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21 out of 27 people found this review helpful
2.5 stars
"Planned to buy it, glad I spent 45 minutes with it"
Pros: It's still a Blackberry (1 star) It's still on Verizon's great network (1 star) The screen is larger, which makes web browsing easier (1/2 star)
Cons: The device is terribly slow. The transition from land scape to portrait view was ridiculously slow, scrolling on the device was choppy, jerky and slow. Application selection and launch was slow. Had to reboot the device after about 10 minutes.
Summary: Don't buy it, save your money. Stay on the Curve, Bold or 8830 World Edition if you have them, you'll be happier. If there aren't already plans to release a software update to fix the speed issues, RIM better get on it. iPhone killer? I think not, the meteorologists forecasted this storm wrong, it's a dud.
I've used Blackberries for about 8 years and have loved every one, I'm glad I was able to test this one and didn't order it online. I would have been POed, big time. Anyhow, I won't be making the upgrade any time soon.
When I get a new device, I expect it to perform better than the one I'm replacing. This one doesn't come close, this thing is terribly slow and I'm really not impressed with the touch screen, Apple's implementation is much nicer. I've got to wonder how many maintenance issues RIM will have the screen.
WiFi, while not required, is a really nice add on. Especially when you're in as many airports as I am and don't want to boot up a laptop to check news, scores or do some quick searches and have a less than quality signal on the carrier network.
I did find that typing was quite accurate and easy in normal BB fashion, even with my giant meathooks, but I couldn't get past the terrible response from the system every time I tried to get it to something.
I'll keep my eye on the reports, forums, etc and if some of these issues might get fixed, I might reconsider.
I gave it 2 1/2 stars because it's not terrible, but it's not worthy of "Good" or "Average" that a 3 star rating insinuates.
- 8 replies to this review
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You are right that sometimes the Storm does slow down, and appears sluggish. However, WM is even worse and crashes daily. iPhones at least daily. Good luck finding a perfect phone. I have recently used a Palm Centro, and several WM devices, and find the Storm to be superior to both. Not perfect, but the best phone I could find.
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All the BlackBerry Koolade swillers don't want to understand. The fact that this phone gets bogged down by open apps - apps that don't close when you're through with them - is the big reason this phone is dead. RIM made a big mistake in releasing a beta product just to get a touch screen out before Christmas. Now it's Spring and they apparently can't, or won't, fix this model with updates. Glad I didn't fall for the hype and actually tried one first. Now we all have to wait for their next effort and hope for a quality product, next time.
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CNET should filter through these reviews. 45 minutes with a product does not justify a review. This product is good that has been much improved with the firmware updates.
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I think you made a good and honest review of the storm. I bought one anyways for $100 on wirefly but I bought it knowing what to expect. I agree with the wi-fi being important since the majority of BBerry's customers are business people but it doesn't make a difference to me. The software update has some improvements but definately not enough to compete against the iPhone. I love BBerry and I really wish RIM would make this Storm much better. The screen clicking is pretty cool but the typing technology needs major improvement. There are some youtube tips out there that really improve it though. Hopefully within six-months RIM will get it all taken care of. I used to have the iPhone and it tooks Apple a little while to make it bettter and they STILL have a lot of bugs not to mention their HORRIBLE battery life. The battery life for this phone is better than my curve!
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There has been an OS update that fixes the lag problems
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I agree with the person above. I too played with the ones in the store and thought they were unbelievably slow. The I spoke to one of the sales reps and he stated the same thing. Similar to my WM5 phone just closing the app doesn't actually shut it down; it just sits in the background. The rep then closed a few apps (like the movie player) and the phone responded much more quickly. I'm still not sure if I should buy one.
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There will be a software release to fix the bugs on Dec. 8.
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I really hope you didnt use one at the store to base your decision on. The two my stor had everything under the sun running the background. My phone is very responsive. Not blazing fast but very good IMHO.
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