About 7 months ago, I purchased a Blackberry Pearl from Verizon. Within a few months, the trackball failed. I brought the phone into Verizon Wireless and they could not repair the phone, so it was replaced at no charge with a free Blackberry Pearl. Now, only about 2 months later, the trackball on the new Blackberry Pearl has failed as well. I have talked to other Blackberry owners and they have experienced similar issues with the trackball on their phones. Heck, search Google for this topic and see how many times it comes up - ridiculous!!!... read full review »