hi!
I activated my kin ONEm yesterday.
I like this phone a lot so far, it is way better than verizon's other feature phones -- if all you want it is for basic things like talking, texting, photos and music. the user interface is so pretty and the touchscreen works well. I've browsed the web a bit, and it's not as nice of an experience as using a smartphone, but it's still better than web browsing on verizon's other feature phones.
it does sync with hotmail, gmail, yahoo, and ....I'm not sure what else.
I am a little sad because kin no longer has the special facebook app. it was really cool and I'll miss it. (microsoft wanted to get rid of their stock of phones, and to also have to support it as little as possible. that's why so many of the nifty apps were taken away.) I wish they would make the facebook app available to for those who did decide to get a data plan, but it's not. you have to access facebook through the browser, so you'll get facebook's mobile version, which is kind of ugly. but it's better than nothing!
it has a calendar, but you can't sync it with outlook unfortunately.
as far as I know, there are no games.
some other things I do like: if you do choose the $15/month data plan, you get 3G service. so that's good. it is also WiFi capable which is awesome. when I'm at home, it automatically detects my wifi, and uses it instead of my data plan.
also, remember that the music player is basically like the zune, so I look forward to using that. you can plug a standard pair of headphones into the kin. bonus for me: it has a great radio tuner!
so as a feature phone, I am pleased! my past phone was the pantech jest with a $10 data plan, and I HATED it. I never surfed the web on it, the experience was so clunky and ugly. and don't even get me started on the stupid d-pad. the kin is better, hands down!
that said, if you do want a lot of surfing (which I really don't), I'd recommend holding out for a smartphone. I've played with the Droid, and Windows Phone 7. both are pretty awesome.
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