I have literally one of the first Razor phones. My old phone was dying, I went into the store, they offered me a replacement, but the Razor, which was brand new at the time, was only a little more. Well, it’s been like 3+ years and now my Razor is dying. (I wonder if Jeff smashing it on the floor the second day I had it had something to do with that? Probably not, but still a funny story to bring up.)

So Kalena and I have been talking about my phone troubles so we went into a Sprint store (the cell provider) to see if it would be cheaper for me to be added to her plan then to renew my contract with T-mobile. And while looking at phones, there we saw the Instinct. It’s Samsung’s response to the iPhone.

Touch screen, GPS, streaming video, internet access, MP3 player, the whole 9 yards.

Long story short, I got it. Kalena is thinking of getting on in March when she qualifies for her maximum discount.

Overall, it is a really cool new toy. The only complaints I can make at this point are that there doesn’t appear to be any way to pause the streaming video (which means you can’t let it buffer like I would on a pc) and the browser is a little janky. Oh, and you can’t use your MP3′s for ring-tones, but there is a work-around for that. But again, overall, a really cool new toy! I especially like the GPS function that lets you search for the cheapest gas station near your current location.