Verizon Wireless launches OS update for BlackBerry Storm

3. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 07:52 0 0

It depends on how bad your storm was to begin with how much the change appears. For some reason it seems that altho all storms used the same software some people had major issues and some people only experienced some slight lag at times. .75 makes a HUGE difference however if you were one of the people who only felt it was slightly laggy at time you may not care as much as those who had consistent lag, frustration, and lockups.

4. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 10:15 0 0

mine was pretty bad to begin with. .75 is better, but its nowhere near good still. there is still menu lag, the accelerometer is improved but still has issues from time to time and it has not improved the terrible keyboard experience, especially in qwerty mode. i told myself id give vzw/rim a chance and wait for the new s/w before i made my final decision on this device. its still pretty bad, and i will be returning it highly disappointed

14. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 11:58 0 0

You do know you can customize every facet of the keyboard settings? It makes a tremendous differance, so, If you are going to return your phone, make sure its not just plain old user error.

15. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 13:13 0 0

thanks, but yes i am aware and some do make a bit of difference. still, i have to agree with their initial assessment that its the worst keyboard ive ever used

37. (unregistered) posted on 09 Dec 2008, 08:37 0 0

thats weird because i hate it in portriat but i love it in landscape.... people seems to hate haveing to push and i watched my coworker use mine. He felt the need to really shove it down and his thumbs got tired after playing a game for maybe a half and hour. It doesnt take that much pressure. I have had mine for alittle over a week and breeze right through on landscape and its less tiring than my old envy keys. I think people feel like they have to fully and loudly hear the click. Maybe it gets worn down a bit and gets easier. At any rate i would love to be able to show people mine and how to use it like i do.

42. (unregistered) posted on 09 Dec 2008, 11:20 0 0

35 dollar restock fee! lol lol lol

18. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 13:47 0 0

The battery has to have atleast a 50% charge to do the update OTA It takes 2 hours to update OTA anda bout 20 minutes with your computer.

16. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 13:14 0 0

stormarena.com, you mean the site that gave it a 5.5/10? you people...

17. (unregistered) posted on 08 Dec 2008, 13:45 0 0

and your the reason abortions are legal.

38. (unregistered) posted on 09 Dec 2008, 08:38 0 0

what chu talking about "YOU PEOPLE".... couldnt resist....

10. T-Money3000 posted on 08 Dec 2008, 11:01 0 0

Actually, they only recalled the Glyde in certain regions of the USA, not everywhere. Also, when the iPhone first came out it was a dissapointment too. At first they only had a "hacker" app store now it's an "iPhone" app store. There were issues with battery life and nNow its a little better. Every new phone has it's own issues. Just wait til version 2.0.

39. (unregistered) posted on 09 Dec 2008, 08:57 0 0

ehhh I think the Iphone is FINALLY starting to get sweet and its mainly because of all the apps. I hate getting into this fanboy war crap but seriously the Iphone was joke until the 3g version. The browser was sweet(internet was sllllooowwww) but other than that it wasnt even 10% of the hype it had. To say the Storm is bad because it has updates and that the Iphone rules is retarded plain and simple. At least the storm can with the ABILITY to have high speed(3g), a replacable battery, insurance, pic messaging, voice dialing, audible directions, a smaller price tag and the bill wasnt 50 pages thick when it arrived.(yeah remember that?) I am dissapointed that i will have to wait for more updates so this phone can really meet its potential but at least i didnt spend what 500 bucks on a 2g Iphone? The Iphone has had what two years to get where it is and had to physically change hardware in the device. The Storm isnt nearly as smooth as the 3g iphone, at least not yet. It is better than the 2g. Blackberry will continue to improve their device and I think alot of the reviews it gets will do a 360 in the next six months. Unlike Apple, RIM listens to customers complaints and demands.

40. (unregistered) posted on 09 Dec 2008, 09:46 0 0

"I think alot of the reviews it gets will do a 360 in the next six months"...i think you meant 180 otherwise the reviews would go right back to being bad ;)