Thanks, YoDude, for your response. I am delaying my purchase of any new phone in the hopes that some of what I need will be provided on the N900 (it's ok if I have to pay, within reason). I can do some hacking, but I'm not skilled the way many (most?) of the participants here are. Since my last post, another issue has emerged, but it's OT, so I will be very brief. Since T-Mobile USA has not indicated it will support the N900, any tech support will need to go either online or with Nokia support. But Nokia support comes from a boiler room staffed by people who do not speak English very well. Evidently, Nokia does not, as yet, consider their flagship phone worthy of flagship tech support. Sigh.