I had TEL.EXE crash on the SPV that I had a couple of years ago. It may have improved since then. I may even get one to hurt myself with - they're phun phones to have, but stability and performance phucked me over. That was two years and about 3 major versions of the software ago, though.
Bang/buck is best met by Sony Ericsson phones at the moment. The w800i in particular is a fine piece of engineering.
I want a [link|http://www.mobilegazette.com/sony-ericsson-k790-k800-0603x01.htm|K790].
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