Okay, I flashed my Aussie Vodafone N9 to a non-Vodafone image so as to get the 1.1 firmware before Vodafone have finished knitting their own verison.

I don't quite understand the Swype keyboard thing though - I've enabled it via settings but it seems like the old keyboard. Aren't i supposed to be able spell out words by dragging my finger across the keyboard without removing it from the screen in between letters?