So for the past 2 weeks I've been dealing with the hell that is trying to get my full retail priced 8830's GPS activated so that googlemaps and such will play properly as a navigation tool. God these people make me wish Sprint had decent coverage in my location...anyway...

I have TONS of IM contacts, and I need a consolidated IM client. JiveTalk has all the right reviews and lots of end user advocates....I just want to make sure before I pony up that it plays nicely on VZW's network without incurring SMS charges or anything else goofy like that.

Thanks in advance for any help/experience you can provide!

/PB