BlackBerry Storm set to launch November 15th
0. phoneArena posted on 27 Oct 2008, 03:26
The wait is almost over, as the Storm is on its way...
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149. (unregistered) posted on 08 Nov 2008, 10:37 0 0
im not going to act like i know how it worked, but when i had my 8830 and sent an email to my gmail account, and refreshed the computer non stop, the email was actually on my 8830 about 1-2 seconds before gmail. maybe it was comcast's fault lol
4. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 07:53 0 0
NO WIFI this phone is gonna suck...VZ fanboys open wide VZ is about to BUST...
6. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 08:09 0 0
wifi is for TMO customers who have to mooch off their neighbors wifi bc they cant afford internet themselves...lol
14. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 10:16 0 0
I could see wanting Wi-Fi if you had no other way of accessing the web on this phone. Fact is...You are required to get the data plan on a Blackberry. Wi-Fi is a waste if you have a data plan.
15. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 10:22 0 0
lmao @ #7..... and with t-mobile's "outstanding" 3G coverage....wifi is defnately needed on all of their devices
20. vzw fanboy (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 11:00 0 0
hahha lol wifi is for poor people, i agree!
39. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 13:53 0 0
If WiFi is so important why don't they just throw in satellite TV as well? Why not have the ability to start your car remotely too? Or wirelessly play your Xbox Live Arcade games by waving the phone around in the air like a Wii-mote? Cell phones are basically complicated radio transceivers that send and receive transmissions that run using a set of frequencies. Different technologies like CDMA voice, GSM voice, PDC, EVDO, EDGE, HSPA, and HMTS all use different frequencies to send and receive information. When you send and receive information using so many different frequencies they can cause problems if they are not compensated for. Since VZW has the largest 3G network covering most of the U.S. and RIM has already added frequencies compatible with all of the previous , adding in WiFi would not be very cost-effective; the development would take a lot longer and the quality of the finished product might not be as good (it might be as bad as the 3G iPhone, where some users were dropping up to 36% of their calls due to conflicts in switching frequencies from 2G to 3G in areas where they shouldn't be having those problems.) The fact that they can do this much is amazing in itself. There's only so much tech they can cram into a machine that fits in the palm of your hand... Besides WiFi isn't available in a lot of places EVDO is; whatever difference there is in speed doesn't measure up to the fact that if I want that speed I have to stay inside the coffee shop (used as one example of WiFi service area)!
45. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 14:21 0 0
Wi Fi is extremely important... all 3G networks are way too slow... Sure while on the road you have to deal with the broadband EVDO speeds... But soon there will be wireless access points broadcasting through out most major cities... it would have been an easy and nice feature to add... while you are at home or in a coffee shop it would have made browsing the Internet way more enjoyable... It's a shame they did not add this feature... They are giving the iPhone the upper hand here... #49 nice copy and paste job... Cell phones will be doing lots more after 6 months of the Storms release...
46. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 14:29 0 0
hahah funny....not..... if u know bout cell phone u know wifi is way faster then 3g dumbass n with tmobile ur still required to get data on any smart phone
48. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 14:40 0 0
wifi, wow how stupid r u? wifi is really for people who cant afford s*** so than you possibly couldn't even afford a phone that has that capability or anytype of interent capability. so stop bitchin and wake up. WIFI=S****Y
59. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 16:41 0 0
If you think wifi is worthless you're worthless.... OR maybe it's because you've been with VZW who never gets any phones with Wifi and you don't know the true capabilities and benefits of having it. Wifi isnt' that hard of a thing to incorporate, VZW is just retarded and doens't want it on any of their phones. it's like the MMS iPhone gripe, simple thing that it should obviously have, just like any phone that's a high-end PDA should have wifi, it's that simple. They don't have 3G everywhere, and it's not that great where they do have it. Incoporate wifi and you have the speeds you want PERIOD.
60. vzw fanboy (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 17:46 0 0
why would you need it at home thats what a laptop is for! lol
61. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 17:48 0 0
wifi may be faster for computers than an EVDO card but phones can't process the faster data speeds anyways so it won't make a difference.
62. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 18:32 0 0
to dumbass num 59 i have the google g1 n a lg dare compare dare 3g n g1 on 3g same s*** same speed put the g1 on wifi smokes the dare y cuz it only run on 3g
70. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 22:08 0 0
VZW..who never gets any phones with WIFI? apparently you haven't been phone shopping this century to even see VZW's products...maybe you should either get out more, or go shop more
75. elgee02 (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 22:37 0 0
Let's see, VZW's EVDO Rev-A which blankets over 80% of the US population... does FREE WiFi (key word is free cause a lot of WiFi you find makes you pay to use it) cover anywhere close to 80% of the US population? ABSOLUTELY NOT. I'll take 3G in a heartbeat.
79. Me (unregistered) posted on 28 Oct 2008, 07:35 0 0
I just hate it when workers keep posting for comapnies trying to advocate for their weaknesses. It is so obvious...
80. (unregistered) posted on 28 Oct 2008, 08:58 0 0
I definitely concur with the above statement!
