I have this phone on a contract , as it was my first smart phone it took me a little longer to set it up, but after a couple of days I soon got the hang of it. After reading about battery life of some of these smartphones I find no hassle in recharging it every day, the more I use the web the shorter the life of the battery. This is the first touchscreen Curve, it looks great and has some great features like voice search and digital compass and so on.
On the downside, sometimes the buttons that are built into the screen can be a little difficult to press , the battery door is difficult to get off, especially if you don't know how, there is no HD video recording or auto focus on the camera and can freeze in video mode. (but this might be me).
I'm glad I've got it and find browsing easy. Overall brilliant for my first smartphone.