Blackberry Storm goes live on Verizon’s Website
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Filed in BlackBerry, CDMA, Handsets, RIM, Verizon
We told you it was coming (a day late but not a dollar short) and now it’s officially here! The Blackberry Storm has officially gone live on Verizon’s website for all to see in its glory. No other information about the handset. Just a pretty picture of the shiny, new touchscreen ‘Berry. But we’re still holding firm on our “about one week after November 1st” launch time frame, as told to us by multiple sources.
Tags: BlackBerry, storm, thunder, verizon wireless
this came just in time i was just startin 2 look at the google phone today
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okay maybe dumb question but i want this phone really bad however im on the family plan with my brothers. and i know that blackberrys have a different plan is there anyway to stay on the same plan or do i have to get my own or what?
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You can get it on a family plan - the $30/month or $45/month BlackBerry data plan will be added onto your line and your line only.
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Man this phone better put the iphone on it’s ass!!!
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This is great stuff. ATT really dropped the ball on the Bold and I’m glad to see Verizon and RIM shove it in their face with this one. Hopefully They’ll lose thousands of potential customers
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Although come to think of it … there will be a GSM version too …. hopefully Tmo gets the first 90-day on that.
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Verizon needs to hurry up! I’ve been saving my 2 year upgrade for a year now waiting on this thing and I have no patience!!!
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Does anyone know how to read!!! There will be NO OTHER CARRIER with this device in the US. Stop thinking that T-Mobile or Att will receive this. VERIZON ONLY. No OTHERS!!
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LMAO @ likeabite…… me too!!!!
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@likeabite: i too have been waiting forever. i can’t stand using my old crappy env, it’s way outdated. i really hope the price doesn’t start high like the first gen iphones.
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@Att Rep
Stop attempting to squash the dreams of millions of devoted RIM users on GSM…some of us are still holding out hope…
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Many thanks to AT&T Rep. The number of commnents about an AT&T version is preposterous. Maybe every BG post about the Storm should mention that it’s a Verizon exclusive FOREVER.
I’m intrigued by this, but I’m going to wait for the Touch Pro and the Touch HD before making a decision. I’m currently a happy Tilt owner. AT&T lets me upgrade in March; hopefully I can sit on my hands that long.
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Read What ? Verizons talking points … what were they gonna say only on verizon for 90 days ? Whenever a phone company has an exclusive agreement they always use the same verbage …. 8320 was “exclusive on Tmo” now look 11months later its on ATT.
There will be a GSM version and it will come to ATT / Tmo down the line. Stop being naive (and nasty).
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RIM has never EVER released an device in the US SOLEY to one carrier. There will always be varients, this will be no diff.
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Show me where it says VZW has a LIFETIME EXCLUSIVE??? anywhere….still waiting…. oh that’s right you can’t….REGARDLESS, it’s going to Rogers and we can use on AT&T and T Mobile.
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you wanna see where it says lifetime exclusive? Look for the first ever BG report on the Storm (Thunder) as it was first posted. It says there “Lifetime Exclusive for Verizon”. I rest my case.
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if your that desperate for it to be on att, buy it on ebay from rogers and unlock it since its gonna be quad-band. Thats your only alternative to have it for att or tmo
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hey they took it away. i went to verizonwireless.com/storm and it goes to the verizon wireless home page. wtf?
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@flea
not sure what happened but vzw pulled it down..
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Holy crap…
I’ve heard of carrier loyalty, but this sh*t is starting to get out of hand.
I can’t believe that some readers have such empty existences that they feel the need to endlessly flame each other on a PHONE BLOG….
Oh, and I would put large sums of money on seeing some variant of this phone on another US carrier within a year of its release, lifetime exclusive be damned. Any takers??
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@ ATT Rep, yeah and a long time ago BG claimed the Bold would launch with OS 4.3 too…At first he claimed it was only going to VZW and Voda. Well, then he changed it and said Telus and Rogers. What BG says isn’t fact. And if you think that RIM would shoot itself in the foot by only allowing this device on one US carrier, you sir are an idiot. VZW might have it for a while, but it’s coming to a GSM carrier near you.
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the video says exclusive in the US to VZW. all info that has been out since June says exclusive to VZW in USA, Vodafone in Europe, and Rogers in Canada.
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@GF
One word: BOLD.
The Bold will ONLY be sold on ATT in the US, just like the Storm will as well. The situations are actually pretty similar; AT&T wanted RIM to build the Bold for them and VZW wanted them to build the Storm for them (albeit, after RIM offered).
If there is a GSM version, I’d bank on it being a completely different device.
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Gino: LOL
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ok. So BG isn’t right all the time, he’s human like the rest of us. We’re bound to make mistakes but he gets info from sources that we all don’t have. So who else you gonna believe. Most of the phone sites wait for BG to get his info before they post it on their sites. But the phone is only going to be on Verizon in the US. Canada is part of North America. Not the USA. Its called the United States of America for a reason. Not the United States and Canada. So technically he is right. Its just like Att has the Bold. No other carrier is getting it. They’re getting 3G less variants (Javelin for GSM and Niagra for CDMA). And so what. Canada is getting the Storm as well. But is it the USA? No. Read some more and get your info together.
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