Hi Mrhankey123,
I am in the same boat as you, I definitely can not afford a $450 phone, Times are tough out there, less people have jobs, the ones that still have jobs got pay cuts, so in all fairness I suggest if you fall within those conditions, maybe you can consider going to a Fli market or shop online classifieds and find a nice second hand phone that suits your budget.
As much as I want to get a new blackberry, I keep telling myself, times are tough and I would rather spend $450 the money towards my monthly mortguage payment and bills or to feed the family, and perhaps stick it through with my old blackberry untill it finally decides to fall apart and break and when that happens i would probaly buy a nice second hand one, it does not even have to be the top of the line, it can be a year old, and still work perfectly fine for me.
Hope This Helps
