So I got an HTC Arrive

[Stoic Joker]

bloody hell it's hard to type on one of these things

[Ath]

That's why I too got one with a 'real' keyboard (Motorola Milestone / Droid), but experienced that I have to keep my thumb's nails in just the right shape to press the keys reliably. And you are IMHO a tad advantaged by the slightly better layout of the HTC keyboard. Quick it will probably never go...

[Stoic Joker]

Well, considering I've previously never had a "Smart Phone", just getting to the board, logging in, and posting was a feat in itself. However in addition to that, I also got connected to my secure WiFi, setup Outlook to connect to our Exchange server, sent a test Email, checked my voice mail, and made a phone call. All without even looking at the 8 times longer than my attention span instruction manual.

So in the self explanatory/easy to use department ... I'll have to give it an A+.

The UI is incredibly fluid, so navigating it is quite nice. And it came with headphones ... Which I have no idea wtf to do with (hehe).

I'll plug it into my comp later and see how that goes - I gotta figure out how to side load it now.

[Deozaan]

I don't know but I'm guessing that's an Android? Either way, if it has Swype, try it. I really like it and personally think Swype would make it OK to not have a physical keyboard.

[Ath]

And it came with headphones ... Which I have no idea wtf to do with

You're supposed to treat it like a luxurious/expensive MP3 player, that happens to double-take as a phone

that's an Android? Either way, if it has Swype

Nope, it's WinPhone 7 (it's aka HTC 7 Pro), and no Swype available (yet)

I've previously never had a "Smart Phone", just getting to the board

What made you decide to go for a Windows Phone 7 device?

[Stoic Joker]

And it came with headphones ... Which I have no idea wtf to do with

You're supposed to treat it like a luxurious/expensive MP3 player, that happens to double-take as a phone

So... I throw it on the corner of my desk next to the Zune I never use either? That hardly seems effective.

I've previously never had a "Smart Phone", just getting to the board

What made you decide to go for a Windows Phone 7 device?

Hm...
BlackBerry strikes me as being a bit behind the times, and is kind of dull.
iPhones ... Are gay.
Androids, I thought about, but they just didn't make it past my idiot simple test (It's a phone for christ sake, don't make me have to think about how to make a call/answer the damn thing) when I played with a few in the store.
The office was insistent that I have mobile access to Email (it's their dime) So... I went for the OS I had the best chance of coding for. I also like the straightforward UI that I can strip down to just & only what I want on it.

My wife (who also got in on the plan) got a Samsung Elite, which I got to fiddle with last night. She kept getting lost on the 7 different side scrolling "Desktops" ... Which I also found rather annoying ... Me like Windows Phone.