i'm still new as well, I'm using Calculon's Kitchens and making my own Rom's, the verizon stock Radio i'm not sure about, Telus is pretty nice, i'm able to text adn play games for around 8 hours, with half baterylife left. The GPS i jsut foudn out today as well,
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=49933
I just unlocked my GPS and i'm installing Garmin now
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