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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7. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 08:44 0 0
what is the point of having WIFI on a phone that you have to have a data plan. Doesn't make sense.
9. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 08:56 0 0
the difference is pretty small on a handheld device...
11. Dwight Schrute (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 09:28 0 0
I too was disappointed in the lack of WIFI in the Storm, but then realized that with Verizon's high speed Rev.A (3G) network, I really won't need WIFI. I can't wait to get this phone ahh!!!
12. your moms false (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 09:31 0 0
really so do you download entire movies to your phone? because download speeds is the on place that your really going to notice and that assuming is a fast original connection without too many users pulling the bandwidth which is very common in any public wifi spot.. and if your at home get off your lazy a$$ and go to your computer... hey look i have have wifi i can get a this sweet connection at starbucks.. oh wait its loading... still loading... oh there it goes.. man its sooo sweet ... or maybe hey look at me i dont have to roll off my couch to look at facebook i can stay here... oh man im soo sweet.... wifi totally rocks.. ahh thats awesome someone can hack right in to this unsecured connection... thank god for wifi
13. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 09:52 0 0
Speed isn't much different over wifi vs. 3g. At least on the i760 and XV6800, the two Verizon phones that have wifi and 3g. Unless you've got a stopwatch, you can't tell the differnece. And since the Storm requires a data plan, wifi is pretty unnecessary.
16. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 10:28 0 0
to #13.....what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response was there anything that could even be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul
23. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 11:21 0 0
Haha, great reply, I thought it was hilarious... and true... As for the price... I'd be willing to sell my second born child, but for my first born, it had better come at some discounted price with cool accessories! hehe. Honestly though, I'm anticipating some ridiculous price to come with this phone, which kind of sucks because the iphone is now selling for $200.00. It'd be nice to wrangle some of those att customers and bring them over to our side and make verizon that much bigger in New York. I bought my voyager for $175.00 with the applicable rebates and discounts, I just hope that I an buy the device with the same discounts when my turn is up!
26. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 11:44 0 0
wow thats not even from this decade and its nearing at least a decade since that movie was out... you must be on the same level as the idoits that cry about wifi.... my knee jerk reaction is hey the 90s want their joke back but then again why support the problem..
28. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 12:02 0 0
and because its not from this decade its not funny? that is the dumbest remark i have ever heard in my life. thats like saying quotes from the godfather are terrible because it was not made in 2006...idiot
40. Murphy tha dog (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 14:01 0 0
The only time i would really need wi-fi is when i get off of a plane and find out the carrier I'm on is down in that area and I can't make phone calls or send email, or send sms, happened to me once, and wi-fi would have come in handy.
49. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 14:41 0 0
ur stupid, thats like having AOL dial-up and Qwest regular Hi-Speed, wat a waste you r #9
114. (unregistered) posted on 29 Oct 2008, 07:30 0 0
well its not really the speed. For my iphone on youtube and all the other phones my friends use whenever they try to watch video their phones its all blocky and no quality. Now with wifi over the iphone Picture quality is exactly like the computer screen and faster.
141. greggmh123 posted on 02 Nov 2008, 21:44 0 0
Having WiFi on a phone with a data plan makes perfect sense and is an absolute necessity for many business people. Why? I am a small business owner and I need email access every day. In the USA, I have my VZW data plan. Outside the USA, I'd be SOL in a lot of places. I used to take my laptop on vacation. Now I take my XV6800...it's just a wee bit smaller and lighter! In a pinch, I can even work on a client's server using the RDP client. Definitely NOT fun, but doable! Tell me if your data plan gets you Internet access at this location. 20 degrees south latitude 154 degrees west longitude In case you were wondering, that is roughly 300 miles southwest of Tahiti, in the middle of the ocean. My phone works there for email, using the ship's WiFi...does your non-WiFi phone let you get email there? Mine does, without having to go to AT$T sh*t USA service just for worldwide coverage. Until I need phone voice service in those circumstances, WiFi email will work perfectly. I can get email at any WiFi hotspot anywhere in the world. If I never left the USA, then I would not need it. I am amazed that no one mentioned this circumstance yet (unless I missed it). Gregg
17. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 10:29 0 0
Yeah, WI-FI isnt needed. You have to get the 29.99 data plan on any Blackberry with Verizon. Its the fastest option anyway. Who wants a slower internet where the more people that are on it, the slower it becomes? Theres a reason they dont put Wi-FI on it. I cant wait to check this phone out though.
18. uhh (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 10:32 0 0
the storm would be in the stores im sure BY the 15th but it definitely will not go on sale on that date, VZW has never launched a device on a saturday and they won't this time, it is usually ALWAYS a Tues or Weds just FYI.
19. (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 10:56 0 0
damn too bad u guys are gonna waste your money on this when you cold wait 15 more days and get the pimpin OMNIA
22. vzw fanboy (unregistered) posted on 27 Oct 2008, 11:03 0 0
yea but the storm is revolutionary because of the touchscreen features, may be bad or good, we'll have to see. plus the blackberry storm's screen looks bigger.
