Comments on: Best Buy Mobile readies BlackBerry Storm promotion, June 14th through 20th

By: Miranda

Miranda — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:36:56 +0000

@Joel – no, the upgrade price remains $99.99 regardless of Reward Zone status.

By: bushoi

bushoi — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:55:28 +0000

you better change it back or we will both be sorry

By: Me

Me — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:39:04 +0000

You are not first…..YOU FAIL…..loser!

By: santa

santa — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:30:53 +0000

I want to buy strom is promo, but I live to indonesian ,
Can I to buy it the stroom promo..
Thanks
Regards
Santa

By: Joel

Joel — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:12:06 +0000

Does anyone know if this includes upgrading from an older phone? I’m not overly familiar with the phone industry (just enough to know I usually get a free one every two years), but I’m looking into getting a Storm as an alternative to paying out the wazoo for an iPhone (since I’m on VZW with my family).

By: Paul L

Paul L — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:41:36 +0000

I love my Storm. I had one problem with syncing contacts to my Mac, but the latest OS update corrected that lingering issue.

I don’t reboot, I don’t have to take out/reinsert the battery, I don’t have dust getting under the glass. Typing is not difficult. I don’t know what folks are talking about when they mention these things. Phone works great, e-mail works great, websites work well, my iTunes list works well, iPhoto photos look great. A 16gb memory card I added keeps it all together.

This last OS update works so well that I would now hesitate to get an iPhone (even though I thought I would jump to it when Verizon gets it). I’m a happy Storm owner.

By: vinny

vinny — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:03:40 +0000

iPhone uphone wephone for an iPhone or a prephone or a android or an htc touch pro 2 – anything but the click clack fuuberry. How Many shares do BG really have in rimm?

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By: Joshua

Joshua — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:09:00 +0000

I purchased a BB Storm about 5 weeks ago…kept it for two days and returned it to Verizon and purchased a Samsung Omnia. I hated the Storm and it was buggy, etc. When I found out that there was a major update to the storm that came out last week I ditched my Omnia on Ebay & went and bought another Storm then updated it to the latest software. I have to say it is a 100% improvement. So for everyone knocking the Storm…do the UPDATE then give it a try and see how you like it. I love the my Storm now and it is without a doubt the closest thing to the Iphone I have ever owned and I now have the greatest network (Verizon) to back it up. (FYI–I did the iphone craze and loved my Iphone but ATT network sucked so I went back to Verizon). Remember DO THE STORM UPDATE that just came out last week and I am pretty sure there would be a lot more happy campers using the Storm.

By: 007

007 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:42:20 +0000

I’d be all over this if it weren’t for your coverage of a soon to come Storm 2!!!

By: storm sucks

storm sucks — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:45:23 +0000

People that like the storm have very low standards. I had the phone for months and nothing but problems. .148 helpped but still a pos.

By: Beeve

Beeve — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:42:45 +0000

P.S. Its Father’s day on the 21st. Hook a daddy up VZW. I’m not going to shell out for an out of date clearing house! Your still pimping the 8830 for christ’s sake! Let’s see the new hotness!

By: Beeve

Beeve — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:03:55 +0000

Storm2 is intriguing. Or the Tour (if they ditch the roller ball). My roller ball didn’t last a year w/o having issues. Like right now it won’t scroll left OR down! But later it will work. Why? And don’t get me started on having to pull the battery. I’m up to at least once a day now. Wish Verizon had something different in the smartphone category. I hear too much negative on WinMo. Help VZW! Your the only provider that covers where I need to go/travel.

By: 5th

5th — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:27:47 +0000

finally bring in the Storm 2 and Tour and I will give my $$$$$ to verizon.

By: meeno

meeno — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:10:03 +0000

yeah, as a storm owner, i gotta say that when you have the os update, the storm is a beautiful thing

By: Laz

Laz — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:52:29 +0000

I just helped my co-worker install his OS update on the Storm, which may make me pick one up with this promo and ditch my Dare…

By: Cliff

Cliff — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:40:22 +0000

So is the rumored release date for the Storm 2 true? I thought it wasn’t due out till September?

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By: PKHOLLYWOOD

PKHOLLYWOOD — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:27:44 +0000

@ CJ,

To respond to your “non owners”, well I owned the Storm and me tell u i was so excited to get it when it came out, but it turned out to be a big let down.
For starters, don’t try to restart, remove battery or anything that involves rebooting (and u will). Because it takes about a 1 1/2 minute get back to working order. And what’s up with automatic rebooting, sometimes it resets itself. I thought it was the phone, so I sent it back to get a replacement and the 2nd Storm did the same thing (not good if you’re in an emergency).

And don’t get me started with the clickable screen, for dust it’s their new home. Dust gathers between the space to have daily meetings, it’s crazy.
Really disappointed and now you’re going to have some suckers jumping on that deal with Best Buy. STOP!!!! DON’T DO IT!!!!!! Your pockets will thank you later.

By: jb

jb — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:18:37 +0000

Try a storm with the updated os. Much improved but should have had this build on it for the launch

By: gregerst

gregerst — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:17:30 +0000

I used to own a storm. bought it the first day it came out. between now and then i went through four of them because of various hardware related issues. the os is abysmal i finally didn’t want to deal with it anymore and a few weeks ago i dumped it on ebay while it was still worth something and now i have the 8900. its like night and day and i feel like a new person without that pos dragging me down. for every person that is happy with the storm i gaurantee there’s 1 or 2 that think its a pos but are stuck with it because of there contract.

By: Dott

Dott — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:07:25 +0000

all the negative chit chat about the storm kills me. i own the storm and was a previous iphone owner and would not trade my phone for that or anything else out right now. i definitely am waiting for the storm 2 though.

By: Bold Boulder

Bold Boulder — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:26:42 +0000

Blackberry Bold = Greatest smartphone on the market. Nuff said.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:16:06 +0000

I will wait for the Tungsten

By: Dragon

Dragon — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:53:27 +0000

Bring on the Storm 2.

By: mangenius

mangenius — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:50:38 +0000

T T T TO TO TO TOU TOU TOU TOUR TOUR TOUR

By: David Thande

David Thande — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:47:13 +0000

Tell em CJ I’m a current Storm owner and happy about it!

By: CJ

CJ — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:26:54 +0000

It’s funny how people that don’t own the phone have so many negative things to say about it. I own a Storm and it’s a wonderful phone. Does it have it’s issues? Sure. So does every other phone out there. My iPhone is no better than my Storm but if reading comments by most “non” owners were any indication you’d think the Storm was the biggest POS on the planet and it definitely isn’t!

By: Xbox

Xbox — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:22:55 +0000

Pos

By: JoeTour

JoeTour — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:14:06 +0000

@ sonya
Yes, of course. But I still like to throw in my 2 cents here and there.

By: codemaker

codemaker — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:12:13 +0000

storm two-ur? But seriously, think of this cheap/free storm purchase as an investment in the hopes that one day RIM will release an OS that allows this device to live up to it’s full potential.

By: p.mcgee

p.mcgee — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:08:33 +0000

FIRSTT!!!!1!