This motorola phone is a sturdy phone. Originally I brought this phone since I was visiting the USA and there they have the 1900 band not like in Europe . However you need to really spend a lot of time trying to understand how it works. The Tri-band function is very good to use since it permits use a good number of countries in the world. Would I buy another motorola phone? A good question there. I think Nokia phones are much simpler to use and are more able to pick up low signal reception in certain areas. Scarce Battery life is not something to write home about.