Should I get the INstinct

I've been hearing alot of mixed things about it. I'd mostly use it for internet,music,taking vids/pics and texting

Hi,

The Samsung Instinct is a good phone, however, if you do ALOT of texting, I would recommend a phone that has a keyboard, rather than touch screen only. For instance, the LG Rumor or the LG Reveal.

Personally I have the LG Rumor and like it a lot.

NO you shouldn't!!!!

Reason 1: Although advertised as a smartphone 3G, it is not as Bell has crippled the features on it. Look up the 'Instinct-Samsung' forum and navigate to the Canadian Bell forums and just have a read at the topics and you will get a very good idea.

Reason 2: Bell is not supporting the phone. I am a former Instinct owner and long story short I ended up getting Bell to take my phone back and offer to nullify my contract. I have since stayed with Bell and gotten the BlackBerry Storm (a true smartphone) but that is a different story.

It should be noted that there is pending legal action against Bell regarding the failure that is the Instinct. If you are looking for a regular phone with media and texting there are plenty of better and more stable ones available.

Cheers