I dialed 611 on my Pearl, ordered the Curve. I ordered this on Saturday night, 10:00 p.m., PDT, Sept. 22.

I too had the Pearl which I got as an upgrade in Sept 2006. Therefore, I did not qualify for the $250 new account price, but I did get an upgrade discount of $110.

So I got the phone with a two year extension, $400.

Did not hear anything about a two week hold period for existing T-Mo customers.