Verizon doesn't carry the black 8830. I wish they did, but they don't. As mentioned above, you can change the housing yourself if you wish. I personally don't mess with factory housings anymore because I never feel like the keypads (or keyboard in this case) ever feels the same. IDK if this is the case with the blackberry, but from past experiences with other phones that was almost always the case. I might be a little picky though
-Jeff-