Dude, I've already had the 8830, first person in ME with USC outside of the company to get one. The 8830 is just too big for my tastes. I've already pulled my Pearl back out to start using temporarily. The Curve was a freebie anyway, and it looks like my replacement may be too.Anyway, for a replacement you TOTALLY want the 8830. WiFi. Rulez. I'm still trying to figure out how to get the sucker to make skype calls while I'm in a hotspot so I don't have to rely on minutes.