BlackBerry Storm hitting Verizon on November 24th, pre-launch on 20th?
We just got our hands on this document detailing the latest release dates for the Storm on Verizon. Just be careful, we have all learned that target launch dates come and go quicker than a Sprint subscriber. With that said, this information comes directly from a good source of ours, so we’d wager on this being pretty accurate. Here’s what we’ve learned:
- 123 corporate Verizon stores will be “pre-launching” the device on November 20th. That means that the 123 stores will have Storms in stock to demo for customers and to pre-order the device for them. This is only for high-end VZW customers, and people that got the mailing that went out. The general public, as we’re informed, can not just “mosey on down.”
- November 24th (and November 25th?) is the general availability date which includes corporate sales, telesales, and indirect dealers.
The confirmed pricing for the BlackBerry Storm is indeed dude, we’ve been saying this foreverz around $199.99 after MIR with a two-year agreement. We were also told that corporate store inventory will be full, full, and full of Storms. Apparently, our tipster tells us that the latest build of the unit is incredibly stable, and touch input is very much improved. So, there ya go! Let’s hope this pans out… Verizon really needs to make a Thanksgiving launch. Larger size shot is after the jump.
Thanks, NotHTCKid!
well…..that was fast
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Excellent! Thanks BG! May your tipsters and spies have a verry merry christmas
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and the 24th and 25th are for the “event” of stores opening an hour early. not that some stores get it on the 24th and some on the 25th. they all get it, they will just be open an hour earlier to accommodate people those specific two days.
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This is AWESOME news for berry users out there!!! Hope is not sluggish as the reviewers were saying! Has anyone tested Moodio on it???
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Good news. My dads work wants to get the storm and they want me to help them out. So maybe they will get me one :).
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YES BG YES!!!! thanks to your ninjas also! i love this fucking site
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A Merry Christmas indeed, good bye u P.O.S. Iphone.
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I ALREADY WON STORM GETTING FOR FREE FROM VERIZONWIRELESS.COM/STORM THE NYC STORM HUNT!!!
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Great to hear a much more solid build. I wonder how far behind Bell and Telus will be
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love your site bg… even though you are quite biased toward those boys over in cupertino
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Only one thing is bugging me, did anyone else notice that it says the phone with ship with four (4) 2GB memory cards?? Why not just one 8GB card????
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@Motivated
That’s in the launch kits going to stores so they have content to show off on the handsets. That’s not for retail units.
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Alas, the universe is in balance once again! This could be just what the country needs after the terrible events of November 4th.
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@BG
Loving the info about the new build. Thats all I can ask. Just a stable Storm before turkey day.
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AWESOME! I’ve been following the thunder/storm from day 1, I don’t see anything about pricing though. Where did you get that info, and how much will the OOP cost be? I can wait on the MiR, but how much cash will I need to have on hand to walk out of the store with one of these on these on the 24th?
Not to mention, will ship with 4-2GB memory cards? WTF??? Multiple micro SDHC slots?
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why 4 2gig cards? and it can hold four cards at once?
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OK, I see that someone else responded on the SDHC question. But still… how much cash
I want to know if it is going to be worth cancelling my Alltel and paying the ETF to get one of these ON THE DAY of release.
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that cant be real. Why would they ship it with 4 egb cards? that would cost more money than 1 8gb. Also, on the verizon site, it says that it comes with a 8gb sd card, not 4 cards. Im sure the verizon site would have the correct info, and that page is a fake. Dont believe everything you read. Do some research
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so when will the pre-ordered Best Buy Storms become available?
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The BlackBerry Storm First-Look, First-Touch Event registration –> https://www.vzwsolutions.com/RSVP/
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@ Stormy -
Your a fucking idiot, on so many levels.. Take your finger out of your sisters asshole and wake up.
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@mikemike
Read BGR’s comment. The 2gb cards are to show off content on the demo units!!
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still, why not just use 1.
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what great news. but will best buy be gettn it before the 24th. because i pre-ordered one at bestbuy and he told me next week i should have it in hand.
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What? 2 days, 2 storm posts without a “this blackberry sucks” from BGR? Wow - the world may be coming to an end!
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