When I try to view my SMS outbox, this is the message that comes up:
"Uncaught exception: DSSMA: invalid state (5): 101"

I shut down and turned it back on again and got the same thing. I understand I may have to do a hard reset but am I going to lose my applications and everything in my calendar and phone book?

This is my third Curve and I'm getting really tired of replacing the device.

Third phone and you've never done a battery pull? All your info will still be there if you do and usually your problem will be fixed.

It's like shutting down a PC and starting back up again. Kinda fixes things. Except all the data is constantly being saved so you don't have to worry about losing info as you would on a PC if you just yank the power.

If by battery pull you mean take the battery out for 40 seconds then replace it, then yes I've done that. But this isn't the third phone with the same problem each time. I've had at least 6 different issues ranging from a broken battery cover hinge in conjunction with a battery that died in 6 hours, a camera flash that wouldn't stay off even though the setting was definitely set to off, not detecting my micro SD card, and sporadic screen freezing (that was the second phone) to the same really bad battery life, randomly powering off, lag, inexplicable volume moderation issues, and static on my end that was definitely from my phone (that was the first phone).

Now my phone has acceptable battery life (though not for the first few days) but this error message and some other issues with erratic input and lag are making me wonder if there is such thing as a good BlackBerry. There are no other phones on the market right now that I like and I love my Curve but only when it is working properly.