WOT - Thinking of getting a PDA, Anyone have good info on them? Options

[MoveQik]

Since I am out of my office more than I am in it on some days, I have been entertaining the idea of getting a Blackberry. My cell phone is with Verizon and their network has been by far superior to others so I would like to stay with them. My main goal of this is to be able to check email while out on the road. Since I have Cox as my ISP, I figure as long as I have web access I can log on to Cox and access my email. However, after reading some info on the Blackberry it sounds like I can have email forwarded directly to the PDA from my computer. I am not a computer guru so this sounds too good to be true. Any thought/experience with these things?

The geeks at the Verizon store were pretty much useless. You guys seem to know a little bit about everything so help a brotha out.

[MoveQik]

I have an older Palm Pilot now. My main need is to be able to check email surf the web. As a Realtor, it would be great to have access to the MLS while out on the road. I use the hot spots now but I don't always have the time to go inside, set up the computer and sit there and reply. I'm also thinking that a Blackberry-type PDA would be great to keep me in touch while on vacations, trips up north etc(That part of the job sucks...but what can you do?). I could check email regardless if there is a hot spot or not.

I thought about the Sidekick, but sticking with Verizon as a service provider is important to me.