If I was secure enough that I could follow the directions to go back to 2.1, root and reflash properly this time, I would. I am just not that confident and right now, even with some frustrating forceclosing and marketplace bugs, I need the phone itself which is working, more than I need the marketplace and music player etc. Plus, not only am I concerned about my lack of ability to follow those instructions (please note, I am not blaming the instructions - just my lack of comprehension), I also am a little worried after reading threads where people could not get their phones to reactivate. I think right now I will wait until I get the courage to say screw it and try the revert back method. thanks