Motorola i860

I am thinking about changing from cingular and getting a southern linc phone, im froma alabama so ill mostly be in the southern linc coverage area and i was wondering about the motorola i860. I was thinking about getting it but i know nothing about it could someone that owns this phone or someone that knows anything about it please help me out because i know nothing about it. I was wondering about reception compared to other phones and what about the battery life. Thanks please reply back