Blackberry from Verizon

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My husband and I have been using Verizon for our cell phones for about a year and a half. My husband's phone just broke last week, so we had to get him a new one. I didnt bother to upgrade my phone yet because we had to pay an extra $20 fee. So I will just upgrade mine in August when it is free. My husband was looking at the blackberrys. He didnt want a flip phone - because that is why his phone broke. He will soon be starting his own business, so we thought he might be needing the email capability in a few months. He had picked out one that he liked that wasnt too expensive. Just before we were going to purchase it, the sales woman warned us that we would have to have a minimum of a $29.99 data plan if we had a blackberry! That is so stupid! We wanted to get the Blackberry now so that we could add the service later if we needed it. So instead, we found a different phone. If he needs a Blackberry when I upgrade my phone, I will get a Blackberry for him and just take his phone. Do you think it is ridiculous that they require you to have a data plan because of the phone you buy? Have you ever had a problem with your phone breaking? What kind of phone do you use now?