Hey Mark, that makes the both of us. Lesson learned ;) Just to share my experience. N85-1 in the Silicon valley Using At&t actually had worse result than you described.
By the way a buddy of mine tried out the n85-3 in the LA area the 3G was terrible, compared to his e71-2(always on lock). Looks like a firmware issue or bad hardware,
Thx for last months tip on the price. I did it over black friday, with 30% cash back, plus 10% from paypal. Cost me $315 for the n85, and $375 from the 5800 ;)