I've got the Curve 8320, it was like 100 bucks after I bought 3 year data package, I had a year and a half left on my regular contract but also dont see myself leaving rogers any time soon. I enjoy it, sometimes it shits the bed with the camera latley and I have to pull the battery to reset it. iphones probably do not do that but fuck it, i look more professional with a blackberry.
I do email and text alot, bbm basically takes any other form of communication to the cleaners. The only apps I use on my phone are wordpress to make some blog posts and facebook (not for status updating). Fuck twitter in the peehole, i dont have time to waste with that shit, but blackberrys can do that too.
The ball on my friends phones has shit the bed, luckly not with mine yet (I dont leave it in the sand at the beach) but apparently you just take it back to rogers and they will give you a new one.
All in all, I hope you enjoy this product review and buy an iphone.