I have a Verizon HTC Apache (XV6700). I have updated the crap out of it and am now running Windows Mobile 6 with all the goodies.
The key issue as to whether or not you are going to like the Touch is not the fact that it is a Touch, but the fact that it is a Windows Mobile 6 PDA phone. All WM6 phones are essentially the same with only minor differences in where the buttons and ports are and how much memory they have, etc.
Very seriously, if you are not a computer geek or gadget hound DO NOT buy a WM6 (or much worse, a WM5) phone. It requires the tender loving care of any Windows machine and will require a reboot every few days.
It does everything but it does it very poorly. For example, it's a phone, but a crappy one. If you are used to having total control over how it beeps and buzzes WM6 platfoms are light-years behind regular phones. Hell, it won't even know to continue to give you a short beep or buzz if you've missed a call or have vmail waiting, simple stuff like that.
It uses the very crappy Outlook schedule application. The Palm based phones are light-years ahead in the PDA biz. If you sign up or have access to push email it will eat your battery so fast it's pathetic. If you do a lot of talking, surfing or music playing make sure you are carrying at least one extra battery on you.
If you want the uber-geek toy, go WM6. If you want the best organizer/PDA, go Palm/Treo (I used to be a Palm guy and am now trying the "dark side"). If you want the best push email, go Blackberry.
The arfcom of all thing cellular: www.howardforums.com. Also, ppcgeeks.com is great if you are a hacker/geek/etc.
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