I've been using this phone for about a week or so, and count me as unimpressed. The 3G is pretty weak, it really isn't noticeably faster than the EDGE speeds I get on my N80. It's just as slow/undermemoried as every other S60 phone, complete with crashing applications.

Another extremely annoying issue is the new spring loaded SIM latch. The battery somtimes strikes it and causes your SIM to dismoount while you have the phone on. You then need to power down the phone, remove the battery, click the SIM back into place and put it all back together.

Back to the 3G . . . the phone also drops calls when it loses the 3G signal here in San Francisco. It hands from 2G to 3G OK, but not back.

All in all I think UMTS sucks . . . and the phone should never have been launched without HSDPA.

In the end, it's nice that there is an approved S60 device for AT&T and hopefully that will drive more usage of S60 by US users, but this phone feels like it's nine months too late.

Anyone stating that "people who believe free phones are really free" are idiots either has a stake in saying so or is an idiot themselves. Here are a few facts: you cannot gain a post paid account with Cingular without signing at least a one-year contract, and even that is difficult to do, more than likely with Cingular you will be signing a 2 year contract. To use the services that the iPhone offers will require a voice plan and an unlimited data plan + messaging, for a total monthly bill of ~$85 - $100 per month! For a two year contract this represents a $2000 - $2400 commitment. And even if you didn't accept a subsidized handset, you still are on the hook for a $175 ETF! So, you represent an LTV to Cingular of $2000 - $4000 (depending on how long youy stay with them) and some people think that expecting a subsidy in return for your contractual commitment is wrong???? That is idiotic!

Let me explain something here, Apple is trying to make money not once, not twice, but three times from this sale. They will make margin on the equipment when they sell it to you for $500. Then they will make a $300 commission from Cingular for selling an activation contract, and finally they will make money from content purchases. I salute them for their ingenuity, but this is highway robbery wrapped in the guise of user experience.

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