For those who care, you can update some older Blackberrys with the operating system used on their newest handsets.

I just put the version 6 OS on my 9700 Bold. So far so good. The upgrade took about 1/2 hour. Leave a bit of time to get to know the new features on the main screen.

I got my update by using the Blackberry Desktop Manager to check for updates. It was easy to do the whole process.

I like the main screen functions with quicker access to a few things. There are a few nice touches, and a few things that just seem different. I'd say web browsing is much better now. Instead of the long delays I remember, pages load in the time period you'd expect.