What's the best phone?

Ah, yes. The phone. And of course this being the 21st century, we mean by that the cell phone.

Now, I could just come out and tell you (iphone) which phone (iphone) has all of the best (iphone) features, etc. But really (iphone), that would be too simple (iphone) and you wouldn't end up with the right (iphone) cell phone for you. Also, iphone.

Every single one of these gadgets has problems. They are sometimes technical. Sometimes carrier related. Sometimes geography related. Some phones, especially in the US, are restricted to certain carriers. So, while you can get a phone almost exactly like it from the same manufacturer, it may have slightly different features.

It's a mess.

If you honestly only make calls, get a free phone. Or a really cheap one with pay-as-you-go. You will find that you pay a lot less by grabbing a $20 AT&T Go Phone and just buying blocks of minutes as you need them.

If you ever text, you need a plan. Whether that's a cheap plan, because you only text and nothing else, is really on your head.

If you text a lot, there are fairly inexpensive phones that are specifically designed for texting. Get one of those.

But, if you love using these things and want the most awesomest phone for actual, practical use, get an iPhone. The ONLY exception is when you are a certified phone geek. You like to tinker with your phone, you actually enjoy applying patches, using ssh to log in to phone ( I know, it's stupid ), etc. In that case, get a Palm.

That's all the phone advice I've got for now. So, this is Some Guy On the Internet, signing off.