Comments on: A Storm is coming on Sept 15th, presumably BlackBerry

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:59:31 +0000

Wow….nothing, umm happened…where did that ad come from? Oh, someones photoshop…got it.

By: t0fu

t0fu — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:29:31 +0000

Sept 15 of 2108?

By: hacktheplanet

hacktheplanet — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:03:07 +0000

It’s not up on vz’s site yet, what gives?

By: likeabite

likeabite — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:01:48 +0000

LMAO at JD…And I think Verizon can pretty much do whatever they want these days (with all the money they’re making from Sprint costumers and AT&T individuals frustrated with the iPhone), including creating thunderstorms on the launch day. If you have not used a product don’t be an idiot and start saying it sucks and I’m pretty sure no one blogging and leaving comments on here has used it if BGR hasn’t eveng gotten his hands on one.

And BGR do u really have to go at VZW’s head at every chance you get? Was the Photoshop joke necessary? It was kind of funny though. I know you love GSM but damn, let Verizon rock. They have loyal customers for a reason…even with all the complaints about downgrading phones or locking them down.

By: JD

JD — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:37:35 +0000

@blah

Yeah, I think it’s pretty much just you.

By: WHorm

WHorm — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:28:48 +0000

Where is this thing?

By: blah

blah — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:22:22 +0000

Is it just me, or does anyone else think it’s inappropriate to release a product called storm during hurricane season, when people are losing their homes and lives during some of the worst storms?

By: Fil

Fil — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:51:20 +0000

this bad boy is not expected to drop for Bell for a long time as TELUS is the supposed exclusive carrier

By: vz

vz — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:49:23 +0000

dave,
thanks for the tip.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:41:15 +0000

if you use a mac and cant deal with the iphone service issues, use the google apps with a bberry. i use it and sync my pics, calendar, RSS, fav locations on maps etc…whether i change on my phone or comp the new updates take affect on the other. the storm is gonna work great for me, i need a phone to work, not cause its an accessory.

I work emergency services in NYC and my colleagues with the iphone drop calls everyday, bitch cause they cant send or recieve MMS, and cant easily add long contact info cause no cut/paste.

I also heard from a comm guy at work that google and verizon are signing some sort of deal, not confirmed, just heresay as of now i guess.

By: vz

vz — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:44:43 +0000

i had cingular/att a few years ago in sf. it was the worst. dropped calls daily. switched to vzw and get maybe 2 per week. switched to mac from pc (1 year ago) and love the iphone and mobileme concept. i just can’t take the service though.

obviously, the verizon decision to turn down the iphone was terrible and they probably regret it.

if bb would do a cloud sync (for any of their phones) I think you’d have folks ditching their iphones. i think that’s more important over the keyboard. I have an 8830 and the keyboard is terrible and when the trackball gets a microscopic piece of lint in it the phone is unusable I’ve used an iphone and it’s not that bad.

regardless of what anyone says on this site, the storm will be a monster. it may not get people to drop the iphone, but it will get a significant share of people considering it (from other carriers) and will reduce their own losses.

By: VZWRocks

VZWRocks — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:06:40 +0000

If this pans out I’ll be pre-ordering this puppy tomorrow or the next day

As has been said elsewhere an insider on HF who has actually used this phone said that the version in the video is NOT the current firmware.

By: supermartin73

supermartin73 — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:08:54 +0000

Despite all the trashtalk, I am excited for this release- when it comes to canada. Why? After rolling with the Rogers bold since release in august I was let down by bold, and cant wait for a new approach from BB. The slight improvements to the OS are nothing great, and with the 3G and browser issues RIM dropped the ball. Browsing on this thing via wifi or 3G is only marginally faster than my 8310 (my N95 NAM was lightning fast with 3G)!
So, anyone want a cheap bold? It will be up for sale the second I get a storm.

By: Don Louie

Don Louie — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:41:03 +0000

I think this is a hot phone, really would like to see it head to head with a Diamond which is out today on Sprint for $250 after all available rebates

By: sooooo

sooooo — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:45:39 +0000

lol @ anyone who thinks that the storm in that video posted was the final product

By: SUPERGOOD

SUPERGOOD — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:04:28 +0000

@ajgvio

OH SHIT!! THANKS FOR THE SCOOP!!!!!!!!! WELCOME TO AMERICA.

By: ajgvio

ajgvio — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:55:01 +0000

ohhh so guess what i know someone who works with verizon but they make cases for all the phones. The touchberry is the next to come out and i talked to them they even have seen it. She also told me about a new motorola phone that is supposed to be coming out with a cool touch screen. She got to see it for 10 mins before it was shipped to China for case fittings. its not any of the moto phones youve mentioned so just thought youd want to knowwww

By: thunderstorm

thunderstorm — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:53:56 +0000

The verizoon service is awsome but im gonna wait for the blackberry bold for att cause i dont like touch screen .

By: backbeat

backbeat — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:17:53 +0000

@NoBAMA (vs McShame):

The humor obviously eludes you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH0xzsogzAk

By: Matt S

Matt S — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:02:36 +0000

I dont recall seeing this as a publicly released email, I think it is a leaked internal email..

By: matrix2004 from HOFO

matrix2004 from HOFO — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:51:28 +0000

BGR, you know you do have an issue giving credit to Verizon related things. But if its an inferior GSM phone, you’re praising the hell out of it and giving credit to everyone and their Mother. YOU should make this site ALL GSM and don’t even bother with CDMA phones.

By: Kevin Byrne

Kevin Byrne — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:35:30 +0000

Thanks for the proper credit!
It’s GREATLY appreciated!

By: NoBAMA

NoBAMA — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:28:33 +0000

@backbeat

I have nothing against Alabama.. Nobama = NO Obama..

I love Apple products, I own four Macbook Pros and a Imac, along with countless Ipods. However, the Iphone SUCKS.. I spent a month dealing with dropped calls and crashes.

By: Touch-Money

Touch-Money — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:26:50 +0000

I can’t wait for this phone! I like how you can tell who is in love with their iPhones (aka ninja boy) Call me a crackberry fiend or whatever but I will definatly be upgrading from my 8830 to the 9530. Every reason ninja boy gave for “not liking it” made me like it a lot more. Basically it doesnt do the things that I dont like about the iphone.

By: relacson

relacson — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:11:40 +0000

“Stay tuned for the next minute with Mike”

who is Mike????

By: Beeper

Beeper — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:02:00 +0000

i dont know why people are bitching about the touchscreen! I bought the DARE (done get me wrong, its a decent phone) and i kept on accidently hitting items that i didnt want to select and it was kinda anoying. With this whole screen is a button, i think im going to like, because it wont select it until i push down on it. im sure if people get anoyed with it they will release a update where it turns of the button functionality.
that NinjaGeek is just jelous its not the Apple Storm/Thunder.
(When was that video taken? The other phones that he had were kinda old news. If its a beta phone, the problems could be fixed by now)

By: mo

mo — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 03:46:25 +0000

yeah i’m waiting on da bold storm not a fan of amateurs….*my 2 cents*

bg keep up da good work n fuck AT&T for delays, Verizon i hope u dont cripple it with dat Vcast crap!

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:40:21 +0000

thunderstorm Said:

It would be pretty funny if we had a thunderstorm on the day that the bb storm is released.

now thats hilarious. id literally lmao if that happens

By: earl

earl — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:59:55 +0000

Why do people continually prove they are idiots by saying how much of a disaster they some how seem to know that it will be?

Reality called, they are asking for you people to get a clue before opening your mouth.

By: backbeat

backbeat — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:32:22 +0000

NoBAMA Said:

Man Apple Fan boys are out in droves. Whats the matter, cant take the fact that the Iphone is laden with bugs and is a horrible phone?

What do you have against Apple or those who enjoy their products? Or Bama? You an Auburn fan? That would explain alot!