I picked up a Nokia E62 today, after being surprised by the small deposit required by Cingular. I had bad credit a few years ago, so when I tried to get a Cingular phone back then, they asked me for an $800 deposit. It was a pleasant surprise not having to front all that money.
My first impressions of the phone are positive. It's a little bulky - definitely not a "girly" phone like the Moto RAZR v3 that I used to have. Symbian OS has gone through a lot of changes since the last time I used it (Nokia 3650). It's a little difficult to find my way around. I actually had to pull out the manual for a few things. It has VPN & SIP support, both of which are hella cool to have although I doubt I'll ever use them. It lacks a camera, but I never really used the camera on my old phone anyways.
I downloaded PuTTY and Google Maps after the data service was finally enabled. Cingular takes a while to get the ball rolling. My old number still hasn't rolled over, although I can place outgoing calls. I'm not too happy with Cingular's plans, but well, I downloaded PuTTY quickly enough to make me giggle.
iSync doesn't currently support the E62, but I've found a few plugins for the E61 online that I'm trying to get working. I'll post with notes if I have any success doing so.
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