LTE blows all the other “4G” out of the water. I have my Thunderbolt for roughly 3-4 months now and loving it. I root my phone, so I can turn off LTE if I don’t want the speed but when I want it, it FAST. Faster than my land line. I can get 15Mb down and 5Mb up with just 1 bar. They’re definitely capping the speed if I can get that kind of speed with just 1 bar. Also, once I have 4.3″ screen phone, all the other 3.5″ screen phones feel so small. Although the iPhone 4 might have higher res screen, nothing beat the actual screen size being bigger. iPhone resale value is “higher” because you have to shell out more for the phone. At one point, after a month of release, you can get the Thunderbolt for $100 on Amazon. So, you’ll be paying less for the actual phone, which mean it’s more likely that you can recoup your cost.