ha yeah. If it wasn't for crackberry and all of the leaked storm OS's, I'm 110% sure I would've ran over my Storm with a dump truck or something. At least the leaks have made it tolerable while waiting on slack ass verizon to approve an OS update

10/27/2009 11:23:57 AM

OS update == moving to Google Android

10/27/2009 11:30:24 AM

haha. I'm considering that. I want to see the HTC one with the 1GHz snapdragon processor running Android 2.0. That thing should be badass.

10/27/2009 11:33:50 AM

^^^ I dumped my Storm before the 5.0.0.230 leak came out. My wife has it on hers now and I would rather have that than the Tour.

Now I want the S2.

Except I want the Droid.

Dammit.

[Edited on October 27, 2009 at 11:34 AM. Reason : caret]

10/27/2009 11:34:33 AM

I've had mine since February and stuck it out and kind of glad I did. The storm2 is nice but I'm not sure the wifi, memory, and new screen is worth paying full retail or adding another line. Not really a fan of the Moto Droid but might take a look at the HTC androids coming.

[Edited on October 27, 2009 at 11:39 AM. Reason : ]

10/27/2009 11:38:33 AM

anything with touchscreen is gonna be FTW. the only other consideration now is if you want a physical keyboard, too.

10/27/2009 11:54:18 AM

playing with my new storm2 right now

love it except for the screen click is still present. will take some getting used to coming from a trackball but in the end i prefer it over a trackball

10/28/2009 9:49:36 AM

Quote :

"screen click is still present"

it is supposed to be there; in terms of screen pressing and such, it works differently on the S1 vs. S2.

10/28/2009 9:53:36 AM

"supposed"

no. its there because people at RIM believe that their customers want the tactile response opposite the touch only response of an iphone

i prefer that part of an iphone by a wide margin over the screen click of a bb touchscreen device.

it doesnt work that differently from the original storm. just as lame to me.

10/28/2009 9:56:17 AM

it may not feel like it works differently to you, but it does work differently under the screen. all for improved typing and usage of the device.

10/28/2009 10:19:22 AM

think I'll go play with one at lunch

10/28/2009 10:24:09 AM

that's what she said

10/28/2009 10:25:30 AM

10/28/2009 10:33:14 AM

the only difference is the 4 to 1 actuator points

the way the device clicks on the screen is exactly the same

im holding an older storm in my hand with a newer one right now and there is no difference in the physical movement.

it just registers different.

10/28/2009 10:55:52 AM

meh. That's my response to the Storm2. RIM fails again. It was nice to have a uniform click across the screen without any dead spots, but the click felt deeper and mushy. Also felt like the screen moved in more on a click but didn't have the side to side play of the original storm so it felt like a more solid device. Browsing was still lackluster to say the least and I didn't notice any difference in performance or transitions between my storm running .328 and the Storm2 with .320. I'm sticking with the original storm and waiting to see what the droid line has to offer. Definitely seemed like there was more buzz and excitement at the store surrounded the droid release.

10/28/2009 1:24:46 PM

now that ive spent a day with it, im more adapted to the lack of physical keys. still miss them a little, but overall i like it

10/29/2009 11:59:51 AM

i still love my storm, and i have the new operating system on it.. it's a lot faster then the old releases i had...

i actually like the fact that the screen clicks... it's easier to type that way in my opinion... but I guess I'm in the minority on that....

10/29/2009 4:32:25 PM

i'm loving the S2 over the S1 at this point. the screen click is so much better and i type way faster on it than the S1 screen. the Wifi has been a bit sketchy but word over at crackberry is that it was a VZW issue and for the most part has been sorted out, can't test that till i get home though. now that i see what the S2 is, i really wish the S1 would have been this but o well.

10/30/2009 10:40:43 AM

BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone coming to Sprint.

Next generation of popular BlackBerry smartphone adds Wi-Fi, external multimedia buttons and BlackBerry App World; visit sprint.com/blackberrycurve8530 to pre-register for BlackBerry Curve 8530 from Sprint

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2009-- Sprint (NYSE: S) announced today it will add the new BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone to the wireless industry's best lineup of devices. Beginning today, customers can visit http://www.sprint.com/blackberrycurve8530 to pre-register for this next generation of the popular BlackBerry wireless device on America's most dependable 3G network with the affordability of Sprint's Everything Data plans featuring Any Mobile, Anytime. Pricing and availability will be announced at a later date.

11/5/2009 4:15:24 PM

Yeah, Verizon will release theirs on Nov 20th for $99 after a $100MIR

11/5/2009 4:31:54 PM

ok, my calendar keeps importing my google calendar events as facebook events... anyone know how to fix this?

nvm, for some reason my default calendar changed itself...

[Edited on November 9, 2009 at 9:21 AM. Reason : .]

11/9/2009 9:18:07 AM

Ok so I got a Tour with a bogo netbook. Question, not 100% sold on the Tour but after a day back with the Storm I dont think I can make it on the Storm but probably could. Is it worth the 200 I have to pay for the data plans to have the Tour or send them back?

11/10/2009 12:38:21 AM

Why'd you get the Tour and not the Storm2?

11/10/2009 9:10:11 AM

^

11/10/2009 12:38:19 PM

Okay, I am ditching my iPhone after 2 years (I had the original as well as the 3G one), the reason I'm switching to BB from iPhone is cause once the iPhone battery dies, the Apple Store tells you to buy a new phone.

So I'm really confused about which Blackberry to get as well as the naming convention RIM uses, it puzzles me that sometimes a BB with lower number (i.e. BlackBerry Curve 8530 is ariving after when a 8900 has been out).

I don't want the storm, 1 or 2. So any recommendation? I'm a heavy email/txt user due to work.

11/15/2009 5:16:50 PM

why not the storm 2?

and almost any issues with BBs are solved by a battery pull. i'm not aware of any long standing issues with BBs (except the Storm 1... of which, many problems have been addressed).

As for the BB models (numbers), I believe they are out of order because different carriers carry different models of the same device (such as the curve). I haven't looked lately, but I'm sure a carrier typically only has one model number per device type (save a newer model coming out and the carrier having both for a while).

that being said, the Bold or Curve are both great choices (model number depends on carrier, I think)

[Edited on November 15, 2009 at 5:21 PM. Reason : .]

11/15/2009 5:18:15 PM

I want a keypad, i hate having to look at my iPhone to type shit cause of lack of tactile feedback.

11/15/2009 5:19:38 PM

ah. well with BBs new and improved sure-type, have you tried to S2? I'd give it a shot first, then decide... (I don't work for any phone manufacturer/carrier or own a storm... I just think it's best to at least go through all of your options first).


unless you're talking about just wanting to feel the actual keys... then that would make sense. bold or curve in that case.

[Edited on November 15, 2009 at 5:23 PM. Reason : .]

11/15/2009 5:22:19 PM

Yes, talking about actually feeling the keys. What's the big difference between Bold vs Curve?

11/15/2009 5:25:20 PM

meh. The more I play with the Storm2 in the store the more I wonder wtf RIM was thinking. With 5.0, my 9530 runs just as smooth and I haven't had any problems with it since I got it in February. Wifi would be nice but even with the peizo screen tech, I don't see it being worth the upgrade. RIM really needs to step up its game if it wants to compete. A webkit browser, flash, and 3D support is on the way but I'm not it's enough.

^ I believe the Bold is just a bigger and faster curve. Do you have an idea of what carrier you want to go with? For Verizon, you might want to look at the Tour or the 8530 with the optical track pad coming on the 20th.

11/15/2009 5:33:48 PM

AT&T, I think I will wait for the Bold 9700 to come out in a few weeks.

[Edited on November 15, 2009 at 5:38 PM. Reason : ..]

11/15/2009 5:35:30 PM

A lot of would be blackberry people are picking up droids

11/15/2009 8:06:59 PM

two new issues:

1.) my internet/data is being extremely slow... not just browser. the browser is slow, google sync is slow...

2.) there is nothing under default services (I'm trying to set the default calendar)...

11/15/2009 9:00:13 PM

battery pull?

11/15/2009 9:33:06 PM

tried

gonna try to wipe and then reinstall

11/15/2009 9:36:31 PM

Bill, are you sure that you and technology just don't get along? You might want to avoid your TV for a while.

11/15/2009 10:18:50 PM

we normally do.... and if my TV goes out I'm going to be pissed.


keep getting communication failures... something's not right in the settings... I don't know what though

11/15/2009 10:21:57 PM

Are you sure? WHERE IS YOUR REMOTE RIGHT NOW? IS IT THERE?

11/15/2009 10:25:14 PM

11/15/2009 10:30:16 PM

I think there is some sort of bb outage. Browser and Facebook aren't working.

11/15/2009 10:39:28 PM

^ when did they ever start working?

*rimshot*

11/15/2009 10:40:09 PM

ah... so it's not just me then!

11/15/2009 10:40:18 PM

Ordered Bold 9700 today for overnight delivery. It's available through AT&T next week, but Premier accounts get it starting this week

11/17/2009 11:30:14 PM

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/11/16/blackberry-internet-service-hit-with-data-outages-worldwide/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheBoyGeniusReport+%28Boy+Genius+Report%29

OUTAGE

11/17/2009 11:41:23 PM

BES ftw

11/17/2009 11:42:21 PM

so is verizon ever going to release a device software update or not?

11/25/2009 10:00:12 AM

anyone got the new blackberry curve 8530? any feedback?

11/30/2009 8:59:10 AM

so im about 2 years late asking this question but what is the best way, if possible, to stream a .pls file on my verizon pearl?

im getting a droid/eris next week and i already see an app for that but it never even occured to me to do this on my blackberry

12/2/2009 8:48:45 PM

I <3 my Otterbox case

12/3/2009 12:33:05 AM

Anybody else having email issues for the last hour or so?

Exchange Server is working fine, BES says it connects, but there are pending emails...I get the ")))" symbol beside any email I try to send, regardless of sending it from BES account, BIS account, gmail account, etc

Wondering if its something system-wide

[Edited on December 22, 2009 at 9:16 PM. Reason : .]

ok its not just me

http://www.berryreporter.com/2009/12/22/major-blackberry-outage-in-effect/

[Edited on December 22, 2009 at 9:19 PM. Reason : .]

12/22/2009 9:14:58 PM