Just suffer for now with the MotoQ (now there's a POS smartphone for you) and when the Bold comes out ditch VZN and go with ATT. With any luck you could maybe get the Bold for free as a new customer (I got the 8100 free on Tmob via Amazon when it was new), thus negating the early termination fee of $175. That's what I did to get my wife a new 8100. If you're stuck on Verizon the Curve is a really nice phone, but by the time they get the 9000 they'll be an even better one out.