[hankbear]

1. Per contact, only for incoming calls, not text messages or emails. You can have a ringtone defined for a contact, but it is only used when they call, not for text messages or emails. There are applications you can purchase and load that will do this, however. Ringo is one that I tried, but I decided I did not really need that feature.

2. Pretty sure when you hit dismiss, it stops playing.

3. It depends on how much effort you are willing to put into it. There are a lot of people working on how to customize the default interface for the Diamond. Also, as mentioned above, you can always go back to the standard Window Mobile interface, which is pretty well known, as well as load any of the other interface shells out there, like PointUI or SPB Mobile Shell.

4. Most things work, but there are a few things that won't. There was a thread around here somewhere that asked what apps were VGA compatible. If there are any specific apps that are critical for you, you could ask, and I am sure someone has tested/used it.