Upgrade time - after Windows Mobile on Vodafone

Hi All,

Wondering if any of you knowledgeable people can help me out. I'm just
coming up to the end of my contract, and am looking for a new phone.
Currently I've got an SPV C500 on Orange, and while I'm very pleased
with the phone, Orange are beginning to severely annoy me by cancelling
all the services which used to be useful (especially Everyphone).
Anyhow, that's a slightly moot point as I'm more or less settled on
going to Vodafone, if only for the Passport roaming deal (can't believe
no-one else is offering something similar by now!). I'm probably going
to keep using my C500 as an everyday phone (I've had it unlocked), and
am after some sort of PDA (with WiFi) to use for light web-browsing and
as a VOIP handset.
So what I'm really after is a new contract on Vodafone with a
subsidised Windows Mobile PDA. Here's the detailed requirements:

Essential:
Windows mobile (ideally 2005, but 2003SE is OK)
Available on Vodafone contract
Either built in WiFi or the ability to add it (using an SDIO card?)
while at the same time being able to expand the memory
128 bit WEP support at least.

Preferable, but not essential:
Removable/replaceable battery
Mic and speaker in sensible place for use as a phone
Hi-res screen
Not too huge
WPA-PSK support (not sure if this is down to the PDA or the OS?)
The cheaper the better (obviously)

Now I don't think that should be too demanding a list of requirements
(the essential ones at least). It's very easily achievable on O2
(XDA), T-Mobile (MDA) and Orange (SPV) but seems tricky when it comes
to Vodafone, which I find strange. The only thing I've found so far
are the various offerings on Expansys, which seem incredibly overpriced
compared to the other networks' 'native' offerings.
Can anyone help, or is my best bet to get the most fashionable normal
phone for free, flog it on eBay and put that towards buying a PDA?

Thanks for any ideas!

Richie

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