[ilber]

Strictly my opinion.
I have extensive play time with tp, some tp2 (still active on my other line)
I switched from sero F&F.
1) I believe it does, but it is a matter of finding codec/player
2) iGO8-never tried it, but Android version of google maps is AWESOME!
3) Not really, tp was not really a poachable solution due to my physique, but fits in the shirt pocket just fine
4) The biggest "wow factor" was the OS itself, sure device is nice but I am liking TP2, just HAD TO GET a new phone, so I was looking at paying for TP@ or EVO (same amount). As far as being i"anything"-fanboy, I am on my 5th HTC device, so I am somewhat partial, but as soon as I see a spec sheet better than HTC, I will switch, and I still don't believe that I should by the device just because I am being told it is "cool"
5) I use native client for my exchange (work) e-mail, k-9 mail client for my 3 other accounts and G-mail client for my g-mail account.
To recap I switched from ~ $65 for 2 lines a month to $143 for 2 lines w/TEP. In 1 year I have spent about 1200 (yes twelve hundred minutes) with my TP, while I’ve d/l over 200 gigs of data. So data plan and paying for "premium data plan" is a good option for ME. Surly there are cheaper phones or way to avoid "EVO Tax", but I believe that price of admission is justifiable based on my usage.
Hope that helps.

PS on a flip side if Sprint would have replaced my TP with TP2, I would probably still be on Sero F&F