[jamena]

done a little researching...and have a few options that seemed appealing, boiled it down to the following... agreed on the phone manuf. quality. SE are definitely quite nice, and I think blackberry are pretty good too. Not entirely sure about the audio connector options on thee so might have to go check them out in a shop.

SE W850i
- orange, 12 month @ £16 per month with 200min, 75sms
- o2, 12 month @ £22.50 per month with 400min, 100sms

"clearance/refurb" SE K800i
- 02, 12 month @ £12.99 per month with 400min, 100sms

Blackberry 8100 "Pearl"
- o2, 12 month @ £30 per month with 400min, 100sms, and free data&email
- tmobile, didn't understand their pricing structure so figure they're a rip off...

of course if vodafone will match one of the better deals I might stick with them. The free data&email thing sounds very appealing but I'm not sure if it's actually worth it! advertising sucking me in!

p.s. I also foung the SE k610i for *free* for 12 months on the 3 network but I dislike 3

p.p.s. vodafone's best offer on the W850i is for me to get another 18 month contract at £25 for 200min, 250sms, and their "stop-the-clock" thing. They wanted to charge £70 for the phone but once I got through to the leaving dept it became free...still nowhere near as good as the e2save offerings though...might be time to switch networks again!