Hi all... first time posting, so please be kind to me! I bought a Sprint Mogul/PPC-6800 back in September 2007 and it has been in a rapid decline since I bought it. I'll summarize my problems, in descending order of importance.

1) Some specific keys on the slide out keyboard have become increasingly unresponsive
2) System lags despire doing several hard resets and stripping phone of almost all 3rd party software
3) White hotspots in lower left corner of screen
4) Any word on whether Skype Mobile will ever work with this phone?
5) Bundled screenguard is crap. What do you recommend?

Now little more detail:
The most annoying problem is that *some* of the buttons on the slide-out keyboard have become unresponsive... primarily the period, s, t and a couple of others.

When I want to type a period, for example, I need to press the key 5, 6, 7 or more times before a single period will appear on the screen.

Obviously this is an incredibly annoying quirk. I am using the most current ROM (2.17.651.0) and I don't remember if this issue existed before I upgraded. The only 3rd party apps I have installed are Google Maps and Opera Mobile. I also have a Kingston 2gb micro SD card installed.

Is this something I can only deal with by sending it in for warranty repair?

Also, if I send it in for warranty repair, will they take care of those annoying hotspots in the lower left corner of the screen? (anyone have experience in getting these fixed?)

Lastly, am I just totally out of touch for being offended that my local Sprint store wants to charge me $10 for a packet of screenguards? These are, after all, paper-thin sheets of plastic. What screenguards would you recommend?

Thanks all