then they will never have it, i doubt it ever makes it out of the at&t market
buddy has a blackberry curve and loves it, that is what i was going to get before i got the iphone, im sure most blackberrys are similar, so i am sure you will like it
there are a couple different model numbers of the pearl, go to this link and type in the model and the model number in the top right hand corner and you will be able to look at spec, reviews, etc on the phone