While everybody and their tech brothers and sisters are writing about the iPhone 3G launch today — and the launch has overloaded Apple servers — I’ve been thinking about the Samsung Instinct. Turns out they are paying $20 for the first 1,000 YouTube users to upload a video with the Instinct in it.

I surfed YouTube for ‘Samsung Instinct‘  videos and there were 334 as of this writing. You don’t have to actually own an Instinct phone, but do have to feature it in your video. Don’t forget your video camera as you head into the store to check out an Instinct if you’re interested in the deal. There are numerous unboxing videos like the one shown below:

Obvious comparisons are being made to the iPhone and Geek.com reviewed and compared to the iPhone:

Sprint has been aggressively pitching the Instinct, long before its arrival, as an iPhone killer. After using it for more than two weeks, and putting it through its paces, including surfing the Web, sending and receiving texts and e-mails, using it as a GPS navigator, and more, I can say that it’s not an iPhone killer, per se, but does offer a nice challenge to what the iPhone is known for delivering.

I have nothing against Apple or the iPhone, but cannot stand AT&T. I’m not that thrilled about any of the cell phone carriers, but Sprint has treated us ok with our EVDO and two phone accounts for our teenagers.  Adding a third account for the Instinct which costs $229 ($129 if you count the $100 mail-in rebate) and switching to their Everything Plan would cost us $40/month more than we’re paying. Not bad.

Any readers try or buy the Instinct yet? Would be curious what your thoughts are as we continue to mull this over.

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