That is also an acceptable solution for me.  Even though I will probably need to pay more to get another phone, at this point I am ok with that because I am really not trying to gain in the situation.

The i777 was working wonderfully in 2.3.4 even though i hit the AP mobile bug but ATT was able to waive the data overcharges.  I could easier have the phone standby for just over 2 days in 2.3.4.  Now with 2.3.6 it standby for half a day without active usage.  Please excuse me for using the android OS versions instead of the firmware baseband name, I understand it has nothing to do with OS versions.