That Virgin Mobile deal with the Samsung Intercept DOES look great, until you look at the specs on the phone. It's a great phone for someone that doesn't really geek out much, but for this crowd I'd doubt it would satisfy.

EDIT: Although, to the point of this latest twist in the conversation, you're right, though. If the whole point is to have an Android phone for the sake of having a phone fully charged and working as a communication device while your tablet is your power-player, the Intercept might in fact be the right tool.