This leak is by far better than the last one. My battery life is drastically improved. The phone seems to be much more responsive than it was before. That (the responsiveness) was the ONLY complaint I had about the Eris, but it could be snappier because I haven't loaded all of the apps that I had before V3. Also, I understand that the stock battery is relatively small, so, I can't expect too much out of it.
Tonight, I had a force close on something when I unlocked my phone. I didn't pay attention to what it was, I was in a hurry, but we'll see if that comes back.
The signal bars don't seem to match up to actuality all the time, but I've never had a dropped call (knocking on wood).