The World of Cell Phones

I really want a new cell phone. I really WANT (of course I don't NEED it) the one pictured above. My current phone is about to break, a big chunk of plastic is missing from the part that flips. Unfortunately the phone I want isn't available through the carrier I currently have, which is Nextel. I hate my Nextel, but I have it because of the 2-way walkie talkie that EVERYONE I know has. To switch to another carrier, like to Verizon where the phone I want is through, I have to pay a $200 early termination fee to Nextel. This is despite the fact that the service SUCKS. I live in the thumb part of Michigan (hold your right hand up readers and look at your thumb, I live in the lower part) and getting any kind of cell phone to work here is about impossible. I have heard decent things about Verizon and I'd like to try them. Nextel is starting to scare me, they were bought out by Sprint a few years ago and now you can't even purchase or look at Nextel phones on the website, you either have to go to a store or do it over the phone....seems a little fishy to me, makes me wonder what the heck is going on.

On another note, I'm noticing as I am typing this post, the font button that is usually at the top of Blogger posting is not there anymore....what the heck is up with that??