LG is definitely my preferred brand of cell phone hands down. I have found their offerings to be both cheaper, and of better quality than any of the competition.
I've had the same LG phone for about the last 3 years. It's a good phone, and I've got 3 "extra life" batteries that I rotate. Those batteries are good for about 4 days each of idle time, and about 3 solid hours of talk time. I'm afraid that I'm going to have to get a new phone before too long though, because accessories are getting pretty rare.
Mark