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LG Octane (Verizon Wireless)
Reviewed on November 11, 2010
The LG Octane is a great messaging phone for Verizon Wireless.
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CNET review:
7.0
Very good
User rating:
5.8
Average
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LG Cosmos - black (Verizon Wireless)
Reviewed on April 8, 2010
The LG Cosmos makes a great choice for an affordable entry-level messaging phone for Verizon customers.
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CNET review:
7.3
Very good
User rating:
6.0
Good
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$59.99-$79.99
LG Cosmos Touch (Verizon Wireless)
Reviewed on January 12, 2011
The LG Cosmos Touch is an average messaging phone without a lot of multimedia features, which we don't think is worth its retail price tag.
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CNET review:
6.0
Good
User rating:
4.5
Mediocre
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$2.94
Samsung Evergreen SGH-A667 (AT&T)
Reviewed on November 9, 2010
An eco-friendly texting phone, the midrange Samsung Evergreen is comfortable and easy to use, although its mediocre call quality and plastic backing cheapen the feel.
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CNET review:
7.0
Very good
User rating:
3.5
Poor
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$0.00-$19.99
Sharp FX - black (AT&T)
Reviewed on July 30, 2010
The Sharp FX has plenty of multimedia features and additional services to occupy socialites and text-happy users, but mediocre call quality and some usability flaws keep it from fulfilling its complete potential.
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CNET review:
6.7
Good
User rating:
4.4
Mediocre
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Casio G'zOne Brigade (Verizon Wireless)
Reviewed on March 23, 2010
The Casio G'zOne Brigade makes an excellent messaging phone for industrial workers or for those who simply need a rugged handset.
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CNET review:
7.7
Very good
User rating:
5.8
Average
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Samsung Sunburst (AT&T)
Reviewed on April 1, 2010
As long as you don't expect it to have groundbreaking performance, the Sunburst is a simple touch-screen phone with a healthy set of midrange features for a pretty good price.
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CNET review:
7.0
Very good
User rating:
5.7
Average
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Pantech Jest - blue (Verizon Wireless)
Reviewed on August 18, 2010
The Pantech Jest is a decent messaging phone for the young social-networking enthusiast, but the optical pad might be a nuisance.
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CNET review:
7.0
Very good
User rating:
5.2
Average
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$148.99
Samsung Strive SGH-A687 - black (AT&T)
Reviewed on April 1, 2010
The Samsung Strive is one of Samsung's better messaging phones. And it offers a few new features.
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CNET review:
7.3
Very good
User rating:
4.3
Mediocre
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$79.49
LG Neon - white (AT&T)
Reviewed on June 11, 2009
Despite a few quirks, the LG Neon is a good simple messaging phone from AT&T.
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CNET review:
7.0
Very good
User rating:
3.3
Poor
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$56.91
Samsung Seek - cool blue (Sprint)
Reviewed on June 2, 2010
The Samsung Seek is a serviceable midrange messaging touch-screen phone for Sprint customers.
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CNET review:
7.0
Very good
User rating:
4.5
Mediocre
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$124.99
Samsung Freeform II SCH-r360 (MetroPCS)
Reviewed on October 27, 2010
An improved keyboard plus texting, e-mail, and instant messaging features make the Samsung Freeform II a worthy update to the original messaging phone.
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CNET review:
7.0
Very good
User rating:
4.5
Mediocre
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$39.99-$54.79
Samsung Impression SGH-A877- black (AT&T)
Reviewed on April 10, 2009
The Samsung Impression isn't perfect, but it ranks high on our list as a messaging and multimedia phone.
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CNET review:
8.0
Excellent
User rating:
4.7
Mediocre
Pricing not available
BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 (AT&T)
Reviewed on January 14, 2011
The RIM BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 is a decent entry-level BlackBerry with a couple of modern features like 3G and GPS, but we wish it was more affordable.
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CNET review:
7.3
Very good
User rating:
6.2
Good
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$0.01-$189.00
LG EnV3 - slate blue (Verizon Wireless)
Reviewed on June 4, 2009
The LG EnV3 has an impressive design and feature set that make it one of Verizon's top messaging phones.
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CNET review:
8.0
Excellent
User rating:
5.1
Average
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$250.00
Pantech Link (AT&T)
Reviewed on April 15, 2010
The Pantech Link is an absolute steal with an excellent array of midrange features, a great slim design, and a wallet-friendly price. We wish only that it had better call quality.
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Yahoo! Inc.
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CNET review:
7.0
Very good
User rating:
6.4
Good
Pricing not available
Kyocera Loft S2300 - black (Virgin Mobile)
Reviewed on June 16, 2010
If you don't mind the keyboard and the occasional static during calls the Kyocera Loft is an accessible and functional messaging phone for Virgin Mobile.
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CNET review:
6.0
Good
User rating:
5.1
Average
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$46.13
Samsung Seek (Boost Mobile)
Reviewed on September 7, 2010
The Samsung Seek's multimedia features make it a decent middle-of-the-road messaging phone, but an attractive monthly prepaid price tag and a new design for Boost Mobile earn it bonus points.
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CNET review:
7.0
Very good
User rating:
3.6
Poor
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$100.00
Samsung Rogue SCH-U960 (Verizon Wireless)
Reviewed on September 11, 2009
The Samsung Rogue is a great multimedia touch-screen messaging phone for Verizon Wireless customers.
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CNET review:
8.3
Excellent
User rating:
6.5
Good
Check prices
$94.14-$109.92
LG Rumor2 - black (Sprint)
Reviewed on March 16, 2009
The LG Rumor2 is a great option for a messaging phone, but LG missed the opportunity to make it both new and improved.
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Sprint Nextel
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CNET review:
7.3
Very good
User rating:
4.5
Mediocre
Pricing not available
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