OK, I finally took the plunge and bought my first smart phone. It's a BB 8330 and my cellular provider is Cellular South. I've found my OS to be Version 4.3.0.17 it's dated 11/12/07.
I'm sure there is a newer OS out there somewhere, could someone point me to it and tell me what benefits I would get by upgrading to it?
I've allready learned a ton of great stuff just reading here, so thanks in advance to all of you very helpful people.