thanks everyone for all the advice.
erick10, i should have mentioned i'm the cheapest of cheapskates. $375+tax and paypal fees is too much for me for a phone, although i like your line of thinking. i could probably get close to breaking even if i sold the tp1 on ebay for $200 and paid the regular $150-$199 for the tp2, but then i'd have to wait a year for upgrade or pay retail. i'm also married and my wife and i usually have the same stuff, so she'd need and upgrade too
chong67 and rawdikrik have probably persuaded me to not pay for the tp2 (i can still keep trying to get it free for another week). i was looking at this thread
http://community.sprint.com/baw/thre...reqsorting=dec
and i only wish my tp1 was that responsive.
any other feedback is welcomed. if sprint was launching the tp2 like it did the palm pre, i'd probably think differently.
chong