I thought using unlocked phones would be a great way to get around paying for the $30/mo. But to my dismay, I was using the Palm Treo Pro and AT&T caught on and got ahold of me and changed me to the higher plan. I was pissed cause that is actually a great phone. Worked better than my 5800 and e71. So I ended up giving them my serial # to my 5800 and they said they inputted that # into their system as a Samsung Eternity and put me back on the cheaper plan. Go figure. So now I really hope my 5800 comes back fixed and I am happy with it.

Does anyone know if the N97 works like the 5800 as in, will I be able to use the cheaper data plan like with the 5800? I recently won a Motorola Droid of a website and was thinking of trading it for a N97 (you know a phone I can at least try out and use). The Droid would be a fun phone to play with, but I am not switching to Verizon just for that.

No I did not make any changes to my account. I was using the Treo Pro for a couple months too before they caught on. So I am not sure what happened. But they dont seem to mind when I use the 5800 or even the e71. And they sell the e71x, go figure. But I will sell my e71 once I have a good working 5800. And once I get the Droid, I would love to trade it for a N97. Or probably end up selling it and buying one.

I've been with AT&T for 6 years now with the same plan from when I started. So I am really curious on how your nephew can use the Iphone on the cheaper plan? You guys are really lucky. Hope that stays that way for you. I wish it would have for me. Im also thinking if I stick with these symbian phones I might be ok. I hope at least I will be ok.

AT&T did just come out with that LG Arena. That phones looks pretty cool if I do have to switch to another phone. I am not eligible for a upgrade for another few months or so though. Sucks cause right now at wirefly.com, they are offering EVERY AT&T phone for free right now.

Oh and no I do not have any other phones on my plan. Well my wifes phone is a classic slider phone, nothing special. I have been switching between the 5800, e71 and the Palm Treo Pro cause I was having issues with my 5800. So I used the Treo Pro since December 2009 with no issues from AT&T. Then just a couple weeks ago, I started having issues with them. My 5800 is on its way back already from Nokia, so hopefully everything is fixed on it and I will have no more issues with it. But I am keeping an eye out for the N97 still cause that looks like a cool phone to play with that AT&T will not charge extra for. What about the N900, you think AT&T would charge extra for that?

I've been wondering about the N97 issues. I know it had all kinds of issues in the early stages. But figured Nokia fixed all that with firmware updates. Who knows, like you said there may be still a ton of issues. If I can find a mini, then I will go for it. I'd like to make a one for one trade, but will probably have to sell, then buy.

Some of the N97 issues were resolved with the v20/21 firmware, but the limited RAM and limited C: drive space are hardware design limitations. People also complain about the slow CPU. The Mini has the same CPU, but has a lot more C: drive room (although less total storage).

There was also a problem with the "protective" lens cover scratching the camera lens (supposedly fixed on the later production runs).

My ride with the 5800 has generally been a good one. I have had some problems along the way, but most have been pretty minor. I know I bitch about Nokia making us NAM users wait for firmware, but even with the waits they've released a lot of updates in a short time.

I hope Nokia takes care of you and fixes your 5800 properly.

Yea, I was looking for another phone to have as a backup, and really could not find anything I liked as much. So when Amazon did the price dump on the 5800 Navi recently I got one of those. Now I have a spare AC charger & battery, as well as a car charger and a nice suction cup swivel mount to use with my phone.