Paul Stamatiou has posted his review of the Sprint UpStage phone. I have the same phone as part of the Sprint Ambassador program, and I agree with just about everything Paul has to say, with a few exceptions.

Here are my quick thoughts:

- It is super-thin and feels great in the hands. The rubber-ized covering reminds me of a ThinkPad X-series.
- The touchpad area is a real pain. It's constantly jumping around and canceling items I'm trying to view.
- While others say they have been able to get the UpStage working as a modem for a Mac, I have not had much luck.
- Paul doesn't think there is a market for the TV function, but don't tell that to my son. He loves Discovery Channel and Animal Planet. Both of those channels are on the 'Live' TV list and they are live.
- The flip gets annoying. The constant flipping back and forth to enter text makes me not want to use the phone.

On that last point, I think you really need to decide what you want a phone for (other than being a phone). If you want something with MP3 capabilities that perhaps can compare with the iPod then this is your phone. If you want something for texting and other 'business' communication then this is not the phone for you.