Kamalatug, I feel your pain. I'm not buying a new phone until Christmas, but at the rate Verizon is going I'm worried the SMT5800 won't be out by then. Worse yet, the reason I'm waiting is because I've noticed that if a phone comes out in the summer Verizon will slash the price for holiday sales (LG enV and Moto's Q went for around $100 last Christmas). I'm not sure they will do this for a brand new phone.

Anyone else irked that Verizon is bragging about some new phones (that must have materialized out of thin air) for the 2007 holiday season? We've known about some of these other phones for over a year. What's the hold up?!
What makes it that much more ridiculous is that Verizon believes the new LG Voyager will be the iPhone killer. Boy does Verizon have its collective head up its ass.
Curse Verizon's monopoly on the Washington DC Metro! Otherwise, I'd probably drop them, since I'm fed up with their politics. Considering Verizon is now #2 in the cell phone market, maybe they'll start acting like #2 and come up with incentives we want (like rollover minutes) to start luring people back in.
A bit of a rant, sorry...

Kamalatug, I feel your pain. I too ride the metro every day in Washington DC. But, even still, I'm seriously considering switching to AT&T. I long for choice and freedom with respect to my cellular equipment.

HI I am new to this board and from canada I was wondering how you link this phone to your computer for the adress book and todo lists. can someone tell me if it is easy or not. I am looking to buy this phone but not sure, I also like the motorola q, and some of the blackberrys. the Palm is also nice but do not like a touch screen. I have never had a phone like this before always had just a regular phone. also doe this hone have a gps with routes on it.

The phone comes with a cable. You hook it up to the computer via the USB port. Windows Activesync will set up a partnership with your phone. It will sync your phone address book and calendar with Outlook. You might be able to do this wirelessly as well. Not sure about wireless sync (bluetooth or IR) for this phone.

Not a very big forum for this phone as compared to the 760. Does anybody have any kind of clue on when this phone (UTS xv5800/HTC Libra (5800)) is coming out on Verizon? I'm very interested in getting this phone as i have played with it at a Qwest Kiosk in my local mall and like the size and functionallability of the phone. I want a phone first and a pda second (from what i can see the i760 is PDA first phone second).

I agree...
I talked to a store rep two weeks ago that said "around Thanksgiving"...
This press release gives that a little credit...New Smartphone, PDA Options From Verizon Wireless Make Staying Connected A Personal Choice

We'll see

Shackman

I'd add to this that I'm not that big on just buying phone online and not getting my dirty little mits on it.

Also, I send an email to a VZW press rep asking if they had a firm release date for the SMT5800. Here's the reply:
"No, we don't have a firm date for that device but it should be available prior to the holidays."

He can only hope

i am anxiously awaiting the release of the 5800 on vzw. i want to check out the Q9C and the 5800 side by side before i make my move on a new gadget. the more i see of the 5800, the more i like it. it has been over a year since the 1st pics popped up on the net for this.
and to answer xh3dx, the smartphone os units like the Q's and the 5800 work great as a phone and a pda - much easier to use than the ppc touchscreen os units. pulling up contacts is so easy - just start typing a name on the keyboard and the matches start popping up on the screen. i had a sammy i730 for a year and a half and switched to the Q and never looked back. i dont ever want to use a stylus again.

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What is next??? The Saga i770? The Omnia i910? The Touch Pro XV6850? The BlackBerry Storm?

I agree with you totally Miata492. I replaced i730 with a Motorola Q. Love the functions on the i730. Hated the touch screen and instability. Besides, how many people actually need all those advanced PocketPC functions? Not me. The Q is perfect for me. Got a great deal on a used one from ebay, and I still have the option to purchase the SMT5800 with my new every 2 if vzw ever releases it.

I was trying to hold onto my i730 until the SMT5800 came out. But, my Sammy was crashing several times per day, so I had to take emergency action. Bottom line is, I love my Q. I don't plan go back to a PocketPC again. I'll need to do a side by side comparison to see if the SMT5800 will be worth the switch. The2 biggest selling points for me are WM6 and form factor. It would be great to have a phone that looks like a phone again.

Also, HTC manufactured this phone with WiFi. I wonder if Verizon stripped it out or just disabled it. If it's just disabled, I suppose it wouldn't take much to enable it. Surely someone on this site will figure out how and pass on the knowledge.

yeah, it would be interesting to find out if the wifi is buried in it and disabled by the big vzw! im sure that if it is in there it would not be that hard to enable it...

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What is next??? The Saga i770? The Omnia i910? The Touch Pro XV6850? The BlackBerry Storm?