Verizon to launch the BlackBerry Storm at $99?

13. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 08:21 0 0

Why get a phone to have the limited capability to wi-fi hot spots? Take your Bold and stick it where the Sun doesn't shine! Big Red has been and will continue to controll the Blackberry sales compared to any other company.

14. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 08:23 0 0

you only need wifi when your cell coverage blows like AT&Ts does. When your coverage is as good as verizon you dont need wifi. Besides why would you want to use wifi when its unsecure!!! You people are just dumb! ( and i know your gonna say wifi speed is so fast, but please!)

30. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 11:16 0 0

WiFi unsecure?...that's funny mine is encyped using WPA along with just about ever other house I go to so maybe you should read up before you call people dumbasses when you are one your self. Not to metion WPA2 which there are no know weaknesses. Also why will the Omnia have WiFi is VZW is so great you don't need WiFi? Why is VZW launching its own Ubicell device if they are no coverage issues. No to metion all carriers have a 5 gig cap so I can use WiFi instead of cellular data if you get close to the cap. Lord knows you don't want to go over the 5 gig cap with VZW at $0.49 per MB over meaning an extrac gig will only cost you $501.76.

33. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 11:35 0 0

Verizon gets 0, count it, 0 bars inside my house. If I want to make a call, I have to go outside, and even then, it's spotty at best. Plus, why do I use WiFi? Because I travel overseas a lot, and instead of paying big $$ for internationl data, I can just use WiFi. Typical Verizon fanboy. You're in no position to be calling people dumb.

35. vzw fanboy (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 11:42 0 0

so why do you have verizon if you get limited coverage? all i say is verizon has the best coverage on average. there is a difference between having zero bars and searching service. which one does it say while your in ur house?

40. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 12:28 0 0

ill have a contest with you. you take your $400 black curve... uhh. bold... and ill take the storm at any price. we will go out to the countryside and compare coverage. I'll even let you spend 5 hrs finding a "hot spot" so your bold works. Then u can tell me all about how you love hotspots and spotty coverage, while I surf the web on VZW's tremendous data network that has no use for WiFi.

51. (unregistered) posted on 04 Nov 2008, 19:20 0 0

Because I moved, and Verizon wouldn't let me out of contract even though I didn't get service at my house, Verizon claims that I should.

55. (unregistered) posted on 05 Nov 2008, 08:47 0 0

Now there is that great Customer Service JD Power and all the tools rave about. Do you get service outside your house though? If not I would file a complant with the FCC for false coverage maps. Also if you have the contract you signed see if there is a clause regarding moving to an area where serivce is not availible. I know some of the other carriers will allow you to cancel service and not charge you the ETF.

58. marc (unregistered) posted on 05 Nov 2008, 09:18 0 0

The 5gb cap is only on data cards and the tether feature, the $29.99 and $44.99 data feature for a blackberry, pda or smartphone is unlimited data. Again 5gb cap is only on data cards and tether feature.

62. (unregistered) posted on 05 Nov 2008, 15:58 0 0

yet your dumb for saying that you get no service in your home. so everyone in the U.S. lives and works at your home? Verizon will probably not put up a tower so you can get coverage at your home just because of your comment. now that would be hilarious!

65. (unregistered) posted on 05 Nov 2008, 21:30 0 0

The need for Wi-Fi is a back up plan if the data network on VZW goes down. Or if for some strange reason that your monthly 5GB usage is close to being exhausted (somehow). First of all none of the cellular networks are full proof. But if you have to solely rely on Wi-Fi as your first option your network sucks. I prefer my VZW Rev. A over Wi-Fi any day homie. Maybe if you don't have Verizon you do have to go with Wi-Fi but I'm the single customer out of millions of Verizon customers that has good service, sorry. I played with the iPhone in Chicago, downtown at that and the connection speeds were pathetic. AT&T might want to consider partnering with Comcast or Time Warner. Their connection speeds are in serious need of a healing.

66. (unregistered) posted on 05 Nov 2008, 21:35 0 0

If you travel overseas a lot why would you go with a CDMA carrier instead of GSM? Oh...let me guess, because you liked the phone. That's the first mistake. Then you claim you have to go outside to use your phone? Then why don't you just cancel. The ETF is only $175. That's a lot cheaper than continuing to pay the monthly bill even if you were on the lowest plan and was only under contract for 6 months. Some people man...just love to complain about nothing. I agree with the other guy...you're not a very smart individual.

67. (unregistered) posted on 05 Nov 2008, 21:43 0 0

Newsflash homie. It's a signed contract. Its not the fault of a person who moves into a house with no coverage, but also it's not the fault of the carrier if the customer moves into a house with no coverage. Nobody held a gun to this guy's head and told him to sign up. Signing a contract says that you choose to deal with those kind of circumstances or pay the fee break the contract. After all a cell phone is a luxury, not a necessity.

68. (unregistered) posted on 05 Nov 2008, 21:47 0 0

I think we should petition for this guy to get a tower built right in his living room with his name engraved on it. Verizon probably realizes how stupid you are as a customer and that's why they won't let you out of the contract. Ever thought of that?

75. (unregistered) posted on 06 Nov 2008, 08:41 0 0

That's true. However, the 5gb cap means that you can use your phone at its maximum potential w/out being slowed down by some douchebag pirating Iron Man from Limewire with a broadband card. However, the cap is only for tethered access or broadband cards. There is no cap for handset internet service (but if you can manage to go over 5GB, you need to get a life.)

80. ME (unregistered) posted on 06 Nov 2008, 11:11 0 0

hey im illegally tethering on verizons network with my voyager! i still have to pay the 15 dollars a month but its cool to use the voyagers internet on my laptop. can blackberries do this illegally? and its weird everytime i connect i have a different ipadress. does nayone know why?

85. (unregistered) posted on 06 Nov 2008, 22:35 0 0

The storm is a world phone capable of GSM systems in other countries.

93. (unregistered) posted on 26 Nov 2008, 20:54 0 0

What in the world are you using a gig of data on your CELL PHONE a month for?? WOW! Does your phone even work after that kind of use?