First 2.5 Months with the HTC Surround

Running late on this 2 months review but I wanted to do one before the NoDo update comes out next month.  I am going to go over things like call quality, build quality, and of course me living with a HTC Surround everyday for the last 2.5 months.  As some of you know, I am a previous iPhone 3G user.  I am not turning this into a comparo test since there is no point in comparing a 428Mhz device to a 1Ghz device and different people have different needs and wants (i.e. some people likes to be drones, some people like android because they can never get OS upgrades etc).

Before I start, I think it is important for me to establish what type of user I am and which network I am on.  As I have posted before, I am using an off contract HTC Surround (unlocked it myself using an eBay code.  Read this if you want to unlock your WP7 device).  Here is my usage profile:

• Fido (or Fogers) network in the GVRD area
• 6GB of data - so I am constantly using 3G (using about 1GB a month - similar to when I had my iPhone)
• Phone calls (hey, that's why it's a phone! - around 300 mins/month)
• SMS, Email, Surfing the interwebs
• Watches a lot of videos (tv shows, animes, etc) - at least 2 hours a day on the device
• Occassionally a game (Normally i am a big gamer but I just can't play those button hitting games on these damn touch screen phones since there are no physical buttons)
• Plays Spell It! everyday (10+ games simultaneously)
• Not using any phone protective cases.  I have a belt pouch where I put my phone.
• Have a InvisibleShield just on the screen.  No shielding on the back or the side of the phone