Wow. The phone works nicely. I did not hear a buzz, echo or other annoying sounds. Also SMS/text messaging incoming and outgoing works! Have not taken the time to try GPS yet, as that is not important for me, but I may, soon. ;-) Paul -- The first and great commandment is: Don't let them scare you. -Elmer Davis http://www.nlpagan.net Running on Mandriva Linux 2009 and Ubuntu 8.10