Motorola's second foray into the 3G market promises the convenience of a touch-screen PDA with the high-speed access of the 3 network. Or so I had hoped. The A920 is fast - but only when you have a strong WCDMA signal. From my London home this was a few precious minutes every day.

The A920 is not a bad phone. Sure, it's heavy and a little bulky, but it is one of the most feature-rich handsets ever released (despite the conspicuous absence of Bluetooth). It comes with the Symbian-based operating system found on Sony Ericsson's P800 and with Motorola's excellent QuickPrint handwriting recognition software. Battery life isn't bad; I had to recharge once a day, but then again, I was rarely able to make video calls or download from the net. The phone does support GPRS but you cannot use it to send email or browse the internet when you fall out of the 3 network. The A920 could be a great experience, but only with a reliable network behind it