I got mine from Wal-Mart for $9 and was not told about the monthly charge just for owning it.
Anyway, we switched my number to another phone and deactivated my BB as a phone. But then I noticed that nothing else worked on it, either. I slid the cursor over to the turn-off app, tapped the trackball, and it didn't respond. I tried selecting the calender, and it didn't respond.
The lady at the Verizon store said that the apps should work and I should be able to sell it. But I don't see how since I can't get anything to work.
If nothing else, I would love to be able to use it as an mp3 player again.