My palm m105 died awhile ago and cell was a few years old. Saw many 7135's on ebay, did some research, determined that many owners like them but they can be problematic. Bid on ebay for $100 (I've blown that much on other stuff I dont really need before so what the heck).

Phone arrived and looks new with no scratches, latest software.
I dont have the hotsync cable/cradle yet but the posts I have seen should be very helpful when it comes in.

Verison web activation and regular customer service was no go.
Found a board post for 888-308-5005 and activated in 5 minutes.
Post for optimum settings helped with battery life.
Verizon signed me up for pay as u go data. A board post helped with setting up Q2N which is slow but all I need and uses MOU.

The phone reception is the best I have ever had. It had one software error the other day playing tetris and it recovered without loss of data.

Thanks to the moderators and posters for all the help.