what are some pros and cons of the blackberry curve?  

I personally have blackberry pearl 8120, one of the latest ones. There's not much difference between pearls & curves except for the size & keys. I know few people with curves & I don't like it just for the size. Later versions of blackberries have 2mp cameras, though a lot of phone out there now have more than that, if you're not a big "camera" person, it's more than enough. Every now & then, they will freeze up & you'll have to pull the battery out & put it back in to have it re-set, not a big deal, takes about 30 seconds. Some people live & die by the flips or slides, if you don't mind open faced phones, great phone.

i just bought it and I LOVE IT!
Pros:
Full keyboard which is easy to text on
not inbox/outbox but by conversation so its easy to remember what people say
fast internet if you have that application in your plan
the game is incredibly fun
so many applications to use including GPS but you have to pay extra for that
They have a bunch of cute cases for them too so it wont get beat up
You can put music on it and the ipod headphones fit!
spell check on messages!
vibrate is actually quiet
Cons:
Its a pretty big phone, hard to text in class
very expensive if you aren't at your two year agreement
the keyboard is pretty spaced out so its very difficult to text while driving


over all I really love this phone and totally recommend it!