[rocajack1]

My personal experience with the Telus Diamond has been quite satisfactory. It is very much like buying a new house where the builder completes 90% of the work and you must spend some time to complete the rest. The stock version misses some important features and performance tweaks that are covered quite nicely in this forum. After implement the changes, I have great battery life, stability and responsiveness.

I am a sales rep, and I mostly use the phone for business purposes. Talk (an hour on anverage), text, email (no email push:I am not imporant only need to check it every two hours), 30 min to an hour checking on my sorry financials, total 10-15 minutes on google map to find my way. The phone usually end the day before I go to bed at 30-50% battery.

Tweaks that helped me:
Advance config: improved performance (enable scrolling wheel on many apps was hugh)
Battery fix
A2U2: I only use it for answering calls to prevent accidental calling. Very responsive and no battery drain.
PRL Update

I don't have time for all other multimedia stuff so I can't comment. But as a useful phone for a business professional, I really like it. Easy to text, small profile. Telus, although not perfect, has by far the best reception in rural BC. No problem with call quality.

My only knock is the quality of hte hardware buttons. They should be able to get away with a good scrolling wheel.

Hope this helps.
RJ