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I switched to an EVO as well coming from a tp2, tp, & mogul. and just like you, the keyboard was one of the main things i was concerned about as well. I decided to pull the trigger and get the evo because it was so damn fast. At first i wanted to check out all the customization options and i wasn't impressed, i kept researching and found out that the android OS is very complex in its own way compared to the windows mobile OS.

the text is actually pretty good, the feature i like is that if you hit the buttons on the screen it vibrates, i cant recall if this happened on the tp2 since i only used the keyboard.

i dont know about the resizing but for the deadzones question, i've actually experienced better reception at alot of places so im pretty sure the reception is better.

you wont be disappointed when you get the phone! when you get it though, remember to do some of the battery tweaks found in the forum, good luck with finding the phone!