It was january 2002 and I was looking at buying a mobile phone for myself, I wanted something sleek and stylish which was right for a lady..the limitation was the pricerange, i wanted to buy something not beyond 8k, most of the instruments I came accross were either too bulky or too expensive, and then I came across the newly lauched samsung r-220, i must say that it was a love at first sight and has lasted ever since, it was a better version of already popular r-210 and a real beauty!!and it was surprisingly affordable at its 7k tag, i immidietally bought it and I am really happy for the impulsive decision I took , the battery performance, reception, features and of course the looks every thing is anything but phenomenal...even after 9 months of buying the instrument it seems to be still very hot !!I very highly recommend this mobile with my own experience.