I've recently also been perplexed! However, I have an old Kyocera 2235 phone thru verizon wireless & wanted to upgrade to a new camera phone with a speakerphone etc. One thing that's always bothered me about the old phone was it's poor battery life(charge every nite). Looking at the stat's on paper the trimode CDM9900 looked great, but now V.W. says it's NOT available(even taken off their website). Which might make me think it had problems(one salesperson said it was a limited time deal & another says its old model-Wrong). The drawback of the trimode LG6100 to me is it's poor battery life(180 min talk & ONLY 150 hr. standby), which cause me not to order the LG6100 today. However, I was told theere is an otional longer life battery available for the LG6100 for a whopping $50.00.
If anyone has had any experience with the 6100 for a few days or more (I know this phone just came out recently) would you mind commenting on the battery life? I need to make a decision between keeping my 9900 or going with the LG. I love the 9900 for all its features and functionality, but its sadly lacking big time in battery life. I have to charge it every night after regular use during the day. I'm still within my 15-day Worry Free Guarantee period, but would like some foreknowledge before going into to make the switch if I have to. The rep I spoke to today said I could try the 6100 and if I don't like it, I can switch back to the 9900...but I really don't want to do that. I want to know what I'm getting into before going thru all the hassles. Thanks in advance!

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