Ah, John you read Engadget slightly more often than I do, was just about to post that.

As for EmpegBBS being blocked, a while ago when I was on Orange UK and felt like browsing from my phone it was blocked and classed as 'Adult Content' and they wanted my Credit Card number for age verification. Bunch of muppets.

@wfaulk if you're not totally against chunky sliding phones, you may like the G1 instead. I like mine a lot. If you're not on T-Mobile, the 'developer' phone is completely unlocked for any network, and the T-Mobile G1 can be unlocked easily with a small charge in various places.