I was in India at the tail-end of last year. You will be surprised how wide the cell phone penetration is. Beggars have cell phones. They call each other when they spot prospects. It's a bit ridiculous. People pulling hand cars loaded with a ton of garbage will whip out a start chatting. It is so affordable there because street vendors sell SIM cards dirt cheap. While the coverage may not be great, it's not that bad either.

My blackberry 8830 is my current time-teller, though I do miss my swatch watch that my X bought me, and took it back when I escaped that death trap :)

I got it the day after it was available to business users, and I gotta say, I love it. Initially, I was a bit worried about the battery life (only lasted two days), now having gone through a few charging cycles, the battery seems to last me about 4 to 5 days with normal use. Media player obviously eats up battery faster, but that is understandable. I really like the trackball, and even the keyboard is preferred over my Motorola Q. There are a lot of tricks to the BB OS, and I am constantly learning how to be more efficient with it. I think this is the phone for me, and having gone through 13 smartphones over the past few years, I would say I have tried a good bit of what's out there.