I'm going to have some elective surgery next month (a kidney transplant, actually). And -- I'll be in the hospital for about a week --- perhaps longer if necessary. So -- I had an upgrade coming from Verizon, and bought a BB storm here about 3 days ago. So now I can email, text, IM and talk on the phone. As far as the STORM unit -- I really like it; just had one occasion where the BB went nuts -- the screen went to all white, the message light glowed a steady red -- I had to shut it off, I turned it back on and haven't had any issues since.