I got my phone contract with 02 in summer of 2009 and have since continued to use it on PAYG just for the infamous blackberry service. When I first purchased this phone, it was during the growth of blackberry's popularity. There are a lot of pros and cons with this phone, related to blackberrys in general but I will go on to explain why I am on the fence.

Pros

- of course the blackberry messenger is a way to keep in contact with people globally at an affordable cost. The messenger service on PAYG is only £5 a month with orange, the only reason I have kept it going for so long!

- it's small, compact and pretty straightforward to use.

-it's stylish and sleek and suits everyone (men and women with this curve model)

Cons

- Bluetooth facility is EXTREMELY difficult to use, as you have to be paired (with a password which is often annoying as I tend to forget mine) and can only have a certain amount of pairs

- roller ball is HIGHLY TEMPERAMENTAL. currently mine does not go down, left or sometimes right! (I had to teach myself alternative short cuts! very annoying. I am aware blackberry have sought to remedy this problem my creating newer models with just a scroll pad or touch screen.)

- obviously as time went on, the entire phone began to slow down, system being very slow paced and taking ages for anything to load.