wow, are you dense or what? i said assuming a normal distribution in *asterisks*, which would imply mean = median. common sense and no proof that IQ doesn't follow a Guasian distribution, eh? check out the figure in wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ). i even mentioned the skewness on the implied distribution would be weird. you probably know stats too (and a thing or too about Gini Coefficients), but i recommend you go get Reader Rabbit for your Mac before you post any more of your silly comments.

*assuming IQ is normally distributed*
wow, would you please go look up the definition of the word "average". how can 98% of people be below average? the skewness on that distribution would be quite interesting. generally speaking, approx. 50% of people are below average and 50% are above. All you've done is show you're in that "98%"

I have the phone; got it on Nov 21... of course it'd be cool if it had a million more features like everyone wants, but it's still pretty nice. It's fun surfin' the web on it and watching VCAST video is addictive.

to lajerk:
i have this phone (just got it yesterday)...
don't know about "themes" or the GPS/VZNav questions you have but...
unfortunately IMs do count as text messages and max you can get is 2500/mo for $20. (they should give us unlimited for $20/mo, c'mon!)

Hey guys... belive it or not I bought this thing yesterday (Nov 21). Hella slick =) me likey (but then again, i'm the easily-amused type). I bought the cable too, and it isn't working with BitPim yet =\

Can someone tell me how this phone compares to the T-Mobile Sidekick?
Sidekick is only $60/mo for basic voice, and unlimited internet(real web browsing)/IM/txt.
Seems like VZW charges $15/mo for VCAST, which is only mobile web, and you still need a txt package to do txtmsgs and IM... so it's a lot more expensive monthly.

How is this phone better than a sidekick? How crappy is VZW's VCAST Vpak/Mobile Web 2.0 vs. Sidekick's normal web browsing? (Or will the 9900 have true web browsing too?)
Also, in terms of montly pricing, a Sidekick is clearly a better deal.
600mins/month ($40) + ulimited internet/txt/IM ($20) = $60/mo.
Verizon: 450min/mo ($40) + unlimited internet ($15) + 1000 txt/IM ($15) = $70/mo

Right?