"Global capability when traveling overseas", GPS, and comparison to Omnia 2

[mlevin77]

I'm on Verizon in the U.S., trying to decide whether to keep waiting for the Omnia II or go with the Touch Pro 2. Can someone outline the differences for me (aside from the slide-out keyboard)? Opinions? Which is likelier to have an easy-to-use kitchen or good ROMs made for it?
Also:
1) the Verizon website says (for the TP2): "Global capability when traveling overseas" - what the heck is that? I thought this was a CDMA phone which wouldn't work in Europe for example. Can it do GSM also??
2) GPS: does it have a real GPS which will be usable with spoken driving directions software (now, or in a new ROM that people are cooking)?

thank you in advance,

Mike