There's an application called a soft reset that you can DL that will allow you not to do a battery pull. Just search for it in the forum. It works well.
You'll get used to the keyboard! It's a great phone!
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Wow, you went from a 8700 to a pearl, that's a big difference! I had a 8703 and loved it but now have a curve. I often miss the 8703's keyboard, to me it's better than the curves.
Enjoy your new Pearl!!!
Thanks everyone. Since the Pearl will be for personal use, I thought the keyboard will prevent me from doing too much data stuff. I also have a Curve for work.