I avoid phones in general. It goes back to my old painful memories of days of cold calling life insurance sales I am sure. But now I need one and thought I would get a smartphone for a dummy. I think I like what I hear on androids and dropped into several stores to buy one but only received lots of blank stares. I am heading for an infrequent trip to the capital Monday for one day. Could someone help me out please? Is there such a thing as an inexpensive android smartphone that works well or should I go with a more expensive brandname even if I only use basic features. Is Android a good smartphone direction to go for a newbie and where is a good place in SD to start looking for a suitable purchase?