People with Blackberry's...?

The battery life on my Curve is dreadful. I have to charge it every night or it gets completely drained. I've heard a lot of people have issues with the battery life on the 8520, so may seem like a common problem. My blackberry also randomly stops notifications on facebook too, and freezes on me. Not sure about the wifi though. Generally speaking, its a bit of a nuisance especially since I'm far away from home most days, and I need the phone in case of emergencies.The apps also backlogged for me, but I didn't bother updating or it would freeze some more probably. Annoying thing.