[just4747]

thanks for the reply..

-first off, it's an 8330 not an 8830 and I know people with all different BB models say it's the same thing where most of the time the keyboard is only on when it's dark enough near the light sensor. i figured since the BBLight app lets you mess with the screen backlight, there could be some app that controls the keyboard lighting as well...but nothing found yet..

-as far as mobile messaging and AIM, I'm looking for a free AIM app that lets you send messages using DATA transfer (since I have BB web and e-mail aka unlimited data). The VZW mobile messagin app uses text messages which I don't have unlimited of (only a 250 msg plan)..so still looking...

-yeah I guess i just wanted to know if there was another way to switch songs besides N and P and the menu options...it's just weird that RIM doesn't exactly tell you the keyboard shortcuts that matter, like those ones...at least not in any of the manuals I received with my phone..

-I'll keep an eye on how late the e-mails arrive from now on compared to when they were sent..but I'm positive I get most in my inbox right away and a few minutes or more later on the BB. Any of VZW/Hotmail/Curve users getting the same thing at all?

Thanks for your input!