Ok after 2 full days of use, my personal take away.
1. Signal strength is monumentally better than my HTC ONE.
2. Call quality and connection is quite amazing, and the other side says I sound PERFECT!
3. I connect to 1x800 and LTE without issues and stay connected! also my speeds are generally 20-30% faster on average vs my HTC One.
4. Phone feels really nice in the hand, the fact that it has the power button on the side vs the HTC, that had it on top is sooo much more comfortable.
5. Battery life was okish for the first day, (im guessing all the syncing and software updating etc..hurt the battery a bit, and my inability to put it down..) But second day was very very good. Got about 11 hrs of pretty abusive use (vs my HTC One would get me about 8)
6. Screen is really nice, color tones are slightly muted but not too washed out, black levels are meh! compared to my HTC One which were GREAT!
7. Speaker is quite crappy and mono, compared to my HTC One definitely two steps down.
So in the end, I am one happy camper, time to start rooting and doing the fun stuff!