BB and Apple Would Make Pretty Babies

My contract with AT&T couldn't be ending at a better time- I'm finally in the market for a new phone.

I got the Blackberry Pearl two years ago when it was still kind of the new kid on the block, but I am SO ready to chuck it at the wall. Its browser speed runs on hamsters and loads web pages like you'd imagine the Internet looked back in '97. And just for kicks, the stupid external speaker just up and stops working every so often, which means I miss calls all the time because the damn thing doesn't ring (dropping it seems to remedy that).

My main issue though is with AT&T. I have an inordinate amount of dropped calls.....on my couch of all places. Yes, my couch. I can place calls in the stix, in the backcountry of SC, from the UK's Peak District no less, but not from my very own couch. It irks me to no end.

And yet, I am still considering that beauty, the iPhone. Now that they've worked out some of the kinks and it's available at a lower price, I'm nearly ready to make the leap. I'm more or less aware of the pros and cons, and still find it fancy and alluring. But....will it work on my couch? Probably not. Sad face.

So.....Verizon's got their own new toy to catch my eye: the Blackberry Storm, which is available this Friday, I believe. It has a glossy new touchscreen, you can tilt it and get a full keyboard that responds to tapping, it has a better camera and a video option, and apparently will also have an App Store available in the spring. No Wi-Fi though.

That said, after all the bells and whistles, what I'd really like to be able to do is come home from work, sit on my couch, and be able to talk on the phone without having to redial multiple times or stand in my kitchen to return phone calls. I know it sounds crazy, but I'd really like my phone to work as a (gasp!) phone.