I say either get the SonyEricsson W810 from SunCom or buy an unlocked Nokia N80 off eBay or somewhere. Typically SonyEricsson phones work GREAT with SunCom... often better than Nokia (especially in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Greensboro, and Charlotte). The HipTop3 is good, but not that much better than the HipTop2... Horrible reception problems with the HipTop2 are not normal, and you may be able to get it repaired by Danger (actually it would be Sharp or Audiovox/UTStarcom that would repair it) for minimal cost.