Comments on: Blackberry Storm to hit Best Buy November 23rd

By: Anonymous VZW Rep

Anonymous VZW Rep — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:23:20 +0000

I do want to personally apologize for the shortage we are having regarding the Storm. Please see you local Verizon Wireless rep for more details or the status of the availability of the Storm. As for Paul, I do hope you get famous for this. But please be aware (I am not saying this for Verizon’s benefit), it may back fire and your comments validity will not be taking seriously in the future with the track record you have so far. I do wish you well though. TAKE CARE GUYS AND ENJOY!

By: sheeco

sheeco — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:19:01 +0000

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !
Anonymous VZW just met Paul. This is so damn funny

By: Anonymous VZW Rep

Anonymous VZW Rep — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:04:39 +0000

I am readin Paul’s little comments…and you seem to have a particular grudge against Verizon, not the phones. One, the Blackberry you have is NOT 3g being the Storm IS the only one we carry that utilizes 3G. Not to mention, our 2G network is KILLING all at&t speeds that I have ever seen in any market, whether Metropolitan or boondocks. Keep in mind that the WiFi is not cared about for the sole reason that Verizon’s 3G coverage covers 80% of the entirely US population’s locations, AT&T’s is only 40%, which is the sole reason why so many of their phone have WiFi. The average consumer does NOT use VoIP because they have a phone to use with adequete minutes and are willing to pay for their usage rather than cheating with VoIP (let alone it takes a little more than bordem to set that up). And who cares about who’s faster, as long as I can stream a YouTube video with a 2 sec buffer, I don’t think anyone really is that concerned with speed. I’m not saying the Storm is an iPhone killer, it just can steal iPhone users who need a phone more than a brag right.

By: B $mith

B $mith — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:18:12 +0000

I got my Storm this morning @ BB,$200 & w/free blu-tooth!!!!

By: maxim34

maxim34 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:35:35 +0000

hey i was j/w if its for sure that the storm will be in best buy on the 21st. i pre ordered mine but they havent called to make an appointment. did u have to call them?

By: Maxwell

Maxwell — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:26:24 +0000

I LIKE BLACKBERRY STORM, I BUY ONE.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:47:22 +0000

Dear Sheeco,

Still sounding stupid I see. No point to make, no facts, just a big mouth.

You do not seem to understand I could care less what YOU say. I did not know you were the mayor of the blog and polled all the readers the ones that comment and the ones bored by you droning on about nothing heaving personal attacks.

All of my comments, even the one above has facts in them, NOT personal attacks. Maybe you may want to spend your time with an organization that like exclusion of ideas and opinions. There are the Nazis, the KKK, and the skinheads. Take your pick.

I discussed lacking features and apps on a phone they plan to sell at a pretty high price. If you do not agree that NO WiFi, games, or apps is important to a potential buyer, than great.

Maybe you want to read that three major airlines have announced that WiFi will soon be available on flights. Since all the VZW BB fanboys claim that the Storm is a business phone, I thing this is quite important. Why? Because many business travelers spend lots of time in the air! If they buy ANY BB form VZW they will be flying with a brick, while other “smarter phone” users will be productive!

So if choice is a bad thing, why bother, just spend your money and shut up.

By: Sheeco

Sheeco — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:43:57 +0000

Dear Paul,
See you don’t seem to get it and you still think I am the only one here that does not want you! whatever is motivating you to keep pissing people off is making you blind and deaf too. I hate to disappointe you but you will not drag me into a baby’s discussion with you. Have a nice day

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:39:49 +0000

@ Sheeco:

Gee and I thought it was a free country. If I am so much not wanted, why address me at all? By the way, I worship no device and leave that up to the many many FANBOYS who somehow think they OWN this blog and everyone’s opinions.

Sorry YOU feel there is no room for a guy who simply stated his opinion that did not agree with yours, HAHA

All I said that caused a massive FANBOY attack was the Storm was expensive for a device with NO WiFi, NO games or apps, and inferior UI to some other devices. Sorry I offended the great FANBOY in the cloud! I did not even mention an iPhone in my original post. Guess this is sour spot among FANBOYS. HAHAHA

For a business phone, what will all those Storm and VZW BB owners do on planes when many of the airlines launch WiFi (reported right on this blog)? I will tell you, they will watch Bold and iPhone users work and play, while they sit next to their brick!

Guess what I do not WANT YOU HERE! Since you do not speak for the world, shut up or risk sound more oppressive and stupid.

By: Sheeco

Sheeco — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:44:42 +0000

Dear Paul,
Go the F AWAY PLEASE …!
Leave us all here in peace and (ignorance). looks like you enjoy pissing people off. Are you like that at work and family? Leave us alone and go worship your Iphone somewhere else. In case you don’t get the messages that were left to you from all these people that you called all kinds of names, YOU ARE NOT WANTED HERE….

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:02:42 +0000

@ directvrep:

WOW, maybe you might want to try reading a little, I called no onea bunghole. I was called that among lots of more vile stuff. So I called the the moron who said it well a moron!

By: directvrep

directvrep — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:11:13 +0000

Paul,
I am trying to be part of the solution. If you believe all of these folks to be morons, or bungholes, or what have you…. why bother? Ignorance is bliss, let other people have their bilss. Apparently you have bliss of your own, you are a happy person. Apparently you are knowledgable when you speak, so live in that knowledge. Let others live in what you may consider oblivion. Live and let live.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:52:50 +0000

@ directvrep:

Quick answer NO!

More advanced answer I think I have been constructive.

Demeaning, you must be speaking to someone else. May you want to read valace2 and some other remarks!

I notice YOU did not try to straighten them out! I was just defending the foul mouthed attacks. So if you are not part of the solution shut up!

By: directvrep

directvrep — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:35:56 +0000

Hey, Paul…. do you have anything ON TOPIC that is CONSTRUCTIVE to say?

I have noticed that even after I stopped posting you are still extreamly demeaning to others and have not posted ANYTHING positive regarding this posting.

By: Fiesta

Fiesta — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:13:39 +0000

@everyone:

Yall are some big fat GEEKS! grow up and stop arguing over a F****** phone

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:07 +0000

Virgin America becomes first to offer fleet-wide WiFi

OOPS, No VZW customers can use this!

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:06:42 +0000

@ valace2:

Hey filthy mouth, you already showed you had nothing to say or a decent point to make. I already exposed you for being the jerk you are. I guess there is no end to your stupidity. You are the one with the foul toilet mouth. I guess you mommy and daddy has yet to teach you manners.

I already wiped the floor with you.

Repeating my own words to me, that I already repeated only shows you are trying your best to make this a personal attack. NO point ONLY a personal attack. All because I did not say all nice things against “a phone” YOU liked.

SO I do not agree with you, your foul uneducated mouth will not change my mind. I already told you I did NOT care what you thought. So why bother? You sure do not look intelligent doing it!

You say everyone says or thinks. Did you go out and poll them all? Moron, if you read, several readers actually agreed with me!

Maybe it is time to find something else to do with all your free time as I already ripped you a new one and I bet many readers probably laughed their butt off. If I do it again it will only look like I am picking on a retard.

Since you have no facts and have not even tried to challenge my facts in a relevant way, just go take some language, reading, and writing classes and go away.

Being a moron is not a crime so you are safe!

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:53:04 +0000

@ Mark:

Most of these features WILL come by way of a free software update or a third party app or both!

iPhone has the same GPS chips most cell phones have. What you mention here is a $10 a month service offered by VZW. The Google map application is quite good on the iPhone now and Apple and third parties are working on a turn by turn app. It has even been demoed by TomTom on an iPhone!

Landscape for text and email is already available via some free and inexpensive apps in the App Store.

Qik, is coming to the iPhone and has been demoed all over the place. It should be in the App Store within weeks if not sooner. This provides video streaming and capture.

There are over 8,700 apps for the iPhone to ZERO for the Storm right now. BB only has about 700 apps. Apple has only been in the market for 15 months and opened their app store only 4 months ago. RIM has had many years and STILL got smoked. Your argument is weak when it comes to apps. There is no way from your statement that you actually tried a lot of the apps for iPhone.

Here are some things the iPhone can do right now that the Storm WILL NEVER do:

Join a local network for active file sharing, play multi=player games over the local network, use the print dialog on your computer to send files directly to your phone, remote control iTunes or your home theatre, use VoIP, and run 3D advanced apps that run native in the phone OS as opposed to a 2D Java app running in a virtual machine.

Not to mention better browsing and much better UI with multi-touch.

How about FTP, WebDAV? iPhone yes, Storm NO.

If this is the best you can do, think again. Most of what you mention can and will be added easily via a software updates that Apple has already provided.

I disagree that the Storm is more complete than the iPhone it lacks WiFi and the 8,700 apps the iPhone has. It has an inferior UI, and inferior browser. No WiFi will seriously hurt some apps that will be available for the Storm, when ever you get around to seeing any.

Ten minutes using some of the advanced apps on the iPhone and then take a look at the crappy BB apps and tell us again they are fluff.

I have some of the same apps from the same developers on both my iPhone and BB and the iPhone version blows away the BB version as well as being cheaper.

By the time the Storm sees any significant apps the iPhone software will be two more revs or more (the 2.2 iPhone software will be out this month) and possibly Apple will have already introduced the next gen iPhone.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:07:01 +0000

No WIFI is not a concern. However in comparing to the IPhone, there are many things the Storm does that the IPhone does not.

True GPS, with voice turn-by-turn directions (this may never happen with the IPhone).

Sending a photo through a text message. Cut and Paste. Removable memory and battery. Camera that can capture video. Landscape qwerty keyboard for text messaging. All of these are things that the IPhone cannot do.

Having a lot of applications that mimic drinking a beer with your IPhone, or ones that allow you to shake the phone to get a recommendation on dinner are not worthy applications, and MANY of the ones in the App store are just that.. Fluff.

As a product, the Storm is MUCH more complete than the IPhone, let’s see how it is executed. I am getting mine on Friday, so I guess we will see.

By: Stormy

Stormy — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:37:49 +0000

I agree. There are a lot of people waiting for this device, whether or not it lives up to expectations there are going to sell a shit load of them on Friday. After Friday when people get their hands on them, continued sales will depend on how well the unit works. There has been so much said on blogs like this one about the touch screen not performing well that for Verizon & RIM’s sake they better have ironed out the issues the older builds had. I don’t think the WiFi is going to make that big a deal though. I know there is a small market segment that will not purchase it without WiFI, but it’s a small number overall. It’s definately a mistake not to have it, but no device has everything, certainly the iphone doesn’t. The iphone while far from perfect, forced everyone else to get more competitive and we are really starting to see that now with the new phones coming out. Hopefully someone will pack just about everything anybody wants into a device and raise the bar even higher.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:25:56 +0000

@ Mike:

Completely reasonable and fair assessment. The point I made it was that VZW is trying to say it is an iPhone killer, which is not.

There were some drop call issues that were solved with the 2.1 software update. I almost never drop a call in my area and my iPhone for voice calls is just as good as my VZW BB.

By: BBYMBama

BBYMBama — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:41:48 +0000

Im a sales consultant for Best Buy Mobile the storm is set to release on the 21st for ALL CUSTOMERS. The pre-order customers just have a phone held for them incase of a sell out situation. The price is $199 with a 2yr and $599 retail but we also give you a free plantronics 360 bluetooth and with bluetooth pairing and smartphone set-up free for the holidays we can have you walk out working easily.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:47:33 +0000

There will definately be lines at the Verizon stores. Not like the lines for the iphone, not even close, but there will be lines for sure. Just ask any VZW store employee how many calls they are getting about availability.

By: Gaget

Gaget — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:37:31 +0000

Do you honestly think there will be a line at Verizon stores?? They open at 8am on Friday I believe.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:06:40 +0000

I think Phil said it best… It depends on what you are doing with the phone. My company did an extensive evaluation of the iPhone and for business purposes it just wasn’t up to snuff. Yes, it has wifi, yes it has multi-touch, yes it has all the “cool” media programs as well. But a couple of things it was lacking that turned us away from the iPhone. One big thing is the exchange integration. We couldn’t schedule meetings with it. We can respond to meeting requests, but we were not able to create new ones. Also, and I stress in OUR area, the actual phone part of the phone was just horrible. It dropped calls that a circa early 2000 cellphone. It was just not a good business phone.

That is why we are looking to RIM. RIM’s business is to cater to the business professional. Apple is catering to the everyday person, so comparing both of these phones is a little invalid. It all depends on what you want to do with it. If you want to do VOIP, or file sharing, or wifi gaming then get the iPhone. But if you want to use your phone as an extension of your office, which is what RIM is looking to do, then check out RIM’s phones.

Also as a response to people stating that RIM will never sell more phones then the iPhone, I agree totally with that statement. Of course they aren’t going to sell more, and I bet if you talked any of the RIM execs, they have never even thought of that as a possiblility. All they are trying to do is make sure that the iPhone stays in the consumer market and not brooch into their business market. And I believe they did that hands down…

Again, just MY opinion.

Mike

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:22:36 +0000

The release date for all is November 21

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:34:19 +0000

I guess it all comes down to: How often do you make VoIP calls on your mobile device, or connect to a WiFi network at all, for that matter? Some people (not me) all the time, I guess. I’m leaning toward the Storm as a replacement for my Dash (Edge). I’m hoping 3G more than satisfies all my data requirements. Do you use your smartphone for high-end multi-user gaming or file sharing? How often, really? Seems to me I’d rather have a computer for that. I really like the potential one-handed text entry of the Storm in the portrait (vertical) mode, like the Dash/Curve forms. I’m frequently traversing airport concourses, dragging a suitcase with the other hand. I venture that I would use that feature WAY more than pinching and spreading photos, as cool as that (arguably) is on the iPhone. It’s all a trade-off and how much you REALLY would use each feature. My editorial.

By: Sheeco

Sheeco — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:48:34 +0000

Dear Paul,
Everybody here is a BB/Storm/RIM fan and you are not. I don’t think you belong here just go somewhere else maybe the Iphone network buddies/ BB haters …etc
It’s ok to have a different opinion and not all of us here use these business phones for games and music. This blog turned into “let’s attack paul” because of your comments. Leave us in peace man. Have a good day

By: Garrett

Garrett — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:46:25 +0000

@Miranda
Half you spoked with corporate, or someone with some say? Because I for one will revoke my preorder and go two blocks down the street, the entire ordeal is unacceptable, and the answer I’ve gotten was the 21st, on both ends…. They (888 Best Buy) didn’t even know about the issue on the website, and once informed told me it was still the 21st…. Any insight…?
Thanks
G

By: valace2 who now thinks that paul is a lying, obnoxious, apple hugging bunghole

valace2 who now thinks that paul is a lying, obnoxious, apple hugging bunghole — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:39:12 +0000

Fantastic price for a crippled device with NO WiFi, NO multi-touch, NO games, NO apps, I am driving right over to wait of the line!!! Let’s rejoice!”

Ok let’s look at what you said when you first opened that toilet of a mouth. According to that trash the Storm is a piece of expensive sh*t. 200 with a two year plan is an incredible price.
Now let’s look at what you just frikin said

The Storm is a nice phone, but lacks important features to ME and that will be important to others.

Gee make up your damn mind bunghole. Does it suck or is it a nice phone? Or is it because everyone thinks that you a bunghole and disagrees with you. Man you really are a bunghole.