I have gone into the escreens and turned off 3G. I see no speed difference from using 3G. The one difference I do see is that I no longer have data connection problems. With 3G I was getting "could not connect" messages a lot.
I also downgraded the OS to .247 and have had no reboots today.
So far the battery life seems to be better, I will see how long it lasts today. Replacement battery is on the way.
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