No, I just played with one for an hour.

I have to admit that something inside me wants one bad....but it's not practical.

However, if they do get ActiveSync I would seriously debate it.

If they get ActiveSync and 3G and drop the price, I'd have one right away!

I don't use an i730. I demoed one about 18 months ago and thought it was just to bulky. Ended up getting a 6700 then trading to a Q shortly after that. The iPhone just has a really nice fit and finish to it. Everything just works and works well. The only problem I had was a) typing of course and b) getting kicked off of Google maps (which may have been a overloaded WiFi issue in the Apple store.)

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Only reason I'm going with the i760 vs. 6800 is the numeric phone keypad on the front. there are other minor differences but I think most folks agree that's what it boils down to.

I so hope this is true. This would be a dream come true

Ive had the i phone for a couple days now and it is definately a different experience. I am not an apple fan but my wife is so i got her one. i am still using my i730.
everything it does it does very well. it is very very smart. the touch screen is more precise and the web browsing experience is the best ive ever had. i think im in love with the two finger grow and shrink and the way scrolling works. while web browsing can type just as fast as all my other pdas, but the rest of the time it forces you into portrait mode which makes it difficult to type.
i hope that the i phone changes the way pdas are made. if the iPhone touchscreen experience is a 10 then the i730 would be a 5, because big fingers dont work in most cases with widows mobile devices, yet with the iPhone my fingers dont feel incapableand i have not felt the need for a stylus.
battery life is good too, although i have not fully tested with wifi and bluetooth on all day.

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i700>i730>vx6700>tmobilemda>iPhone>tilt

The i730 with the extended battery on it just looks absurd now.

The iPhone with no battery power in 1 year will look even more absurd.

I am reading that you get from 300-400 charges on the device.
Lets see how people like their iBatteries in one year......

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VZW, It's 2008! Time to embrace technology, not suppress it. - oops too late I've moved on over to the iPhone w/ AT$T!

I also read that and am surprised. I like charging my phone every night, so I guess if I owned the iphone, it would start dying after 1 year.

I've had my i730 for 2 years and I haven't noticed any battery wear. The battery life is about the same as the first day I owned it. It's not very good, but at least the battery isn't losing power.

Goldie... Your pics are the best comparison between PDA phones I've seen thusfar! ... In particular like the one of them all stacked up!

Mark

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Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

I love my i730 and will be getting the i760 because its an upgrade to the i730, had it for 2 yrs in November and my "regular" (not extended battery) is dead. But I got a new i730 from insurance so I got a new extended battery with that so now i have 2 ext. batteries, lol. So batteries do die out, but $90 (from what I read) for the iPhone battery is expensive.

Also some good news! I spoke to the verizon rep at a store and he told me their "new every 2" is now for 20 months instead of 22 months. So I was expecting to get the i760 on Sept. 14 but now I can get it as early as July 14th. Please verizon give us what we need.