[ocbizlaw]

You all seem to have come from a line of HTC products (Touch to Diamond). My path to the Diamond was a little different. I got the PPC 6700 when it first came out some years ago. It was a solid product with a good slide out keyboard and was reliable after Sprint released an updated ROM. I'd still be using it but it died. Battery life was pretty good meaning I could get through the day then I'd plug it in when I got home.

When my 6700 died 4 months ago I went into the Sprint store and bought a Treo 800w. That phone was a nightmare from the beginning and if you have problems with the battery life on the Diamond, you'd throw the Treo 800w out the window. I swear I almost did myself on more than one occasion. The phone constantly locked up, turned itself off in the middle of calls and would not turn back on for hours, wouldn't charge (even after software fix) and drew so much power that neither USB nor car charger could keep up.

I returned it twice and when the third one was exactly the same as the first two they told me that if I could get by for a few weeks the Diamond would be out and I could trade the Treo even though the 30 days had expired (I made them send me an email confirming their agreement while I was in the store and wouldn't leave until I received it).

The Diamond is by far the best of the three in my opinion. I've tried the iPhone but I can't tether with it and I'm not paying AT&T $160 a month for what Sprint gives me for $99. I get through the day with the battery, the phone is, let's face it, gorgeous, and I really like many of the features like weather and Sprint TV.

I fully intended to return the Diamond for the pro but the reality is, I rarely had two thumbs free when texting on the 6700 and the compact QWERTY with predictive text has turned out to be a godsend so I'm keeping the Diamond because I like the size. In fact, I switched my last AT&T line to Sprint and bought a second Diamond that came yesterday. I switched from AT&T totally when Sprint agreed to give me a free Ariave for my house (I have AT&T service at home but Sprint service only works in one corner of my bedroom).

Long and short, our phones provide so many services that I don't think we'll ever see 2 or 3 days without charging again so that's a given as far as I'm concerned. If I get through the work day I'm fine. Now that I have the Airave I'm cancelling my house phone which comes through my cable company.

Just my 2 or 3 or 25 cents.