i only had my 9700 for less than 3 weeks and i absolutely hate that fkn keyboard
its small and the keys are oddly shaped which forces me to use my fingernails to type.
a week ago i notticed that the coating on the keys is wearing off already
2fkn weeks old damn it!!!!!!!!!!!
i already have 3 keys with light poking thru the hole in the coating
wtf RIM
i really hate to say this because i love the blackbery phone but it seems that the quality goes down the drain with these new devices
i dropped my old 8320 curve about 8 times on concrete and there was barely a scratch on it.
and it was built solid. no squeaks or anything moving around
my 8900 i dropped once and it looked like a damn chew toy
although it was still better built than 9700 at lest 8900 keys held up for about 2-3 months before wearing off
im so disapointed because i paid over 500 dollars for this damn phone.