I had the opportunity to play with a Pre that an engineer at a session had
just purchased...I really was impressed with the graphics, user-friendly
programming, and the look and feel. He was a Machead like me, but was very
happy. He had also bought the Touchstone charger, and loved it. He was a
week-2 weeks into using it.

I'm seriously considering it--comparing my current plan with Sprint to
switching all three of us to AT&T, getting something similar on the AT&T
network would be about $40 more a month than what Sprint is costing me,
assuming that I go for the "free" phones for my wife and son (or something
up to $29 after rebate), adding unlimited text to the plan (I have a 17
year-old!), the iPhone data plan, etc.

Cost of the 8GB Pre is equal to the 16GB iPhone 3G S, there are those silly
activation charges, etc., that add to the one-time charges--but the depth
and breadth of the App Store is a huge factor in favor of the iPhone (as
well as my assumed Mac propensity). The chiclet keyboard on the Pre is
actually OK, and the phone feels great in the hand--like a phone, imagine
that! ;->

I'm at the point where I really do need access to my email/messages at all
times during the day, so a change is finally a necessity. I do like the
fact that the Pre pulls in all your Facebook contacts and info
automatically; I get tired of having two domains to consult--email and
Facebook, and the Pre integrates the two pretty well.

However, I've heard nothing but complaints about AT&T's network in and
around middle Tennessee...can you all weigh in on your experience?

It's more than time to get rid of my Katana!

Fred