Motorola V710

So my contract is coming up, and I need a new phone. I work for cingular so I know a little bit about phones, and I want a cool phone. I was set on the LG8000, but after holding it, I realized it was ugly. I thinking about the 710 (I felt it at a store), but the one thing I loved about the LG phones, I could record ring tones, by recording sound (I know the quality isn't great, but it's better than paying Verizon for them)..can this phone do it? Has anyone had the 8000 or 7000 and do they have an opinon either way.