im also another doing the same thing, except I bought my optimus v for $40 off ebay. Using roms, I get excellent performance and battery life (beating even my

im also another doing the same thing, except I bought my optimus v for $40 off ebay. Using roms, I get excellent performance and battery life (beating even my wifes iphone4 with similar usage). Completely worth it except I'll be probably switching to a gsm pre paid only because I'd like to take my phone with me when I travel.