What's the best phone with a textile keyboard? My touch 4g slide?

[Trolley1]

I was considering getting the My Touch 4g slide. It seems to be the best T-Mobile phone available with a slide out keyboard. However, it has been out for 11 months. I'm worried that the minute I get it, they will come out with something new.

Also, I see that it runs Gingerbread 2.3 and they are already upgrading phones to Ice Cream Sandwhich 4.0. This phone is not listed as a phone that will be upgraded. Are there any phones with a front facing camera, a slide out keyboard, and ice cream sandwhich that are or will become available for T-mobile?

[DRNewcomb]

A textile keyboard? Hmmm...

Right now I'm thinking of a Nokia E7 slider, which is quad-band GSM and 5-band UMTS. Doesn't have LTE. They're about $380 online. I don't know if T-Mobile sells them or not.