@dagamer43...having CDMA/UMTS makes the phone too bulky...Have you ever seen the Imagio or the Storm 2...or hey how bout the Tour? All three have quad-band GSM and CDMA (1x and EVDO) and the Imagio and Storm 2 have Wifi...and the Imagio is certainly thin. There is much more to it than the technology not being available. It was available back then and it's even more available now. The decision was business control related.

It's not....TOTALLY ugly...but it sure isn't the BL40...or even BL20 (which looks like an updated original Chocolate) It looks like an updated Dare to be honest. And in regards to the "3G" in the signal bar...yea, saw that. Possible change in labels for the upcoming devices that have 4G, 3G, 1x...Would make sense (especially since there was word that LG passed one of those devices through the FCC already).

Or if you're eligible to upgrade...it's $99.99 with a $50 New Every Two or $49.99 with a $100 New Every Two.....AND Buy One Get One Free....2 Storms for $49.99...not too shabby.

The point I was making was this: There currently is no cell phone directory in the US (since MetroPCS is US only). John M, you stated the account holder's name show's up for you...ok...but what if it's the account holder's child or spouse that calls...it's still not accurate. And Tito, you're correct, it is regarding wireline calls; however, if you read the article they state they are doing this in hopes of getting people to move off of wireline numbers. So in that aspect, if you take people from wireline and put them on wireless, then you just defeated the purpose of this feature since MOST...and I say again, MOST, wireless carriers do not publish your name with the number. Verizon Wireless has always refused to do this to protect personal information.

A little "Oops" in their thinking. MetroPCS says they are introducing this service in hopes to help ween people from Wireline service. Ok, great...wonderful. Small problem though. Wireless does not keep a directory of names to numbers so that's a small problem. The person will only see "Wireless Caller" or the state of the number instead...So thanks MetroPCS for providing a service to get people to leave Wireless....and then find your service to be a bit useless...oops!

kellybrf: If you are going to correct pricing, make sure you verify. Price, as stated by "VZW_emp" is $299.99 before rebate. Advanced Device Discount brings it to $199.99 before rebate and New Every Two (of $100) brings it to $99.99 before rebate. That means, a new Touch for under $100 (not bad huh). As for GPS...not slated YET...however, it may be released after the VZNav version 4 launch, that remains to be seen.

Correction for you: It's $299.99 (not including $50 MIR). So it's either $349.99 before rebate or $249.99 after rebate. Just an FYI for everyone screaming about price.

HAH! I'm not an at&t fan but this was priceless. Nice to know they admit Verizon is stiff competition. It's true though...Sprint isn't a "quality" competitor...unless you're Cricket or Helio :)

Waiting for MediaFlo to launch? AT&T must forget that it has been launched for quite a while with Verizon Wireless. It's going to be the same channels, plus maybe one or two more (I forget), but it's the same signal and same service. So...want to think of a new excuse? Perhaps that they're having issues with the Vu...or they're just not ready yet?

Dave...sadly you don't understand what you are talking about. Verizon Wireless does not, nor have they ever "sold" your information to anybody. CPNI shares information with company partners, i.e. Verizon Communications and Vodafone. How much of the information is truely shared remains to be seen. But before you spout out links and try to talk down a company, learn your facts first.