BlackBerry Storm 9530 owners to get early upgrade to Storm2 9550?
0. phoneArena posted on 04 Nov 2009, 10:52
According to reports, Verizon is going to allow owners of the first-gen Storm to trade in the device for the new Storm2 at the upgrade price...
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1. jodeci888 posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:44 0 0
I find the update did WONDERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Still gonna consider an Android.
3. vzw fanman posted on 04 Nov 2009, 11:55 0 0
yes the update is amazing except the browser seems rather slow.
4. JackFace posted on 04 Nov 2009, 12:30 0 0
If this is true, I find that very noble of Verizon to offer such a thing. The original had a ton of Software issues, and that is nice of Big Red to compensate any issues that the customers has is great!
6. YouLostTheGame posted on 04 Nov 2009, 15:31 0 0
Couldn't agree more! Although the update makes my Storm really seem like it was supposed to be originally, I won't be getting myself another version of essentially the same phone. I applaud VZW for offering this if it comes to fruition, but I too will consider an Android phone. And then there's always that ever lingering possibility that one of these days a VZW iPhone will show it's head. I know what some of you are thinking, but my Mac computers, MP3 players, etc just work. The iPhone is no different if we are talking about the actual functionality vs. the ominous fact that as a phone, on ATT, it's just terrible. At any rate, this was my first and last BB for a while.
7. PapaJay224 posted on 04 Nov 2009, 15:39 0 0
IT WAS SOFTWARE JACKFACE!!! How can you all give me a negative it was software all along..and you see that now, why would VZW offer a device brand new with a 2 year just because they didnt have the software....NO WAY, now when the choclate flopped back in 07 they were more than willing to up to the next gen chocolate, but the storm wasn't a complete failure, there were PLENTY of (and I mean 100's of thousands) customer that were loyal to the device, Why should VZW compinsate the Cry Babies that bought the device to play with and not use...It wasnt the iPhone, people were comparing it and thats not what it is...
11. JackFace posted on 04 Nov 2009, 18:31 0 0
Here here PapaJay, read what I wrote pal. Here, "The original had a ton of Software issues, and that is...". I said it had software issues. Verizon did not design the phone or the software, but it was released too early. Here's +1 just for kicks. It WAS a complete failure, until they released more and more software updates. Now, the device is seamless. iPhone is a bit different. First iPhone = FAIL. Second iPhone= 1/2 FAIL. 3GS = a Great Device. Yeah, it took a bit, but they got it right eventually. Now, it just needs a stellar Network. I think it is awesome that Verizon (and possibly Blackberry) are taking a bit of accountability for releasing the device a bit too early. I think it is very honorable for Verizon to do that. I don't care for Verizon too much, but this I must commend.
2. PapaJay224 posted on 04 Nov 2009, 11:46 0 0
This is false, with the phenomenal turn around from 5.0 on the Storm 1 there is no reason VZW will venture to lose money on this. Nice try Phone Arena, the Storm didnt Flop as bad as iPhone, we dont need to compensate our devices because the Storm was all "software" to begin with, hardware was never the problem. VZW didnt have to change the name to Storm 3g either...Although hardware in the Storm 2 is changeing, it is considerd an upgrade to the original device... with backwards compatable Software. remeber people the whole problem from the beginning was the software....and you get that for free... Storm & Droid FTW
8. Dood posted on 04 Nov 2009, 16:31 0 0
Yeah...definetly no hardware issues with the Storm 1. Oh, except for the screen becoming unclickable in certain places and needing a folded up business card under the battery cover to make it work again. Yeah, no hardware issues at all.
5. kwaping posted on 04 Nov 2009, 14:04 0 0
The original Storm was such a bad experience, I'm not sure anyone with that phone is willing to stay with BB. At least, that's how it is in my household.
12. jkeskel posted on 04 Nov 2009, 19:11 0 0
I disagree. I have the Storm and am intimately familiar with it. I have had no major issues with the phone thanks to the OS upgrades that have been made available.
9. conman20 posted on 04 Nov 2009, 16:34 0 0
Having traded up from the Storm to the Storm2, I agree that 80% was software and was fixed with OS5, but the extra memory in the Storm2 makes a ton of difference in programs not bogging the phone down.
10. tonyc_42 posted on 04 Nov 2009, 17:16 0 0
there is no reason to upgrade to a storm2 for that price if you have the first gen storm. buy a 16 gb memory card for fifty bucks and be done with it
15. cellconnection posted on 05 Nov 2009, 17:35 0 0
agreed... I think rumors will get the best of everyone. I highly doubt VZW will offer a trade up... If you are smart, and got the phone the day it came out... Nov 21st. you will just wait and do a one year upgrade... to maybe a DROID???
16. Dr.Nabil Saqran (unregistered) posted on 20 Nov 2010, 10:15 0 0
blackberry 9530 how to reload software 507 I am in yemen no cervice center only via internet connection
