Can I test-drive a Droid?

Hello,
I have an iphone 3g and I am 2 months away from FINALLY seeing the end of my AT&T contract.
I really like the functionality of the iphone and I wouldn't consider switching, if only the AT&T covereage and customer service didnt, quite frankly, blow chunks. I've heard friends say that their i4's have better service but I'd really like to find another option first.
My boyfriend has the droid HTC and loves it but I'm a little bit skepical about the difference in functionality between the iphone and the droid. I'm someone who lives by their smartphone-- I use it for everything from work to travel to shopping to music, etc etc. I'm also concerened about losing 2 years woth of apps and having to re-purchase everyhting and look for comparables, so before I commit to another contract I want to make sure I'm picking the right one.
Does anyone know of a place that will allow you to take a Droid for a test-run for a few days, with or without a fee?
Thanks!

i have the htc and love it. i also like the X. the htc has more of an iphone feel (size and screen size). there will be a learning curve, as there will be when switching from any device to a different one. however, everyone that i know that made the switch stuck with it. there are comparable apps for nearly every iphone app that exists and since android is now the number one operating system being bought, i suspect that there will eventually be more droid apps than iphone apps. try one for the 30 days (or even 3 days if you don't want to pay the $35 restock fee) and decide. i would highly recommend an X or an htc incredible. i'm just not a fan of the lower end droids or the samsungs. htc is smaller and i like the htc sense ui, but the X has hdmi out so it's much better if you use your device to stream audio or video to tv's or stereos. or you can wait a week and see what is announced, as far as what's coming soon. i believe there is supposed to be an htc that is similar to sprint's EVO (which is VERY nice) coming to verizon?

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