I was kind of wondering the same thing! I know people who have a new phone at least every six months, and i know they are under contract. maybe they have a sweet hookup somewhere? anyway, I upgrade in July, and I had the Tbolt up until about November (1year of THAT mess!) then I ended up with a refurbished Rezound. the DNA is definately on my short list, but the Note 2 currently has my attention the most, primarily because I have over 4,000 songs on my SD card, and I porting them over would be as simple as changing socks. please post over the next few days your opinion of the DNA, I'd really be interested in your findings, especially battery life. thanks.