[kennybain]

My first PPC was a Sprint 6700 flashed to Alltel (helmi_c). I bought a new battery and I could operate it for about 12 hours. I now have the Alltel 6800 (stock ROM) and my battery life is 36 hours - which lets me use it for 2 days straight.

With the stock Alltel ROM, the GPS now works, and it is simply fantastic. The ONLY shortcoming is no turn-by-turn voice instructions, but I am sure that will happen in a matter of time.

The 6800 is not slower than my 6700. I've never encountered this. However, if some stock ROMs were slower, I am sure the cooked ones will be faster (at least that was my experience with the 6700).

Good luck! You definitely won't regret the upgrade.