Hey, I'm Cherokee. I don't really like talking on phones but I have always had a strange attraction to them (and nearly every other port of electronic technology), and have collected them for years. I first collected corded phones, then cordless, then cell and now I've found the blackberry, which I seem to be most satisfied with.
I only use my BB for personal use, nothing business related. I live in Southern California, and had wanted to get a cell phone and drop my land- line because of the outrageous number of telemarketing calls I recieved (UGH!). I shopped around for cell service and ended up signing with T-mobile in early 2005. My brother had Sprint, and my cousin had AT&T Wireless, (which was later taken over by Cingular), and my sister had T-mobile. Most of my phone talking was done with my sister, so I chose T-mobile.
I bought phone after phone just because it's what I do. Then late last year I bought a used BB 7730 and changed my service plan to the Blackberry Minutes & Mail plan (unlimited internet, text message & email + 1000 voice minutes for $59.99 a month) just to be able to thoroughly check out my new toy and fell in love. I bought a 7100t about a month ago and like it alot, but I'm already looking forward to getting the 8100 pearl, but I'm definitely sticking with Blackberrys... and T-Mobile. My brother and cousin both have HORRIBLE cell service!