I just upgraded to the Tour, this will be my second BB. I love my pearl, its been great, and never had any problems with it. I will miss it, but Its time to move on to a bigger and better BB. I hope I enjoy the tour as much as I have my pearl.
The only thing I have not liked about the pearl is the lack of memory, other then that its been great.
Heck yeah! You always want a back up. I've got one, and the Pearl I'd been using more recently, is being given to a new home. You'll enjoy the heck out of the Tour, especially when they get 5.0 working well on it.
Woot woot. I think I might wait around till the new Pearl comes out. I've been elidgle for a new upgrade since last Nov. I dont like any of the current BB's. I looked into the new Omnia and the Droid Eris but idk if I want an all touch phone. I can type like a mad man on my Pearl.