I have a landline phone because sometimes a cell phone doesn't work. In big emergencies, cell networks get overloaded and you can't make a call. If I lose electricity, I can plug in an old-fashioned not-cordless phone and still be able to communicate with people, without worrying about draining a battery that I can't recharge.

Anyway.

I am very happy with my HTC Droid Incredible. Having internet access and maps on my phone comes in handy all the time. If I'm running errands and I want to find the nearest location of a certain store or check what time they close, I can look it up easily. If I'm on vacation, I don't need to bring my laptop in order to check email or the twitter feed (or the TE forum). When Delaware closes a highway for construction and doesn't bother to put up detour signs, I can pull over, fire up the map and find an alternate route that allows me to avoid the tollbooth because they just don't deserve my money.

The camera is decent and it's easy to upload photos on facebook or picasa or flickr, or I can send them to people via text or email. I take pictures of things while I'm out shopping so I can compare them to similar items at other stores. I photographed my kitchen window so I could show it to the salesperson at Next Day Blinds who helped me figure out what kind of shades I should get for it.

I find it useful for things that I never thought about before I had it.

And I kick a$$ in Words with Friends.

My sister has an LG Ally (an Android phone) which she doesn't like. But it's the phone, not the Android part, that's a problem. She's thinking of getting an iphone -- can anyone comment on the call quality of iphones on Verizon vs. AT&T? Is there still a problem with calls getting dropped on Verizon?