RIM BlackBerry 8830 (silver, Verizon Wireless)

Pros: Voice Acitvated Dialing, Media Player/Memory Card, Size

Cons: Keyboard and Backlighting

Summary: I have had this phone since the day it came out. To weigh in, this phone might be the most complete PDA on the market, and definately in VZs lineup.
I think it is safe to say that I have used ever feature it has available, and they all work flawlessly and seemlessly. The only problem I had with the device was opening a certain webpage, but a call to that bank solved that problem.
As far as email goes, RIM is second to none. Email setup is supersimple, and delivery is instantaneous.
The phone is much improved over the last gen Blackberries, such as the 8703 and other PDAs. The addition of voice activated dialing, especially through bluetooth is a major plus. This is currently the ONLY PDA you can get this on, even with aftermarket programs.
The media player is great, and supports up to 2GB. I know litterally have everything in one device. (Who really uses the 1.3mp camera on phones anyways)
Tethering this device is again, super simple and is as fast as cable. No battery life problems or heating up here. Only complaint is you cant tether out of U.S.
Speaking of out of U.S.: for the customers complaining of the phone not working overseas, I just have two things to say to you. First, dont buy a PDA if you dont know how to use it, and be sure to ask the right questions. The phone doesnt support data everywhere, there is a list right on VZWs website. If you are in an are where it works, it works great, just like in the U.S. As far as international voice goes, VZ has doesnt have a great footprint as of yet (Currently you can only roam on the Vodaphone network), but it has the best rates.
A couple of great things that are hard to catergorize: You cant be a Blackberry for the engineering that goes into the device. The menus, once you know how to use them, are so user friendly and increase productivity 10 fold. The contact management and calender are superb, I couldnt ask for anything more. VZW is rumored to be coming out with a new program for this and all PDAs that will enable you to keep track of aps and get Navigation on it. Right now, Google maps works just fine for me.
The keyboard is oddly shaped, and the blue backlighting along with the sliver face makes for a hard combo sometimes.
As far as the battery back goes, the bottom half just slides off... dont know what the big deal is.
The manual is too large for print, so its on the CD included with the phone.
Genuises some of you are I tell ya.... Great job RIM and VZW for such a great product. Keep up the work. You have a lifer for a customer here