So, a decision was made.

I got the LG Voyager.

What changed? Well, two big things: First I discovered (through online reading, and a hands on demo at a Verizon Store) that the LG DOES have a text editor/notepad application. And this holds true for the Venus, and the Env. I realize I’m weird about this requirement, but hey, it’s my money.

The second big thing is that the Voyager (after discounts) costs the same as the Blackberry pearl. And it doesn’t have the Verizon mandated requirement of a data plan. Note: if you buy a blackberry from Verizon, you’re required to have a $30/month minimum data plan.

That adds up quick.

I may tack on a data plan to the Voyager later, but for now, I’m not going to use it.

A third huge bonus is that bitpim is really close to having full support for the Voyager, so I’ll be able to do the full sync dance easily.