan deductible was $50. Got a letter 4 months later saying OOPS!! we goofed!! We told you the wrong deductible, sorry, it's $85 per phone! I love Cricket service, and it's great for the kids, because it's unlimited, but I think this time we'll go with a Samsung... and one that doesn't have a glass front on it!! That was a really DUMB move!! Samsungs at least will hold up to normal use! (My kids aren't typical... they take good care of their phones, but these wouldn't hold up to the most careful user! Do yourself a favor, and choose a different phone... you'll be better off, TRUST ME!!
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Bought 4 of these at X-mas 07. Two cracked front glass the first time they were dropped, 1 other got dropped, and glass separated from front housing... looks like cheap cloudy glue back there...! Only one is not cracked or separated, but one went "white screen" inside and out within 6 months, and ALL 4 have batter-life issues! Two won't charge, and have FRIED their chargers... (one has fried THREE chargers!!)... None will stay charged now, (only 6 months old), for more than 15 minutes, and GOD FORBID you should want to talk on it, it'll go BLEEP!!!!!! and die on you within 2 minutes!! I have NEVER had this problem with a Motorola phone before, but this has completely turned me off Motorola...! Paid damn near $1600 for four of these, from Cricket, and was told Protection Plan deductible was $50. Got a letter 4 months later saying OOPS!! we goofed!! We told you the wrong deductible, sorry, it's $85 per phone! I love Cricket service, and it's great for the kids, because it's unlimited, but I think this time we'll go with a Samsung... and one that doesn't have a glass front on it!! That was a really DUMB move!! Samsungs at least will hold up to normal use! (My kids aren't typical... they take good care of their phones, but these wouldn't hold up to the most careful user! Do yourself a favor, and choose a different phone... you'll be better off, TRUST ME!!