[mlevin77]

> custom roms will always make a difference.

what is your experience with the Imagio - how much room for improvement is there - did Verizon cripple stuff (e.g., can you use any GPS software you want, etc.)? And, approximately how long do you think before a newbie-friendly (i.e., no heavy hacking required, simple instructions available) ROM/kitchen shows up? I loved the job the chefs did on the Apache kitchen - great ROMs, relatively foolproof instructions, etc. For Omnia I though, I see ROMs on the forums but the instructions seem to require a lot of knowledge. I don't want a brick and I'm not a WM expert... What's your prediction for the Imagio on this?

> Right now it looks like verizon will be getting a smartphone called the leo aka HD2, and
> from what ive heard could be released next month.

do you really think so? I've been waiting on the "almost here" Omnia II for a couple of months now, and still no word from Verizon on an actual availability date. I don't really trust them to roll out the good phones in a reasonable or predictable timeframe. I could wait if I knew precisely the date I was waiting for, but the way things are, I don't know... I'm thinking to get the Imagio and trade it in (30 days, right?) if Omnia II or Leo actually show up.

thanks,

Mike