First thank you for the phone. I'm regular Nexus user (US, California), but I bought the ZTE out of curiosity. Month or two ago a friend of ours (in their late

First thank you for the phone. I'm regular Nexus user (US, California), but I bought the ZTE out of curiosity. Month or two ago a friend of ours (in their late 60-ies) had to fly and stay in Italy for 1-2 weeks. They asked me & my wife (being younger in our 30-40-ies) for a phone and whether it'll work in Italy. I gave them the ZTE, explained how to change the SIM card in Italy - and they've used it without any problem. Yes - there was only one photo taken, but they were able to use it for it's real purpose - a phone! - And on top of that I encouraged them to not get overly panicky if something happened with the phone - after all it's just $80 bucks. So they were pretty good testers, and I got back the phone and it still works. I'm planning on using it in Bulgaria (my home country) and I feel it'll serve it's purpose - e.g. talking on the phone. As for apps - there could be some improvements - for example if it's possible to clearly separate online & offline apps - so I know what's gonna work on the plane, or when I don't have connection - or if there is some way to "wget" the app in (if it makes sense though). Thanks for providing one more good alternative!