Are cell phones still a luxury and not a necessity?

That is a real cheap phone. I have an unlimited plan through Verizon, so the jerks want me to pay full cost for an upgrade or ditch my plan.

I was thinking the ebay route, but even a comparable used phone wouldn't be that cheap.

The other way is buying a banged up phone and using the 99 insurance deductable after it falls into a toilet....

In any case, 200 bucks without a subsidy is ridiculously nice. The only thing that robs it of perfection is the lack of a g****** sd card port. Really now???