Is there a way to collapse messages by sender? So that way they can be all a part of one "conversation". Its kind of strange to show every message and reply in a list. Thanks.

Messages?

As in email? As in SMS? As in MMS? As in BBM?

As in all besides email. bbm are contained in a conversation form. So, can sms and mms be in a form like bbms?

You want threaded SMS. That's included in OS 5.0. There's betas floating around for the 8330.

Also, there's a 3rd party app that does the same thing.

Is there an ETA on 5.0? And do you know what the 3rd party apps are? Thanks for the previous answer.

I am not sure if or when 5.0 will be released for the 8330.

Take a look here for the app:
New App: Threaded SMS for BlackBerry

And, welcome to the forums.

i'm beginning to think it may never roll out. 8330 is being left in the dust. 5.0 would be better as it contains smileys also. but it seems to be a tough link to find these days.

if you find it. don't do a upgrade. too many people having problems. i always do a clean install. i don't have any problems. other then my phone rebooting after a 55 minute phone call.

thanks for the help and the tips