Welcome, you'll find that a lot of people here are very knowledgeable. Any questions that you have can and will be answered here. I'm going to speak for everyone and give you some advice on two things. Before you post a question, try searching for it first...chances are that it's been asked before. If you do post a question please make sure that you post it in the appropriate category.
I see that you have the 8330...read up on the unofficial 5.0 software update...try it, you'll like it.
thanks alot, that makes sense. i tried it a few days ago and bricked my phone... i couldnt unbrick it either, because i only have access to macs. if would be amazing if there was an OTA version available