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Alberta, Canada | Yes there is! It's called a Storm! (Blackberry)
I've had my Storm since December 31.
I seriously looked at the iPhone (I hate it being miss-typed btw...) for the few months it came out before the Storm, but hearing the Storm was coming I waited. Held them side by side, used them side by side, and can attest that the Storm is not the "iPhone killer". But, it is definitely its competitor, its equal. I like both, a lot, but I couldn't type worth a damn on the iPhone. Much, MUCH better with the Storm.
However, I'm still not sure how well the Storm will hold up on a farm long term, though probably just as good as any other Blackberry. So far mine has held up well, despite being dropped a few times, or used with grease-covered hands in the shop. The only problems I've had is that it freezes on occasion, and I have to take the battery out and re-start it. Sometimes the screen goes snowy when it freezes, sometimes not.
Dad had a Palm Treo for the past 2.5 years, just got a Curve last week. I have to say, I REALLY don't like non-Storm Blackberries. Between Dad's Curve, my friends' Pearls, another's Bold, after being able to actually "click" (touch) what I want, they kinda suck...... no offense RIM.
I have 2 friends with iPhones so I've gotten to play with them a bit more too. Both the Storm and iPhone have a couple unique features that I like, and I won't badmouth the iPhone. Other than a bit difficult to accurately type on, I have no complaints on it. The App Store /feature is definitely fantastic, though the Storm has quite a few apps as well, even "Themes" (skins).
As for browsing on the Storm, it has a full HTML browser. This means that sites like AgTalk (which I frequent on my phone, as well as HayTalk, which is slightly less HTML) load completely identical to the way it would on a computer. Only difference is that in order for my poor eyes to read the text, I have more scrolling (left-to-right as well as up-and-down) than with the computer. Or, I can change the viewing format so it fits to my screen width so I only have vertical scrolling. The only downside is I spend way too much time on my Crackberry, and even more time viewing AgTalk than ever. It's a curse.
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