I think the
BlackBerry 7520 is a great phone for what you an pick one up at these days. People are selling them all over eBay for less than $40. It has the Push - to - talk features of all other Blackberry's, a full
qwerty keyboard, email, etc, etc. Not all the bells and whistles of the 8350i but we sell them to construction workers all the time who are constanly breaking their phones and who want a blackerry.
Also, correct me if I am wrong but I do not think Nextel requires an upgraded Blackberry plan to use the phone.