Straight Talk service questions

Hi everyone new guy here with some questions. I have a Verizon contract phone, two phones actually through Verizon. I’m looking at going too pre-paid due to what I can get and do and the price of having no contract.

I have a plan right now of 950 minutes with no text; no web browsing and calls are free to ten friends. I pay $82.53 a month.

I’m looking at Straight Talk and for the price it would be about the same as what I am paying now if I went one phone unlimited (mine) and the other phone to a thousand minutes. The other phone is only used by my mom and dad.

I’m looking at two phones and I wanted to know the pro’s and con’s of both phones. I know I could save up and get a smart phone but really all I want to be able to do is call friends and family, text and maybe use the net on the phone every now and then.

I would like to know if either of these phones will allow me to get on Facebook.com as I do use that for keeping up with friends and for a few books that I’m working on publishing.

So the two phones that I’m looking are-

Samsung R355C – Tell me anything and everything you know about this phone. I like the battery life is a little long then the next phone I’m about to post here.

Samsung R451C – Tell me anything and everything you know about this phone. I really like the slider phones and the setup of the keyboard on this one. The keyboard looks more users friendly.

I thought I had read some where that slider phones start to have problems after awhile, is this true?

Also to keep the cell number I have now I have to keep my contract phone active while I set up the Straight Talk phone right?

So if you have any info on these two phones and really about Straight Talk, I know ST works great in my area on the Verizon towers and I can get what I want for what I pay now so I’m thinking why not.

Oh and for me to go to a text and talk plan with Verizon is $119 a month and I feel that is just crazy.

Thanks everyone.

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I realize you posted this a while ago. What did you end up doing?

You should really go for even an entry-level Android phone. Featurephones are simply weak and useless for anything other than calling and texting.