I'm absolutely in love with my Bravo.
I've had it for less than three weeks but that's plenty long enough to know I love it.
I had held off on getting a smart phone, mostly because I thought I didn't need one. I no longer work (disabled due to illness), and since I'm home 99% of the time--and surrounded by my plethora of computers (I'm a longtime UNIX/Linux geek and I LOVE computers!)--I just didn't see the point.
And then my Internet connection went down...for over two weeks, thanks to heavy, prolonged rains here in SoCal, which damaged AT&T's cabling and overwhelmed their repair crews; even though my ISP is Earthlink, they're using AT&T's phone lines. I was absolutely LOST without Internet access as I do EVERYTHING online.
Oh, I theoretically COULD have used my cell phone for Internet access, but its screen was so small--and my vision problems (post-brain surgery issues) so bad--I could barely see the screen, let alone use its browser!
I ended up going to restaurants and libraries to use their wireless with my laptop, but that's just not the same as being able to do whatever you want WHENEVER you want. So I got to thinking I really needed a contingency plan...and then I thought about checking AT&T (my wireless provider) to see what kind of upgrade offers were available to me.
After a LOT of reading, researching, and looking at actual reviews/comments/ratings from people who own Bravos, that's what I decided on. I was impressed that it was the ONLY smart phone with a 5-star rating on AT&T's site.
Now, in the unlikely event of another prolonged DSL outage, I have a viable, usable way to connect to the Internet without finding a place with wi-fi. I haven't done this yet, but really should before I need to--figure out how to tether the phone and a computer. One of these days...