I bought this phone for my honey because he went through a phase where he was moaning and groaning about how damn big cell phones are these days. He wanted to go back in time to a small flip phone and I knew I would no longer be getting the quick "I love you's" in between classes because those things are just too hard to type on.

Well I decided I had found him the genius device in the HP VEER. It was shorter than his flip phone about the same thickness and just a little wider yet it had a full keyboard and internet capabilities!

At first we both marveled at this device! It has the same slick interface as the palm pixie and palm pre's an interface I love! (even if it is a bit slow sometimes, hey it looks great!)

Well after the initial marvel ran out I began to realize just how much you sacrifice for the sake of its tiny size. Typing on the keyboard was cramped, viewing pictures impossible, and the touch screen very laggy with poor response!

I loaned my honey my iPhone 4 for a road trip and when he came back he didn't want to give it up because it was just so much easier to use! I ended up giving him my phone because I had been eyeing the white iPhone 4 and he hasn't looked back since.

The biggest problem I had with the veer was paying so much for the data plan. The phone never allowed him to fully utilize picture messaging, Facebook, web browsing, etc... so it felt like a huge waste of money.

Anyways your money is better spent on something different in my mind - an iPhone, droid, or blackberry are all better picks. And without cases these phones don't take up that much more room in your pocket, a sacrifice easily made for the added ease of use!
I bought this phone for my honey because he went through a phase where he was moaning and groaning about how damn big cell phones are these days. He wanted to go back in time to a small flip phone and I knew I would no longer be getting the quick "I love you's" in between classes because those things are just too hard to type on. Well I decided I had found him the genius device in the HP VEER. It was shorter than his flip phone about the same thickness and just a little wider yet it had a full keyboard and internet capabilities! At first we both marveled at this device! It has the same slick interface as the palm pixie and palm pre's an interface I love! (even if it is a bit slow sometimes, hey it looks great! )

Well after the initial marvel ran out I began to realize just how much you sacrifice for the sake of its tiny size. Typing on the keyboard was cramped, viewing pictures impossible, and the touch screen very laggy with poor response! I loaned my honey my iPhone 4 for a road trip and when he came back he didn't want to give it up because it was just so much easier to use! I ended up giving him my phone because I had been eyeing the white iPhone 4 and he hasn't looked back since. The biggest problem I had with the veer was paying so much for the data plan. The phone never allowed him to fully utilize picture messaging, Facebook, web browsing, etc... so it felt like a huge waste of money. Anyways your money is better spent on something different in my mind - an iPhone, droid, or blackberry are all better picks. And without cases these phones don't take up that much more room in your pocket, a sacrifice easily made for the added ease of use!