*UPDATED* BlackBerry Storm officially announced by Verizon Wireless
0. phoneArena posted on 08 Oct 2008, 01:48
As expected, today Verizon Wireless officially announced the Storm, the first BlackBerry with a touchscreen...
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20. (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2008, 08:40 0 0
Yea it's so you spend more money on more texts... It's all about the benjamins baby
21. (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2008, 08:54 0 0
If you have that much to text you could simply send a MMS without a picture.. i believe that will let you have 1000 characters... Of course this cost more than a standard text unless you have some sort of picture message package. Anyhow just another idea to throw out there.
29. vzw fanboy (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2008, 11:11 0 0
yea well my friend has the iphone and when i send him pictures it says he has to have a username and password, so he writes it down from my message and then goes to gayt&t's site, its very time consuming so he doesnt bother doing it.
64. (unregistered) posted on 09 Oct 2008, 04:12 0 0
one would think that the purpose of the text message is to send a message not an essay.... I would believe that it's titled text message and not text essay or paragraph...btw the vogayer does suck
65. vzw fanboy (unregistered) posted on 09 Oct 2008, 06:50 0 0
160 texts goes fast, it doesnt have to really be that long! lol it does not suck because the voyager is one of vz's hottest phone.
11. (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2008, 05:45 0 0
Did anyone see the commercial for it? It was on adult swim last night .. It was some guy looking at the back of it .. and then he goes .. "hey is that the new blackberry?" "Geez whats all the fuss about..?" .. then he picks it up to turn it over and the screen goes black, and it says BLAckBERRY STORM *Thunder* .. Coming soon, VZW
16. secondcor517 posted on 08 Oct 2008, 07:17 0 0
To answer several of the questions asked about memory card storage and editing of documents, here is a chunk of the press release from Verizon Wireless. The BlackBerry Storm smartphone, available from Verizon Wireless and Vodafone, also includes the following features and functions: * BlackBerry® Internet Service, BlackBerry® Unite!, BlackBerry® Professional Software and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support * Preloaded DataViz® Documents to Go® allows users to edit Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint files directly on the handset * 3.2 megapixel camera with variable zoom, auto focus and a powerful flash that also provides continuous lighting when recording video * Built-in GPS supports location-based applications and services, as well as geotagging of photos * 1 GB of onboard memory storage and a microSD™/SDHD memory card slot that supports up to 16 GB of additional storage
22. (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2008, 09:41 0 0
I wonder why no wi-fi? I also wonder how many people will not purchase it because it doesn't have that. I own a Treo now, and at work I can play with a iPhone, and I can say that even though i'd probably never buy an iPhone, I can say that it is nice with wi-fi. I hit safari, and it loads and I browse some sites when I am bored, then put it back. The reason wi-fi I believe is valuable is because it will allow you to access the net when you DONT have data access, or just dont want to worry about data from the cell towers. It's all about being able to be flexible. I had a Treo 800w for a short period of time, and when I had it, it was nice having the wi-fi. This may not be a determining factor for some, but since there are so many other phones with it now, and will be, I just cant see why they didnt include it. The HTC Diamond and Pro (coming soon) both have it. I guess we'll just wait and see.
28. (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2008, 10:25 0 0
if you get data with the blackberry on verizons network i really don't see the need to have wifi. i live in buffalo and have never been in an area when i did not get the 3G speed. i see what your saying...obviously wifi would probably be faster, but if your not living in the country and you "got the network behind you" lol, i dont see a need for it. the iphone NEEDS wifi, cuz their 3g network is trash....thats just my opinion of course. i know they have the best global coverage not going to argue that....but US coverage...doubtful....my roomate has a 3g iphone and i have a lg voyager and he wont get internet when hes standing right next to me....true story
30. vzw fanboy (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2008, 11:13 0 0
lol haha ive heard a story similar to that :-J. i love my voyager
41. (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2008, 13:03 0 0
Sure it has GSP, but does it have BJ Penn?
46. vzw fanboy (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2008, 14:47 0 0
unfortunately :-(...there are places in this country where there isnt 3g coverage and since wifi is a bit faster, and if i were sitting in a doctors office or college dorm room or somewhere boring i would use any available wifi over 3g. if a phone has wifi tho, doesn't it drain battery life even more?
67. (unregistered) posted on 09 Oct 2008, 08:02 0 0
Also, note that Verizon has a licensing agreement on all Blackberry's sold by them mandating internet/email service on the device - you can call or go in to any store and they will tell you. Therefore, it would be redundant to have mandatory internet service AND wi-fi. That will do nothing but drive up cost on the device for no reason other than to say "Ooohh, it has wi-fi!"
47. vzw fanboy (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2008, 14:48 0 0
isnt cricket like baseball? lol
50. (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2008, 15:37 0 0
Cricket was invented first so to be fair, I guess baseball is like cricket. It's also a crappy regional carrier.
