I've had 3 phones in the past three years. The original one was a piece of crap that was free with activation. The second was a Sony Ericsson which was alright -- great reception. And the third, and current is a Sanyo 8100 which I love!
i started with a nokia 8210 ... not bad for it's time
then i made it to a siemens SL45i for its monster features ... THAT WAS THE BEST FONE EVER ...BUT ... NOT TRi-BAND :-(
after i moved to canada .. i got a sonyericsson T39m ... very nice but too serious
at the end i settled with a nokia 7210 to add color to my life
i got my first cell phone in may of 2000. that was a samsung sch-8500. after that i got an 8260. after that an allure, then an a400 followed by a v60. then an s46 and now finally a vx6000.
I've gone through a nokia 6150 then a nokia 7110. After that I used a nokia 8250 which I replaced with an Ericsson T68. Didn't like it much so I bought a nokia 7650. Whew!
The past 3 years I have gone from a Sanyo 4500 to Motorola Timeport to a Sanyo 5000 to a Samsung A500 to a Sanyo 5300. So five within about 2 years now and as soon as the Sanyo 5400 hits, I'm in!