I am nearing the end of my current contract and will be upgrading my
phone soon.  Currently I am using a Nokia 3360 on a TDMA/Preferred
Nation plan (home is Alabama), but am intrigued by the "cool factor"
of the flip feature of the Motorola V60i.  

I am a little concerned with the durability of the hinge mechanism of
the V60i as well as the external antenna.

Also, I would be interested to hear from anyone who can comment on
direct comparison of both phones in weak to marginal signal areas.  I
often travel in some rural areas  that are not as well covered by
towers as  major population centers.  For this reason, all other
concerns aside, I would have to give preference to whichever phone is
able to provide the best performance in these areas.

Thanks for any helpful thoughts,
Rod