should I get a storm

im looking at one also(want to stick with verizon, network is great, want a phone that can do more though) and there have been very recent firmware updates to solve a lot of these issues people are mentioning

one of the admins on the site posted this, these updates are only a couple of weeks old, so there will be a lot of downloading out of the box

http://cellphoneforums.net/blackberr...203-148-a.html

yea, the display one I looked at today was quite laggy, but seeing these updates make me a little more confident in my hopeful purchase of one of these

reason im getting a storm is that I already have an ipod and dont really need an iphones hard drive space, that and I really like verizon's network and seeing how the qwerty keyboard on the storm acts like a hard qwerty keyboard got me, that and its one of the few verizon phones(all blackberries) that are gsm capable meaning going out of the country would only require a sim card or extra roaming charges, not a whole new phone or pre paid phone. Granted at&t and tmobile are like that as a standard, it still is good to see that you can still have the best network(imho, at least where I am (central VA)) and have the possibility of using it abroad

that and they have a sale right now, 149.99 after 70 dollar debit card mail in rebate, so it's 219.99, also if you have verizon, see if you are eligible for the new every two plan, it usually starts 20 months into your 2 year contract, they will give you a 30, 50, or even 100(not sure, about 100) dollar credit to a more expensive phone(where the storm falls into place)

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I just wanted to say that I messed with the storm some. The qwerty keyboard comes nowhere close to the a hard qwerty keyboard like my env2. It sounds like you have convinced yourself to get one even though there are still many problems with them. I have read that the updates don't fix enough including the speed. It is also very heavy and clunky. You will also pay double for the internet compared to phones like the env2. By the way, the env3 is now out. I just received a flyer for it and it was only $79.99.

Originally Posted by dmoore228

im looking at one also(want to stick with verizon, network is great, want a phone that can do more though) and there have been very recent firmware updates to solve a lot of these issues people are mentioning

one of the admins on the site posted this, these updates are only a couple of weeks old, so there will be a lot of downloading out of the box

http://cellphoneforums.net/blackberr...203-148-a.html

yea, the display one I looked at today was quite laggy, but seeing these updates make me a little more confident in my hopeful purchase of one of these

reason im getting a storm is that I already have an ipod and dont really need an iphones hard drive space, that and I really like verizon's network and seeing how the qwerty keyboard on the storm acts like a hard qwerty keyboard got me, that and its one of the few verizon phones(all blackberries) that are gsm capable meaning going out of the country would only require a sim card or extra roaming charges, not a whole new phone or pre paid phone. Granted at&t and tmobile are like that as a standard, it still is good to see that you can still have the best network(imho, at least where I am (central VA)) and have the possibility of using it abroad

that and they have a sale right now, 149.99 after 70 dollar debit card mail in rebate, so it's 219.99, also if you have verizon, see if you are eligible for the new every two plan, it usually starts 20 months into your 2 year contract, they will give you a 30, 50, or even 100(not sure, about 100) dollar credit to a more expensive phone(where the storm falls into place)

Yeah, while the clickable keyboard seems like a cool idea, it's pretty clunky in practice. I suppose one would get used to it over time though, but having had an iphone for several months now, I'm completely used to using a virtual keyboard. As far as the Storm update is concerned, it was fixing bugs left in when the phone was released, and, while it did do a tiny bit to make it less clunky, it's still a slow laggy phone. The purpose behind the update anyways was to offset the fact that Apple was about to release the 3.0 update and the 3GS. The update was released on the 6th, and the 3.0 release date (the 17th was announced 2 days later at the WWDC. Palm also released the Pre on the 7th, again, to try and steal some thunder from the new iPhone and 3.0 update. In the end, only Storm users and phone phreaks knew about the update, and there was no real added functionality behind the update. I guess I can understand people wanting to stick behind a carrier that they're happy with, as, I was a 5 year customer with T-Mobile, and had virtually no problems with them over the 5 year period of time, and never found myself in a place where I couldn't get a signal. AT&T on the other hand has been pretty good, but I do occationally find myself in a 'dead-zone', but it's a network issue, not signal issue because as soon as I go to dial, I get my bars back. So, what I'm saying is that overall, I'm not really unhappy with the service I've got from AT&T, but if I could have got an iPhone and stayed with T-Mobile, I would have. The storm is bad news though, stay away. You're better off with a $99 3G iPhone through AT&T.

I think the clickable keyboard is so cool...

The storm needs some love to make it be the great phone it should be. Once the right tools are added it is just as good of a phone as the iphone

I remain hopeful that some of these issues people are having will be resolved. I have yet to use it on any provider's network, but I am enjoying playing around with it (got it today!) and I am anxious to see how well it works with the bells and whistles enabled.

Agreed. Storm can get great with some TLC.

Agree with a lot of the posts so far regarding Storm - with texting problems, screen issues, bulky size, etc. If you want all of that fixed AND a global phone - go for RIM's new one - the BB Tour (both Verizon & Sprint offer it). It has a brilliant screen (though not as big as the Storm's or iPhone's), and a great keyboard, along with all the other great features we have come to expect from a Blackberry - memory card slot, intuitive trackball, personal & Corp email, stereo Bluetooth, etc.

I think it is a good choice.

it is a great phone after the upgrades

havent used it on any other providers tho