OK. So after I have had this phone for 2 months I'm changing my rating from a 5 to a 4. While it's a very hip and practical little gadget, because it pretty much has it all (video, music player, web with high speed access, photo/video camera...), the touch sensitive buttons make it a little bit of a pain to use. The menus are hard to navigate and they're always changing on me with the simplest brush of my finger... It gets pretty annoying after a while... Over all, though, I still think it's one of the best phones out there in the US. Plus for now it's Verizon, which has the best coverage. === this is the phone that is going to kick the ipod's ass... we'll see what jobs has up his sleeves... but in the mean time, this little number is HOT and offers all the convenience ipods don't: buy music on the go, browse through new tunes while bored waiting for your flight or something, forget about carrying a phone, an ipod, a charger for your phone, a charger for your ipod, a headset for your phone, a headset for your ipod... what a headache! All you need is one!