same here. there's not much helio has to offer now other than it's slightly better plans and SMS. on the variety of devices available, helio is no competition to AT&T, T-mobile, Verizon, or even Sprint. the iphone's definitely more sexy and got way more third party apps than the ocean.

i just got helio about two months ago.

i think for all phones, it depends on where you live. if you're in big cities like L.A. and New York, of course you'll get the best coverage. and then it depends if you travel a lot, too. i'll be going to Mexico, so let's see how my black Heat works down there.

For helio, i have no problem since i live in L.A. The web browser and all web apps load fast, and i can go on myspace (i love myspace), take pics during concerts and upload my pics instantly on the web. Well, technically anyway. Helio and Myspace still seems to be working on uploading pictures, so it will be a while until they get it right and users might have problems with picture uploading onto myspace. So far, you can only upload onto myspace directly from your Heat.

I have a 80G iPod, so i don't have any need of the music and video usage for my Heat. Nothing beats the iPod in music and video quality, unfortunately.

GPS is great, since i haven't lived in L.A. that long and get lost constantly. Google also helps me with traffic, since L.A. traffic is the worst in the world. of course, don't be typing in the address while you're driving or you'll crash! Pull over!

Helio is expensive, but when you think about it, if you're the kind of person who lives in the city with great 3G coverage, will be using all these extra apps like email, GPS and surfing the web all the time, and you're signing up for a cell phone by yourself and without a family, Helio is great. Otherwise, there might be other better options.