@edge!
If you text and email a lot, forget the iPhone! That's the worst part of it! The rest is excellent! But if you want something close to the iPhone that you could buy from the NET,
look at the Nokia E71! It has most of the iPhone specs at a cheaper price and with a keypad....albeit a little different than the Blackberry!
I have both the iPhone and the Curve and the BB8830 and the BB phones beat the iPhone hands down on texting and emailing!
And you won't be able to find an iPhone 3g for under $300! AND WHY BUY AN OLDER MODEL???? That don't make sense to me, IMO!
Boys and our TOYS! LOL! We can't get enough! Good luck!