[snip]
> Charged it up - Put in my sim card .. made a call, it dropped the call and
> the phone locked up.  Had to take the back of the phone off, remove the
> battery, replace the battery and cover and turn it back on .. So it went
> with each call.  Tried syncing the phone to my laptop .. It locked up and
> had to do the whole reset thing again .. and again and again ....
> 

a faulty model, shit happens. They should have replaced it at the shop 
instead of fixing it.

> That was a Friday.  Posted here for help and pretty much the concensus was
> ... Call Nokia, nobody else had that problem .. So I did .... but I had to
> wait until Tuesday Jan 2nd .. They are closed for the holiday weekend...
> Nokia tells me to send it to them to get it fixed.  None of the repair
> centers work on the N93 except the one in Alabama.  It would take 7-10
> days for the repair.  Next day it was in the mail.

[snip rant]

So, don't buy a NOKIA in the USA!!!!

In Europe, you're fine.