SMS App recommendation

[Berksboy62]

Hi all
just getting to grips with my new android phone ( dragging myself into the 21st century as my daughter informs me ) so using the functions is still new to me. However one thing I have found is that, unlike my old Samsung Monte, I can't assign individual test alert tones on a contact basis so that all have the same alert.
Looking through forums it seems the way to go is to use a separate app that will do that and seems that there are three mainly recommended - chomp sms, handcent sms and Go SMS Pro. So I have two questions, firstly does anyone have recommendations as to which may be the better to go for of the three or have a better sugegstions. Secondly anything I need to do when installing an app on an android phone, probably a dumb quetion to some but I'd like to have use of my phone for more than a week before managing to blow it up !
Thanks

[greenman]

Ringtones for individual contacts are assigned via the Contact app.
Select your contact and scroll to bottom of their profile to 'Ringtones'.

The standard SMS app is more than sufficient for most people, but of the options you mention Handcent is regarded as one of the best.

Installing apps can either be done via Play Store or your computer (the app will be sent to and installed on your phone)
Nothing in particular to be aware of other than read the comments and don't always take a 5* review as typical.
The Android market is pretty open and so reviews can be fabricated, so look a little deeper into reviews before installing.