guys, i have a very stupid question to ask, based on what i read on some of the thread, i will just have to make do with my pearl as it is coz i don't have a plan or something, my mum bought it in the states from my cousin. am here in manila (philippines) i can't seem to make it work, well.. i have a signal i could send message and receive and make calls, but my desktop media manager is not working (but application loader works), what can i do? i was able to transfer mobipocket reader and themes to my pearl but i can't seem to send ebooks, so it's useless! am a treo user for almost 2 years now so, am truly clueless with blackberry, please help me guys. thanks!