I need help choosing a cell phone

Question

Ok. Currently I have an HTC Eris and it has all sorts of bad issues. I have talked with Verizon on the phone, chat, in person for the last several days. They said that I can get a pre-certified phone to replace my Eris and I had been going back and forth over the Blackberry Tour and Bold. Mind you that they don't have a pre certified bold, but are expecting me to come in and get the tour in two weeks when I get paid.
Here is the problem... I do love having the android market, but the only phone that I would even think of getting would be the Droid 2 as I love the way that the keyboard feels. I have priced just adding another line to my account so that I don't have to pay out the full price (539.99) and it would be 99.99 through wirefly, which would be great. I have found that wirefly has the blackberry curve 9330 for free and that is a new released phone. I had a blackberry years ago and loved the phone itself. The thing is too when I looked at the pre certified list this morning they had the moto droid available (I had this phone when I first started my contract and hated the keyboard and the touch keyboard.)
How do I choose what would be best for me?
1) I don't text that often, but I won't buy an all touch phone ever again. The texting on the touch screens drive me crazy and it takes forever to type something out because you have to go back and fix your words.
2) I check Facebook, and browse the internet at random times. I do love being somewhere and having the internet handy to look something up.
3) I do like the android apps, but blackberry has them to download too from their market and I don't remember them having issues of force closing like the androids do.
I mean do I even need a smart phone? I am currently typing this on my little HP laptop. I hadn't used my laptop for about three weeks until my Eris started acting up (god I hate this phone).
The last question is would it be good to get the tour for 189.99 replacement and not have to add a fourth line, or add a fourth line and hope that I can exchange the eris line out for just a T9 phone for an extra 10 bucks a month?
Thanks for any help you all can give me

Answer 1

Yeah I was just reading a difference between the two here online when I got your message. After reading the differences between the blackberry and the android I still can't quite make up my mind, but I think I am getting closer to deciding.
I like the fact that the Androids have bigger screens for you to look at the internet and media
I like the bar style of the blackberry because you can reply quickly and know that with blackberry's system that things will push through quickly.
Android does have a lot more apps, and it took me quite awhile to choose which apps worked best for me. Still there are those cursed Force closes that drive me crazy every day. And when my task killer stopped doing its job I switched to another. I like not having to worry about this on the blackberry.
I like the fact that with the blackberry all you have to do is start typing and it will pull things up. I really wish that the Android phones did this. I like to get things done quickly. I don't like having to click three times or more to get to where I am going. I know I am being a bit picky here, but I like things simple. No I don't have a business or anything as I am disabled, so in a way having the blackberry probably is wasting the phone itself.
All in all I wish that Verizon would be able to get ahold of T-mobiles Motorola Charm. That is the type of phone that I would love to have as it has the qwerty right there on the phone. I know that at some point and time that Android will get caught up within themselves to where everything runs great, but they honestly have to quit letting so many phones come out. With all the different platforms and styles I see the constant threads about what works on a Droid X won't work on a Nexus one and vice versa. They need to do what blackberry has and make phones that are compatible for all their apps.
I have narrowed it down that I do love the apps and entertainment on the Android. I know that I need an android phone with a qwerty as I can't type on the all touch keyboards. I think this is why I am starting to really lean towards the Droid 2. I played with it while we were waiting at the store and I liked the way that the qwerty felt (much better and easier than the original Droid.) I love the LG Ally keyboard, but after looking at the reviews and hearing from my son that it crashes, I decided against that phone.
If you all know of an Android phone that I will be really happy with, and even if it has issues stick with it please let me know. My partner loves her Devour and is on her fourth replacement. She loves the phone so much she will keep getting it replaced until our contract to upgrade comes up. I have tried the Devour as well and don't care for the phone. It's too bulky for me, but to each their own preference.
Please let me know what you all think as I only have two weeks to make a final decision. It will be greatly appreciated.