I finally decided to take advantage of the E71-2 Firmware update. The phone go’s from the natively shipped 100.07.76 to 110.07.127.   The changes to the software include (courtesy of SymbianWorld):

New features in MCU SW version 110.07.127:
- Nokia Email client for Nokia Email service in user disk (visible in countries where service is available)
- Mail for Exchange 2.5.5
- New Maps 2.0 release
- New Voip release
- New Switch release
- New Download! Release
- Y-drive for WMDRM protected files

Changes/improvements made to MCU SW version 110.07.127:
- Email set-up improvements
- Maps 2.0 improvements
- Music library refresh function performance improvement
- Browser improvements
- Bluetooth improvements
- Camera improvements

This download is available via the NSU! Enjoy!