Don’t let bad connections or dropped calls wreck your phone convos with college coaches. Maintain a clear connection with one of these reliable cell phones.

Smart phones

BlackBerry Bold
$100-200
blackberry.com
Carriers: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon
Features: Sharp screen; camera; full keyboard
Highlight: Includes the popular Black-Berry Messenger app

Motorola Droid X
$200
motorola.com
Carrier: Verizon
Features: Large screen; camera with HD video; voice control
Highlight: Detects words from a swipe over the keyboard

Apple iPhone 4
$200-300
apple.com
Carrier: AT&T
Features: High resolution screen; camera with HD video; video chat capability
Highlight: Syncs to iTunes and App Store (with more than 250,000 available apps)

Feature phones

Sony Ericsson Equinox
Free with T-Mobile plan
sonyericsson.com
Carrier: T-Mobile
Features: Slim flip design; camera; FM radio
Highlight: Control alarm clock by swiping hand over camera

Samsung Seek
$20
samsung.com
Carrier: Sprint
Features: Touchscreen with sliding keyboard; camera; customizable colors
Highlight: Chatstyle instant messaging

LG enV3
$30
lg.com
Carrier: Verizon
Features: Slim design; camera; full keyboard
Highlight: Phone flips open for a large second screen