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BlackBerry Storm 
BlackBerry Storm

 
BlackBerry Storm

Operating System: BlackBerry Handheld Software
Product Line: BlackBerry
Model/Series: Storm
Make: Research In Motion
Installed Memory (RAM)(MB): 128
Product ID: EPID71239747
Description: With the BlackBerry Storm smartphone, select and type using touch technology - the screen is the keyboard. Typing is easy - highlight the letter on the touch screen and press the screen to make it appear in your message or document. And ...
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  Blackberry Storm Review by Joshua Topolsky
Review created: 12/22/08
27 of 30 people found this review helpful.

By now most of us have heard this story in one fashion or another: when Steve Jobs and Apple were in the planning stages of the iPhone, the first carrier they brought the device to was America's largest network, Verizon. Even if you haven't heard how the tale ends -- Verizon refused and Jobs took his multi-billion dollar ball to AT&T -- you surely know the outcome. The iPhone has soared to become the ultimate smartphone, the must-have accessory that everyone from celebrities to your mom wants -- nay, needs -- to have in their pocket. It's changed the landscape of modern cellphones, put a serious dent in the sales of competing devices (just recently overtaking the venerable RAZR as the best-selling domestic handset), and unquestionably raised the bar when it comes to expectations for features in new handsets.

It may seem unfair to open up the review of RIM's latest BlackBerry -- the Storm -- with a history lesson on the iPhone, but if you understand the market which Verizon and RIM hope to capture, then you understand the Storm, and it helps put this critique in perspective. The Storm, a widescreen, touchscreen device boasts many of the same features as the iPhone, but adds innovations like a clickable display, and comes packed with RIM's legendary email and messaging services. Mainlined into the biggest (and some say best) network in the States, the Storm is an almost deafening blast to the competition at first glance, but does it hold up on closer inspection? Read on to find out.



Industrial design

The Storm is a striking device. From the second you lay eyes on it, it's clear that a lot of time and care went into crafting this phone. The majority of the front panel is display, a large 3.25-inch (480 x 360) touchscreen sitting just shy of flush with a silver bezel that runs around the sides, top, and bottom of the device. The bands seem to be plastic, not metal, and trace the outline of the moderately thick (0.55-inch) phone, looping around the back, while the rest of the surface is a high gloss, piano black plastic. Below the screen are four familiar BlackBerry keys (phone, menu, back, and end / power), along the left is a convenience key and a micro USB port (RIM has eschewed the more common mini USB slot for the lower profile of the newer variation, though that seems to be the way the industry is headed), and on the right side is another convenience key, volume rocker, and (yay!) 3.5mm headphone jack. Around back, the battery cover is made from solid piece of brushed aluminum, and the camera and flash sit atop the plate, covered by a glossy plastic strip. Along the top of the phone there's a single LED to the right, and lock and mute keys incorporated into either side of the casing like soft rockers -- a nice touch. Generally, the construction of the hardware and components used seem higher in quality than previous devices from the company, with buttons that click tightly and a heft that tries (and succeeds) to communicate an understated class.





It's not completely rainbows and unicorns, however. We noticed backlight leaking in through the sides of the screen, which partially killed the continuity of the design (and had us raise eyebrows at build quality), and the screen sort of slides around when it's pressed down and held (more on that later). No deal breakers, but certainly a couple minor niggles we wish we hadn't seen.


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  Great Phone
Review created: 12/14/08(updated 01/03/09)
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4 of 5 people found this review helpful.

Let's just say everything is great. And I mean everything. I can't find one flaw.Its touchscreen is awesome and very vivid. It's not like other touchscreens where you're trying to type in google.com on the internet and you end up going to boggle.com. It even has a 3 megapixel camera. I think it would be great on any service, not just Verizon. It can all be summed in four words: BETTER THAN THE IPHONE


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  Blackberry Storm 9530 Worldphone
Review created: 02/20/09
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

A great touchscreen phone that falls slightly short of the iPhone greatness. If you want the iPhone & feel like spending $100 to $200 on top of the average BB Storm price of $300, get it!!! But the Storm has great easy to use functions: Tasks, Calender, SMS & Blackberry Message that set the standards for the first BB (BB users are addicted to these). Ability to download & use apps such as: Garmin GPS, Myspace & Tetris is a plus. Full browser is standard The absense of Wi-Fi is a minus. Clear high resolution screen is standard. 3.2 MP Camera is clear & easy to use. Click/Touchscreen is easy to use. Great for Txting! As a previous touchscreen owner when they say it types Reno Nevada instead of typing emo penada they mean it!! Was knocks the storm out of popularity is that it is a Verizon Phone (blah CDMA phones stuck to contracts). But The Storm can be unlocked in two minutes (with code). I'd say you get what you pay for with the storm!!!


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  Storm Knock out iSteve
Review created: 12/24/08
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I'm a tech crazy person first of all. From the first Palm Pilot, Palm 3, Zire, BlackBerry, iPod touch.. First thing first, iPhone is an MP3 player got touch screen and phone capability. On the other hand, STORM is a blackberry got touch screen and media capability!

Many people thought Apple is so inovated with iPhone, it is in fact just an improvement from Palm's long time and history line of product from PalmPilot, LifeDrive and Treo. The only thing that is really apple is the Music Store and Multi Touch technology with zoom in and zoom out.

STORM is RIM's counter attack to keep their market share. By giving its blackberry ability to have more fun with media rather than just a business tool!

Pro:

1. View, Edit office documents and PDFs, send/recieve on the go with large high res screen!
2. Nice digital camera capable of snap and send, video and send.
3. Impressive media capability with Video, Mp3, Youtube, and photos.

Con:

1. Scrolling of pages are slow or confusing.
2. Clickable screen & suretype technology has long learning curve.
3. Battery drain pretty fast. With heavy usage, you need to charge every day.

STORM's clickable screen is an answer to iPhone's tiny and over sensitive keyboard input. However, many people got used to iPhone's touch entry and got confused with the STORM. Once the learning curve is passed, I believe there will be more people like the clickable touch screen. The suretype is also an answer with iPhone's super tiny keyboard. However, suretype is also another software that take some time to learn it. With 2 new system to learn, no wonder many reviewer have negative feedback. With time, many people will find out, they can type faster and more accurate when compare with iPhone!! How long did it take you to learn how to use the keyboard on the desktop?

I also like to propose to RIM's enginner to build a physical keyboard for STORM. So user have 3 choice with Suretype, onscreen full quety, and open up the STORM and use a physical keyboard. (Like the cell phone LG keyboard)

Another proposal is to add a "thumbwheel" for scrolling text to the STORM. So beside using the hand jesture to scroll, the thumbwhell will be an excellent and perfect alternative.

With BOLD, or CURVE, one can not make appointment with one hand on the calendar. But with STORM, you can totally do it. Thanks to the touch screen allow you to pick a time and date quickly!! I can finally abandon my iPod touch as my mobile calendar.

Blackberry is about choice and compatability. Apple is about control and simplicity. That's another area that STORM will knock out iPhone. With STORM, people can connect with MSN, Yahoo, FACEBOOK, Flicker,....etc.. anything. At the end of the day, when people making their decision, Freinds are more important than having great music or great games to play!

Finally!! STORM is a business tool. iPHONE is a toy. Storm gives user the ability to run a full mobile mini office and allow its user to be produtive and make money. While iPHONE is an entertianment machine. With iPHONE, you buy a music, download an app, do an uprgrae everything is about spending money. Steve Job definitely is after your credit cards. We are entering a recession, people will buy STORM to make money. People have less and less pocket money to spend on games and music.

STORM make you rich. iPhone make you poor.


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  I feel a Storm coming on..... :)
Review created: 12/03/08(updated 12/03/08)
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3 of 5 people found this review helpful.

Well officially it's hit: The Blackberry Storm (Storm 9530), launching on Verizon Wireless's network effective 11/21/2008. I must preclude by saying I am somewhat bias to Verizon's network, services, and people, but I plan to write this review more in what I feel the PHONE is as a whole. And I'd welcome any feedback or questions if you'd like to email me :)

I am rating this phone 5 stars, and here's the main points I wish to make:

PROS: AWESOME touch screen that is very vivid, BlackBerry interface so more user-friendly, high-speed 3G network, preinstalled SIM card for global roaming, 3.2MP camera, 8GB PREINSTALLED memory card, TONZ of features that I've never seen before in one cell phone (not just VZW, but any carrier period)

CONS: A bit of a learning curve to learning how to use the device (especially for BlackBerry newcomers), no Flash or Wi-Fi support

Here we go:
The Blackberry Storm has been launched as Blackberry's first attempt at an all touch-screen device. And definitely scored that way. The screen itself physically either "clicks" if you push the screen, or "highlights" an item if you simply touch the screen, allowing more precise typing and selection on the phone. Other devices you simply press but don't actually get a feel for what you're "selecting," making this device a HUGE advantage.

Using the phone was a little difficult for me at first as I have long fingers and would select wrong items because of it. I see a bit of a learning curve here just from my experience, so you may want to increase the font size to see if it helps your specific situation. And give it 5 days...it's a device all its own.

The phone has a vibrant 480x640 screen and four buttons familiar on the BlackBerry: Send (green) key, Menu key, Escape key, and Red key.

As you use the phone, this is the first device that incorporates background tasks, meaning the phone's browser, texts, etc. run in the background if you simply back out, which can slow the phone down. I learned this very quick as my phone almost came to a stand-still after launching a few things. Ensure you close each app by selecting "Menu" key, then "Close" at the bottom to free memory.

Speaking of memory, this is where this device shines. 1GB of onboard memory with a PREINSTALLED 8GB microSD card, capable of 16GB coming later. And with the included software and adapter, transferring files to the card is simple.

In regards to roaming, the phone comes preinstalled with a quad-band SIM card alongside it. (Roaming overseas; no USA roaming.) This allows for both voice/data in over 200 voice areas and 150 data areas across the globe. Call Verizon Wireless or head to their website for details there.

Not only do you have data for email and Internet, this device also has other services VZW actually allows this time. GPS comes standard on the phone (just enable it) and you can use Blackberry Maps or Google Maps w/o VZW's network along w/ other apps available to download.

One thing: though the phone lacks Wi-Fi, you don't need it. Verizon Wireless's 3G network has you covered in over 85% of the US population, and its speeds are comparable to Wi-Fi's. The data network really is all you need, at the basic level. =)

Setup on Blackberry's in general is a breeze for email. Once the accounts are validated, emaiml passes through within 20 minutes.

5 stars performance with everything (wish I could cover more lol). DEFINITE recommend on this phone! Thanks for reading!


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  iPhone superior??
Review created: 10/15/09
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Switching away from Sprint (t.g.!), via a gifted iPhone, seemed a no-brainer. UNTIL...I met AT&T!! If one didn't have to use it as a phone on AT&T's unbelievably shoddy network there would be far less angst present. Furthermore, had the the "unlock" shareware been available when I received it, as opposed to being strapped into an extremely lame 2yr. contract of the most crappy service around, I would be a happier human...and so would the iPhone for that matter.

How can everyone be so adamant about how amazing and unbeatable the iPhone is...the name is a ... well.. oxymoron in itself!!

If it had been called the iApp, or the iEmail, or even the iText it would have been more accurate. In its current state the "iPhone" just ISN'T! The "Phone" is the weakest part of the device on the US AT&T service network. Once the device is *unlocked*, using the iPhone on an overseas SIM pay & go network really does rock and it finally starts to live up to it's name. However, when not overseas the "iPhone" definitely DOES NOT equalize itself with the other devices on the market simply due to the EXTREMELY POOR service that Steve Jobs chose to align himself with (AT&T got really really lucky on that deal). SAD for all of us consumers thought they might be getting a real phone. Can't have it all I suppose...but what a bummer!


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  My purchase is yet to reach me after more than 1 month
Review created: 08/01/09
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Seller has duped me of $231.50after he/she failed to deliver the blackberry storm 9530 I purchased via eBay.The seller's registered eBay name is bayarea1983(384).Please I want an investigation into this matter as soon as possible.
Thank you,
eBAY Subsciber


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  =) Love my crack-berry storm !!!
Review created: 06/12/09
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Talk about facilitating all the various facets my life: mother, professional, wife, soccer mom ... this little 'phone' helps me do it all fast so I don't firget something ... and if I can't do it right away, there's a memo list. I was skeptical about the switch from my EnV [which I loved and used to its MAX] but the leap was well worth it!!! pjmom's loss is definately my gain! Sorry, but NOT! =) I will admit that it is harder to type on than I would like but I am getting better and better! Pretty soon I'll be typing on it like a teenager .. just not quite as much!


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  GOOD WITH TMOBIILE
Review created: 02/21/09
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

touch screen, 8 gig card, tmobile compatible, great phone to have due to numerous applications and features the phone has


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  The Blackberry Storm is AWESOME!
Review created: 05/18/09
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I totally love my blackberry storm! The only thing I have problems with is that sometimes it seems to be slow! I don't know why that would be = but that is my only complaint. Otherwise it ROCKS!


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  Blackberry Storm is the new Storm 2?
Review created: 11/14/09

This will be the shortest review in the history of ebay. Basically, what I am trying to say is that why bother buying a new storm 2 when for half the price, get the original Storm, and install the new Operating System Version 5, and hey presto, you have a very decent smart phone again!


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  cellphone
Review created: 11/13/09
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Hi I'm Jorge Luis.This cellphone can be used in ECUADOR. At movistar company??? What I have to do to unlocked this movilephone???


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  Blackberry Storm
Review created: 11/10/09
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This item is fantastic it do everything i need it to do. I highly recommend this phone. The touch screen is fantastic even though i have fat fingers. The sound it has, for a phone it sound great.


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  Blackberry 9530
Review created: 11/10/09
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Generally, acceptable blackberry 9530 but I wish it has wifi.
The shipping fees $72 were too exaggerated, obviously the seller has benefited 100% of the original shipping cost $31.
As a first experience I learned many things of the purchase mechanism that helps me to become a savvy buyer in the future.


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  BlackBerry Storm
Review created: 11/09/09
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this was a good deal for me. i'm happy:)fast delivery and quality product. Description of product an all the things wich was included was there. Nice to deal with seler like this:)


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  Excellent product
Review created: 11/09/09
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NewPhone's size is perfect for carrying in a pocket and the battery has a pretty good lifespan of roughly 4 hours. My only complaint is that the menu system on the phone makes you click four times before you can find


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  great product
Review created: 11/08/09
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smcg9140 ( 1 )

I bought this phone because I am in a nursing program and had to have a pda. It has been great. I love the how the screen works. It is very easy to navigate through the menus. I love everything about this phone.


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  Blackberry storm
Review created: 11/07/09
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I bought blackberry storm a month ago and I am so happy with it all the features and apps that u can download are great. the new software made the phone even better. I really enjoy my phone


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  BB STORM
Review created: 11/06/09
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I like it! It will help me to conquer the world ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))


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  Storm
Review created: 11/05/09
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Well I decided to get the Blackberry Storm via E-Bay, so I would not have to sign a 2 year contract with my provider. This Storm is faster then my Curve and I take great care of it.


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  Blackberry storm
Review created: 11/04/09
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I bought the Phone Blackberry Storm one month ago and was immediately sent... It`s a nice phone, thanks...


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  Good looking Blackberry Storm
Review created: 11/04/09
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Like very much the desing and the camera of this phone i already both 3 of this
cell, because as soon as a friend see it and ask my the price is gone!
I would love to try the new BBS 2 only is a litlle to expensive so i wait.

I highly recommend this phone is very profesional, fun and modern not complicated.

P.S. The only strike on this cell is that it doesn´t have wifi....

Rgds!


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  Expect a business machine
Review created: 11/04/09
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Very nice design, great touch screen, battery does not last much and its dificult to get free programs. great quality for both sond and video. recommended for men


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  Blackberry Storm is a great PDA smart phone
Review created: 11/04/09
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It just takes getting used to the floating button. The screen is just the right size for all purposes.


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  Excellent Cell Phone
Review created: 11/03/09
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Excellent product. Great for business and staying in touch. Takes a bit of patience to learn to operate 6-12 weeks. However it is worth the time and effort.


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