Yes, Yes, and Yes! All of these are basic features to me too, and I don't understand why "smart phone" designers don't realize that. Not being able to Bluetooth-voice-dial with the phone staying in my pocket (or even put it back in my pocket after dialing, because there's no way to lock the screen in a call) is a major hindrance.

I really like almost all things about the Eris, and there's a good chance I'll keep it despite this, but it is a big draw back to the iPhone or any other dumbphone around (I have until Jan 13th to decide whether to port my number over, or return the Eris and stay with AT&T).

Ironically, I had the chance for a "free" iPhone after disassembling, drying out, and replacing the screen on my wife's phone she dropped in the...let's just say "water" and had to replace it, but didn't because the 3G has no voice dial (and it's amazing how much people were willing to pay on Ebay for a water damaged iPhone, with full disclosure). Then I didn't get a 3G-S this summer because it had voice dial but no BT voice dial. That was addressed in September, so what did I get? A Droid Eris without that feature, of course

Incidentally, I finally tried the Google Voice Search on the Eris tonight -- that's pretty amazing (way more accurate for random search terms than the onboard voice recognition is for a limited command set).