I am a Verizon customer using a Bold 9650. I live in Montana and DO need a booster and external antenna in my car. I have a phone specific cradle which charges and connects the phone to my booster. I switched to the Bold when the new Curve came out without the external charge contacts on the back of the phone. Now, I understand Bold is going the same way. Does anyone know if any Blackberry phone will have the external contacts in 2011 or beyond?