I think if you want to leave touchscreen BlackBerry and go to traditional qwerty keypoard devices, the choice today is between Bold and 8900. There is not much difference at a practical level so get down to the stores and play withthe demo models, see which feels best in your hands.
You're on T-Mobile so Bold would be unable to use 3G - it's best selling point over the 8900 (which is supported by T-Mo). If you decide you need 3G for faster data (and concurrent voice/data traffic) you don't have a choice, you need to go to AT&T so also check the coverage in areas you mostly use the phone.
Thank you for your thoughts. I had an 8900 before I got the storm. I liked it. So they are basically the same is what you are saying. I will go check out the bold for myself. I just like seeing what everyone else says.
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