1. tbdbuckeyeitl's Avatar
    I finally got the os upgrade on my phone. Should I do the VErizon upgrade or is it better to stay with the original os for the storm?
    07-14-09 08:20 AM
  2. snork's Avatar
    if by original OS you mean .75, then yes, you should.
    07-14-09 08:25 AM
  3. GooTz66's Avatar
    2nd that! Or you can give a hybrid a try. I would recommend Lyricidals. You can find a link in my sig to his thread.

    Good Luck!
    07-14-09 08:27 AM
  4. tbdbuckeyeitl's Avatar
    yes i have .75 and can do the verizon upgrade. Are there any set backs such as phone lag or color banding?
    07-14-09 08:29 AM
  5. Bundy#AC's Avatar
    Go with .151 if you can - it's fast and very stable. If not, the official .148 is still way better than .75.
    07-14-09 08:33 AM
  6. spampeg's Avatar
    Go with .151 if you can - it's fast and very stable. If not, the official .148 is still way better than .75.
    I agree with Bundy. If you feel comfortable doing it, I'd highly recommend doing an upgrade to 151. It's quite a bit better (memory management, animated transitions, etc) than even the official 148.

    If you don't feel comfortable installing a non-Verizon OS, upgrade to 148. It's well worth the 20 minutes... just don't stay with .75
    07-14-09 09:00 AM
  7. ruph_haus's Avatar
    .148 is a solid build though there is an awful color banding issue. If you're comfortable, .151 is MUCH better but I recommend reading through the forums to learn exactly what to do...
    07-14-09 11:33 AM
  8. Ronindan's Avatar
    When it comes to performance 148 or 151 is better that 75.

    Now as for color banding, ask a friend who has 148 or any other os on their storm to see for your self. And when you decide to change your os look at my sig.
    Last edited by Ronindan; 07-14-09 at 11:56 AM.
    07-14-09 11:40 AM
  9. paintdrinkingpete's Avatar
    What ever you do...I recommend upgrading from .75.

    The easiest thing would be to upgrade to .148, since it's "official" from verizon; and if this is your first rodeo (first time upgrading OS on a blackberry), that's what I would recommend doing.
    07-14-09 11:42 AM
  10. JRSCCivic98's Avatar
    Just keep in mind that doing the .148 or .151 OS upgrade via Desktop Manager yourself poses no real danger with either version. By that I mean, you run the same risks whether you do .148 or .151, so keep that in mind. The only real difference is that one is supported by Verizon and the other is not. So, if you're in the habbit of calling their support every time you think there's a problem, then you're going to want to stay with .75 or .148. If you do go with .148, you will lose color depth and cleanliness of the interface as apposed to .75, but other things will be slighly better as well as other bugs will be introduced (such as HTML email menu bugs and such)... bugs that appear fixed in the .151 release. So, make an educated guess and go from there.
    07-14-09 11:46 AM
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