The LG Dare is a touchscreen pseudo-smartphone from Verizon that was developed as a fast-response to iPhone. The biggest problem with it is that its a little crippled in some important ways, First and foremost no app store, secondly it's a little small in my hands, and the ringer is too quiet, even at max loudness and when I went into the ringtone file and increased the virtual volume to maximum. Lack of multitouch can make some things frustrating Overall the phone is a good value, and more imporantly about the only thing approximating a smartphone you can get without being locked into their data...