Open Letter to SmartPhone Manufacturers

To all Cell Phone Providers/Manufacturers:

I’d like to purchase a new phone.  I’ve had my LG camera/flip phone for about 3 years now, and I’ve put off purchasing anything new because there hasn’t been anything worth buying.  My current phone just works, and I’ve been thrilled with the $40-$45 per month that I pay.

But it’s time to get something new.  Everyone at work and quite of my friends have iPhones or Blackberrys.  I read blogs like Mashable and Techcrunch and hear about every single cool new augmented reality app and everything else you can do on the iPhone.  Now the Motorola Droid is coming out on Verizon and a slew of other Android based phones.

Here’s my situation:

• I’m currently on Verizon and am very happy with the level of service.  From all I’ve heard in the news and from friends Verizon has a much better network in my area than any other carrier
• The people I call the most are all on Verizon including my fiance, my family, and a mix of my closest friends
• I barely use any non Verizon to Verizon minutes so it makes sense to either stick with Verizon or have a plan that allows me to include select numbers that are free on any network

The features that are most important to me include:

• Applications – I want to be able to do things like track my running, update Twitter, find local restaurants, etc.
• Full web browsing
• Camera with video
• GPS with turn by turn directions
• Ability to store music and podcasts and hook them up by headphone jack so I can listen to them in my car
• Wi-Fi
• Decent browsing speed
• Multi-tasking of apps

I’m flexible on some of the features, but I’d really like to find something that includes them all.

Is there already a phone out there that meets these specifications?  If you can provide this you’ll have a happy customer for quite a long time.