Thanks emailmyers,
I have tried the kokko dialer for a few weeks now and although I liked it a little better then the dialer that came with the phone....anyway.
I just uninstalled the kokko one and installed the E-Ten you linked to. NOW this is what I was looking for. It is so clean and I agree that seems to be a bit more responsive. Now to try all the skins available for it and pick a favorite color

Thanks again

edit: papawharfrat - I dont see any hidden agenda, but if there was one I didnt sense it. I do know that his post has helped 2 of us so far, so his post was useful. As for apples to apples, in my opinion it is. The smart dialer is an option withing the dialer, and some of us had little use for it anyway. I never used the smartdialer so it I wont miss it. I love the dialer he posted.