Thanks guys. Battery life isn't really a concern, I'm in the habit of throwing my phone on the charger whenever I walk in the door anyway. I'm used to typing text messages off a normal flip open phone so any improvement will probably be nice. I don't really care about the camera (the camera on my VX6000 has failed and I never bothered to fix it), it's nice to take a quick picture of something but it wouldn't really be a dealbreaker if it didn't have one or it wasn't very good.

How is the transmitting power of your phones (still get a strong signal indoors or where other people drop calls?). Verizon doesn't offer any Sony phones (they have probably the best service around here) but they do have a Samsung SCH-i730 but it's pricey ($600). The Samsung does offer Wifi though, but I don't know how much I'd use it if I have an unlimited data plan. Anyone else?