BlackBerry Storm
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The staffers at Verizon are naming the BlackBerry Storm for everything good that is happening to them lately. The euphoria is yet to subside, and why not? The BlackBerry Storm has indeed caught everyone s attention. The BlackBerry Storm has a CDMA/EV-DO Rev in it. The 2100MHz HSPA and the quadband EDGE will undoubtedly make BlackBerry Storm one of the best phones to have ever hit the market.
The 3.25-inch 480 x 360 display which has been dubbed as 1/2 VGA+ actually places BlackBerry Storm above the Bold 480 x 320 display. The 3.2-megapixel camera with automatic focus and flash positions BlackBerry Storm far above the other camera phones available in the market. The onboard memory of 1GB with microSD expansion together with the 8GB card distinguishes this from the rest. Not just this! The BlackBerry Storm actually has a lot more to offer. The voice quality is exceptionally good and the enhanced background noise cancellation is an added advantage for greater voice clarity. The software support takes care of every minute detail. It was not a surprise that RIM has referred to the BlackBerry Storm web browsing experience as the best in class.
The BlackBerry Storm emerged at a time when the market is already flooded with iPhones. The market was really waiting with bated breath. Because of the enormous price pressure existing in the industry, a serious slash in the price of the BlackBerry Storm can also be on cards if Verizon wants to make its presence felt in the market especially during the approaching holidays. With the launch happening, get ready to have a glimpse of the BlackBerry Storm in some more than 120 corporate stores with the demo unit. So wait no further! Get ready to place the order in person when the BlackBerry Storm hits the market.
There is just one problem. The Blackberry Storm 9530 is only available in the United States from Verizon wireless.
The good news is there are services that can unlock the Storm for you. These are remote unlocking services which do not include you mailing the phone . Once we unlock your BlackBerry Storm 9530 you will be able to insert a SIM card from ANY GSM provider worldwide! Your unlocked Blackberry Storm will function just like any other GSM Blackberry.
Other benefits of Unlocking Blackberry Storm is drastically reduces your roaming and international call charges. Ideal for people who travels a lot with their company phones. Unlocked phones have a high resale value in the market, once unlocked you can sell the blackberry handset for 200% or even 300% higher in some cases. http://unlock-blackberry-storm.com
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||| Blackberry Storm |||?I have a verizon family plan and plan with sticking with verizon. I have the itouch, so i am already used to touch screens. How is the blackberry storm with the new update? Does it now stack up better with the iphone? I have an upgrade in a month and do not know if i want the storm, curve or dare. IS IT WORTH 200 OR SHOULD I GET ANOTHER PHONE?
18 Comments
August 27th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Only on the Verizon Network
August 27th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Well, you have to be intellligent enough to at least turn it on first. If you didn’t like it, why did you keep it? You had “several” BB’s before so if they were better why give them up? You have a 30 day trial period. You couldn’t tell you weren’t going to like it by then? Tool = you.
August 27th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
the os is too slow for me…
August 27th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
I've used the storm for several weeks now and I was frustrated with it before I installed the new update, because the phone would lag and freeze all the time and the touch-screen keyboard was slow to respond.
After the update (which was considerable and took about 20 minutes to fully complete), all these problems disappeared, and now I love the phone. I think it is VERY worthwhile to upgrade to the storm…especially if you like to use your phone for web surfing, because it really is the best I've ever seen with its large screen! Bluetooth also works better than on the Dare.
If you want to use it extensively for games, be prepared to pay some hefty prices…a lot of third-party vendors who typically sell Blackberry games haven't caught up to the Storm yet, and those that do have Storm games charge an average of $10 per game application, and some as much as $25.
For free ringtones, the storm works great with mytinyphone.com, though!
August 27th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
i just got mine and i love it. though you do have to be aware of the buttons you press because if you slip up well enough u get pretty flipped around. the texting could be better. but ive tried the diffrent PDA's and touch screen fones and email and texting fones. all of them i swear. and the storm is the best. you just have to be patient sometimes and wait for it to catch up.
unless you have fat fingers.. in that case you need a diffrent fone.
hope i helped
and if you do get one you can go to options and screen/ keyboard
and set it to go faster when ur texting
but it will take a day or to to get used to
but if you have any questions about them you can ask here or go to crackberry.com. it really helps.
well peace out. and i hope you get the storm you won't regret it!
August 27th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
You can use Plazmic, although it is very difficult.
http://www.plazmic.com
August 28th, 2009 at 4:25 am
You don't need to unlock the phone. Since the 8830 and Storm are both GSM phones on CDMA network. You would not be able to use the GSM in North American but outside NA all you have to do is simply pop in the GSM SIM and it should work.
If you see GPRS instead of 1XEV that you seen on the top right hand corner then you are on GSM. If you do not see that then go into your Options Network and switch off CDMA.
August 29th, 2009 at 5:08 am
To those saying that the Storm no longer has significant lag and is not crappy is full of shit.
I have had several BlackBerry’s, currently the Storm (updated to the latest version).
The Storm is an embarrassment to RIM and was only released as a strategic BUSINESS MOVE.
Anyone who really supports the Storm is a tool.*
*Yes, that means you.
/f the storm.
August 29th, 2009 at 12:58 am
You can always make deals with carriers and Verizon is no exception. Just go into the negotiation knowing that is what you want. I can't imagine Verizon not wanting you to sign on for 2 years, that's what every carrier wants, but you may have to pay a cancellation fee on the phone. But everything is negotiable. Carriers take hit on the handsets, even when they are not free. They have to subzidize them by having customers sign on for long periods and putting in the cancellation fee. Ask if you could sign a 3 year contract if you can get out of your original one. That might do it. Be creative. You could try this site for more information.
http://www.shopblackberrystorm.com
August 29th, 2009 at 3:57 am
I own a Storm and the capabilities are exactly the same as other BB's. Before Storm I used to use iPhone. I found iPhone's sensitivity better than Storm. For Storm, everytime you want to press a key/button, you have to click it hard, so it's not just touching it. And that's a problem since in vertical mode, you don't have the qwerty keyboard but only the regular phone keypads or their version called SureType (I hate the latter though, it's confusing and it's mixed with their dictionary which isn't all that complete either). When in horizontal mode, you have the Qwerty and the accuracy it's pretty weak. I keep pressing the button next to the one I really want.
I would rather you get a Bold or Javelin or an iPhone (if you're not a BB freak).
August 29th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
shouldnt it be called the nigga berry storm
August 29th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Well, let me just say that the Blackberry storm is one of the greatest phones i've ever used in my life. Really when you push down on the screen the fact that it clicks and pushes in is great for the accuracy of what your are pressing. It is very fast and has great features. Truly a great phone.
Yes, it is compatible with Macs and Itunes if they are recent products for the past four years of generations. So if your mac and your Itunes are new and have been updated in the past four years then your set. GET THE PHONE!
August 30th, 2009 at 7:32 am
Ugly ass FAGGOT trailor trash!
August 30th, 2009 at 9:40 am
What are you, 12? What makes you automatically assume I can’t afford an iphone? Having a Storm isn’t exactly cheap. Yes, iphones are great but downgrading to AT&t’s crap service is what I can’t afford. You judge people’s wealth by the phone they carry? Get a life.
August 30th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
ofc its the best phone you ever had because you are poor and cant afford an omnia or an iphone *lol*
August 30th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
iTunes downloaded audio files (M4P – "protected AAC") have DRM protection which prevent users from converting it to other formats or playing iTunes media with other incompatible players like Blackberry storm.
So, you will need a professional DRM converter to convert the DRM M4P files to mp3 for your blackberry storm.
Free download this converter, drag and drop the protected files to it:
http://www.wmatomp3-converter.com/digital-music-converter.html#123
It can convert the DRM protected music (wma,m4p) to any other formats and extract audios from DRM video (wmv, m4v, asf, etc).
Hope it helps, happy holiday:)
August 30th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Try it for yourself. That's the best personal advice I can give you.
For me personally, I loved the phone and ordered one a few days ago. Although I don't like comparing it to the IPhone, since you said you own an IPhone I will try and compare it in terms of what you're used to. BB Storm has basically all the same features the IPhone has except the ability of WiFi. However, in my opinion, this disadvantage is nullified since Verizon's 3G network is superior to AT&T's. Overall, Verizon's coverage has proven to be the best available. With that said, you may find that where you live, Verizon coverage is poor, so once again, it works wonders to simply try the phone out before buying it.
In terms of features, the BB Storm has a full HTML browser, can view Youtube, etc. The Browser has a few kinks, but in the recent update by RIM, most of them have been removed and the speed is identical to that of the IPhone 3G. It has full multimedia capabilites including be able to transfer your music over, including ITunes. And unlike the IPhone where you cannot get more memory storage, the BB Storm allows you to buy MicroSD Cards for a very fair price; so now you wont have to worry about running out of storage space. The BB Storm has a stunning screen and videos look tremendous on it.
It includes a 3.2 MP camera as opposed to IPhone 2.0. It also allows video capture.
Some things the BB Storm has but the IPhone doesn't:
Copy/Paste Feature
MMS
Unrivaled 'Push' E-mail. (The IPhone has been trying to catch up with this technology, but RIM is truly in a league of its own. You will be amazed by the e-mail features of a Blackberry.)
SurePress Screen (More on this in a second)
Additional storage capabilities
Video Capture
Better Network (Let's face it, although IPhone is a good phone, AT&T is a drag compared to Verizon's coverage. Though this could be different in your area.)
The Big thing about the BB Storm is its Sure-Press Screen. It is not like a normal touch screen on the IPhone. When you touch the screen, you 'hover' over your selection. But in order to make any selection, you actually have to push in to the screen, similar to that of a mouse click. This (in theory) makes selecting choices much more reliable, removes the possibility of error in typing, and allows more intuitive features in browsing. This technology is not for everyone, and it definitely has a learning curve to get used to it. I didn't like it at first, but the more I played with it, the more I liked it. I'm not sure if this is true, because I don't have mine yet, but I have heard that if you don't like the Sure-Press, you can go to the Phone Settings and allow double-taps to also select options.
It should be noted again, that there are still looming bugs in the Storm's software. But this is to be expected when a new phone is released. There is no reason not to assume RIM will be taking care of these issues through continuous updates.
Beyond what I have said, and I am sure I have missed a lot, you could also check out some reviews of the Storm on Youtube. I found this one most useful:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RXagnb8oPQ
It's long, but hey: there's so many features, it is hard to be any more concise without leaving out some of the content.
Edit: As far as the pricing goes, yes, for a 2 yr contract, it is $250 with a $50 rebate, thus dropping it to $200. You will be required to purchase a data plan with it which includes unlimited web browsing and e-mail for $29.95. For an additional $15, you can use your BB Storm as a wireless broadband modem for your laptop as it does have that technology. The plans vary for minutes and texting, so you would be best checking out the Verizon website for that information.
August 31st, 2009 at 5:27 am
this phone sucks. it doesn’t even have a real touch screen.