by far that is my only complaint with this phone....the fact that it IS so powerful but I can't unleash its full potential because as soon as I put it in 3G mode I have to acknowledge the fact that it will be dead within 6-8 hours. I just recently (the past 3 days) have realized that is what is sucking up my battery. when it is on GSM i can go idle for 2 full days but as soon as i put it in 3G and do a littttttle bit of browsing or email or anything for that matter it goes flaccid.

thankfully qwerty12 came out with the status applet to switch from 3G to GSM and that lifted my spirits a bit in regards to the potential this device has. i think we should just try to stay positive and hope for the best (from Nokia's future FW releases and support and the wonderful constructive community we have here on these forums)