Older pics of the Xperia had the curved keypad, what's up with this? Definitely need more side pics.

This phone with more development, could have potentially been the proverbial Iphone killer.

Give me a Touch Pro or Diamond Sprint. At least it has Windows Mobile now.

A delay for AT&T means a delay in the phone eventually reaching the two carriers I have, Sprint & T-mo. I may not like AT&T but along with Verizon, at least they are making available products that don't look either contrived, cheap, or outdated.

@ Stoopid

The Instinct I tried did have service and was being used to show capabilities - but you are right about the additions of uploads/downloads would make it lag big time. Also didn't test it running multiple functions.

This pisses me off. All their decent phones are out overseas, and here in the U.S. we get their cheap looking crap. T-mo is even carrying the Iphone in Germany. If there is a decent phone out here, the price is always jacked up.

I have a few friends who work for Sprint.

First, the Instinct was available in stores June 19th, and those customers who pre-registered got a coupon for an additional $100 of the cost.

Secondly, if you already have Sprint and are eligible for the upgrade credit of $150 w/ 2 year contract, your total cost will still come to $229, before the $100 rebate.

Third I tested the phone almost two weeks ago, and the model that was being used was a different type of Instinct then the one being sold. The one one I tried minimized the haptic problems, and seemed to have fluidity going from one action to another. My contact even told me not to buy one ( I just needed a new Sprint phone in general), because of the model being sold not being the same quality as the one he had. I would be better off waiting for a new BB and the Android phones.