I bought an LG V in Oct of last year. I debated going w/ the Treos, etc but I really wanted something smaller. They finallly came out w/ a good clip on holster thingy for it which I love. I switched from Cingular to Verizon because Cingular kept dumpiing calls all over Atlanta, which is interesting because the Cingular HQ is here. I have no problems w/ Verizon w/ all the hills & stuff here.
You're right about the keyboard - it is small but again, given the size of the phone... I end up using my nails to type as opposed to fingers. Probably the one stupid thing is that I can't forward my AIM to it, at least as far as I can figure out. The camera is fantastic and the speakers are really good if you have the unit open. I use the email occassionally.
My bluetooth unit got messed up around the time I switched phones so I haven't been able to try that. I basically use it as a phone and nothing else.
I'm waiting for the point where the Treos of the world are a little bit better and maybe smaller... Otherwise, I would recommend this phone to anyone.