Prepaid phone?

okay.my mom has at&t and cingular for her phone service for her phone(iphone)..and its omost christmas and she's letting me pick out my own phone as long as it's a prepaid.And i was wondering if i could get a prepaid sidekick?and if it would matter if i went to like a different service and bought it-does that mean i would get that service--if prepaid phones had services You can get a prepaid sidekick, it is made for tmobile, so i would get tmobile prepaidfrom http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/Defau... :Sidekick® ratesGet unlimited e-mail, Web browsing, domestic instant messaging, and domestic text messaging for $1 per day, and spend $0.15 per minute for nationwide calls.

Can I use the iphone options without activating the phone?
I don't want the phone service. Just to download music and videos. Is this possible?

Nope, you have to have it activated to even get to the menu the only thing you can do without activation is make emergency phone calls. What you need is the Video iPod it does both of those things.
my best guess is that you dont have to buy the sevice for music and videos...but you can do that with a regular ipod so really, you're just wasting money
If you get the iPhone ask a AT&T Rep to unlock it for you. I am not sure if they charge you. Then you can use the iPod feature and use the internet at wifi areas. You can not use the phone, Text messaging, or gps navigation. Just internet at wifi area and ipod feature. Or you can just buy an unlocked one from ebay. Either way works. Or you can buy a iPod Video.Hope this helps.

Cell Phone Recommendations besides iPhone?

I'm looking to upgrade my phone, currently with AT&T and satisfied with my service. I do wish to have an iPhone but unfortunately the price is not right. The main reason is simply for the mobile internet browsing; the mp3 player and other stuff is not all that important, nor is the touch screen. Are there any other phones out there that have web browsing capabilities (youtube, all that jazz) like the iPhone?

try the nokia 6120 classic
I have a Blackbery, and I absolutly love it!! AT&T's website has alot of info about their phones, that's where I got mine.