After 9 mo. of irritation with both an Android phone and a Telecom (Sprint) I decided to retrench and do what I had intended to do in the first place - get a webOS phone.
I bought a new, unlocked HP Pre 3 on eBay. These were built for ATT in the US and have ATT branding on the packaging. They were never formally released so there is no support or warranty from either ATT or HP.
I won't go into a full review or list of stats, you can find one here which I think is fair:
http://www.webosnation.com/review-hp-pre3
The Pre 3 runs an older version of webOS (2.2.4, I think vs. 3.0.5 on the tablet) you don't really notice it, however many of the newer apps will only run on the tablet, this is changing because the newest version of Enyo allows you to make apps optimized for both phone and Tablet so more of the new apps coming out for webOS work on the phone. Most of the legacy apps from older versions of the phone still work but you get the feeling you are stuck in 2009 instead of 2012. It reminds me of using the iPhone in 2007 when there were no apps yet.
However the big difference is the Pre browser actually runs Flash AND a heck of a lot of websites have well designed mobile or touch screen versions (web apps) so I don't really feel a pressing need for apps.
Frankly, HP was on to something with webOS for phones but they needed more apps and a faster product release schedule to be competitive. I'm hoping this Pre 3 will last until somebody somewhere releases an openwebOS phone.
If you like webOS on the Touchpad, you will probably like it on a phone.