Thanks gordonw. I changed the setting on the phone to "trusted". Still not working...I'll check the software on the phone over the weekend, though I would think it's up-to-date given the phone is brand new. The Blackberry Pearl just came out from Verizon Wireless a few weeks ago---it has been available from other carriers for a while though. I don't have the option of transferring single contacts either. I am not too concerned about transferring the phone book, I am more annoyed by the bluetooth connection failure because I drive 1.5 hours to and from my office so the bluetooth was very helpful on the long ride. Thanks.
Hey just wanted to let you know that I found out why the bluetooth connection kept failing, it was b/c i had the bluetooth LED light turned off to save battery life, but apparently if you turn the light off it also disables bluetooth. Stupid! Anyway, thanks for replying to me!