Jim,
After bricking 2 or 3 times I would be pissed as well. But since I would never buy a phone off ebay or craigslist (as Paul said he would also never do) Then the choice is clear. Return it or get it fixed. This is from someone who is holding the 5th Bold and LOVING it. Keep at it if you love it and dump it if you don't. i agree there.
I also do not put you in that category of hater or someone who insinuates that we are stupid for defending out choices. The Queen knows who her friends are...:D However, the RIM bashing is enough to make me vomit. Personally, as long as I can get up in the am, eat and clothe myself and use my berry, I am happy. I don't care if RIM is financially suffering or taking a hit in the "we like" department. Life is not a Crackberry thread. The only time I am going to feel badly about RIM's shortcomings is when I go to buy a new phone and there are no more BlackBerries. (At least this is how I feel today.)
Maybe you are right on that, pcgizmo. Maybe we have agreed to disagree and need to part like the last episode of FRIENDS. As for the NC talk, that was me bringing it up and I apologize for getting the off-track topic even more far afield. I will try to stick more to the "woes" of the "pitiful 9650" and the pitiful me as I go along. :p HAHA...NOT
See? That's how I feel we are being treated here. like I have to defend myself for wanting to keep my 9650. I have some very personal reasons for not leaving BB...BBM being a big one. But that's my choice. And I NEVER use the web on my phone. My choice again. So I don't care if your browser is better than my browser...cause I have 80 computers at my disposal from 7am-4pm and two laptops available after that. Web browsing is just something I do at work when the boss isn't looking. Otherwise, I do other things with my phone. Would I like a better browser? Sure. Who wouldn't. Would I leave because of it's shortcomings? Not on your life.
I think we all agree here. I am just saying I personally can't take anymore of the "nah nah nah nah nah" attitude I constantly feel from people who have dumped blackberry for another phone.
If they love it so much, here's a quarter. Call someone who cares.