Blackberry Storm for Verizon

[JJBoyd1001]

Coming out on the 21st. Anyone getting it?

 

[Holden]

Yep.

 

[ChazUTX]

Any good write-ups on features and such out there? I'm contemplating getting it myself but might wait until my contract expires next Summer and get the iPhone.

 

[Holden]

The Link

The Storm:

Stereo Bluetooth capability
Removable battery
Expandable memory
Video recording
Works as a tethered modem
Tactile feedback
Copy and paste
Multitasking

The iPhone

It’s now second-generation
Built-in memory
iTunes App Store
iTunes integration
Full QWERY (virtual) keyboard
Wi-Fi support
iPod media player
Safari browser

 

[ChazUTX]

Went and messed around with a demo Storm at a Verizon store last night...quite impressed. However the OS seemed shaky at times in being slow and laggy. But all in all seems to match the iPhone feature for feature.

 

[IsThatATitleist?]

Just bought one, get it on Monday.

 

[hornian]

No wi-fi is a deal breaker. I was considering getting one, but now I'll probalby wait until the 8900 comes out. I don't need/want 3G, and the new 8900 seems to be exactly what I'm looking for.

 

[HoustonHorn93]

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[GatePratt]

Tried one out...did not like the SurePress. Felt a little cheap b/c of it and it required more of a tap than I liked. Phone looks very nice though.

 

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[aUTfan]

Houston must be a transvestite on his monthly PMS with such a rude comment..

music purchases-where do y'all like to purchase your music? i am sick of apple's DRM, i can't move my music around to a regular MP3. Best selection of music, easiest site to surf?

 

[HoustonHorn93]

I'm well aware that it can play music. There's a reason iPod's dominate the music player market. They are the best. I have no issues with Apple, iTunes or DRM. I buy my music and and plays without any issues.

BTW, here's an excerpt from a Crunch Gear review of the Storm which also said the music player was nothing fancy but worked fine:

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[Blain]

Good for you.

 

[Holden]

Got it. I am not a PDA/Blackberry guy by any means and do realize that I will not even come close to utilizing all this phone has to offer. I like it. I do think that there is alot I will need to get used to: texting sucks right now; navigating is slow because I'm unfamiliar; and it doesn't seem that intuitive to a self-described newbie. Even with these drawback, which I feel are temporary, I really like the phone. Probably not an Iphone killer (just doesn't seem as intuitive), but a pretty good offering from Verizon, who is notorious for being years behind on their phones.

 

[Fried JJ Pickles]

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[HornBud]

The Storm has one striking feature that the iPhone does not: No ties to AT&T.

 

[Craigcito]

I just swung by the Verizon store to try out this phone. I spent about 5 minutes with it, and that was long enough for me to decide that the iPhone is a much better device.

And this is coming from a semi Blackberry loyalist - I'm on my 3rd one. I wanted a reason to like it better than the iPhone but it's not happening.

 

[BA93]

I know that the iPhone has surpassed Blackberries in number of sales now, but Apple still needs to do a better job with convincing large corporations to allow iPhones to access their corp email.