Verizon Storm 1 Users - Did you get an early upgrade offer? I did.

[blunt420]

im waiting for something better neither is a choice but if i had to it prob be android cuz its better or s2 cuz its better than my s1 lol but since it runs DECENT hear that rimm DECENT but im gonna wait htc hd2,dragon or maybe iphone if vzw pays up for it

[Martin030908]

I called yesterday and it was a breeze. CS asked what I wanted... why I wanted it and what I didn't like about my current phone. It was $199 for the DROID and the rebate was instant. $12.50 for taxes and I've got a DROID on it's way for ~200 bucks. $35 restocking fee to return the device if I don't like it. Shipping was free and CS was more than happy to explain everything to me.

Granted I took the offer to get the DROID but if you're interested in the S2 I'd imagine it should be just as easy. As a matter of fact when the CS answered the phone first thing he asked was if I had received an E-mail regarding a special upgrade..... "Yes sir... let's get rolling"....

[Mr.Girafales]

I just got my letter in the mail, and I need some advice. I know that things with technology are usually a matter of opinion, but I'm new to the blackberry game so I have no basis for comparison.

THe Storm is my first BB. While I like it a lot, I would love a phone that I don't have to tinker with everyday and pull the battery every other just to make it work right. I also depend heavily on having my emails delivered to me dependably. Is the Droid capable of working well with my work and Yahoo email addresses, or am I going to have switch to Google?

And if I go with the S2, am I really getting an upgrade? In other words, will the addition of wifi and more memory really warrant $179, or will I be underwhelmed?

Again, sorry if this is in the wrong place, I just didn't want to be crucified for being a noob making a new thread.

[ChuckH0308]

Originally Posted by Mr.Girafales

I just got my letter in the mail, and I need some advice. I know that things with technology are usually a matter of opinion, but I'm new to the blackberry game so I have no basis for comparison.

THe Storm is my first BB. While I like it a lot, I would love a phone that I don't have to tinker with everyday and pull the battery every other just to make it work right. I also depend heavily on having my emails delivered to me dependably. Is the Droid capable of working well with my work and Yahoo email addresses, or am I going to have switch to Google?

And if I go with the S2, am I really getting an upgrade? In other words, will the addition of wifi and more memory really warrant $179, or will I be underwhelmed?

Again, sorry if this is in the wrong place, I just didn't want to be crucified for being a noob making a new thread.

I think you should wait a few weeks and see what else drops on VZW. There are more Android phones coming!

And as for the upgrade offer, I had to call VZW today about something else and I asked the woman about the offer I received in the mail. You GOTTA love VZW reps...she said "your price would be the one year upgrade price of $249 after the mail in rebate." So I asked her why I received a mailer that said I could get it for $179 and she said "the $179 is the price you will pay if you wait until July 2010 to purchase it" LOL, by July the S2 will be $49.99 with BOGO lady! LOL! I wasn't planning on getting one today anyway (or maybe ever), but since I was on the phone with her anyway I figured I'd test her. That wasn't the only thing she was wrong about though...

[blunt420]

how do you put pics in here?

[l.a.rossmann]

I won't pay for a storm 2 until they apologize for the storm 1

[schwars1]

Originally Posted by l.a.rossmann

I won't pay for a storm 2 until they apologize for the storm 1

I consider this under the table offer to upgrade at the NE2 price a pretty decent non-public apology. Especially since you can still sell your Storm 1 for about the same price (or even make a couple extra bucks), provided it's in decent shape...

[l.a.rossmann]

To apologize for the first $200 unusable-phone-until-newer-OS-arrives-a-year-later, they give you another $200 phone that is still filled with bugs, albeit less severe. With the same useless web browser. Same turn-to-side-and-keyboard-stays-in-portrait nonsense.

Yeah. Apology.

F that.

[sr_erick]

l.a.rossmann, you also have the choice of a Droid, which I took...$20 more.

Can you say happy? YES.

[l.a.rossmann]

I asked about that here, http://forums.crackberry.com/f133/browsers-366442/ , and got the same answer.

I have some thinking to do.

[Mr.Girafales]

Originally Posted by ChuckH0308

I think you should wait a few weeks and see what else drops on VZW. There are more Android phones coming!

And as for the upgrade offer, I had to call VZW today about something else and I asked the woman about the offer I received in the mail. You GOTTA love VZW reps...she said "your price would be the one year upgrade price of $249 after the mail in rebate." So I asked her why I received a mailer that said I could get it for $179 and she said "the $179 is the price you will pay if you wait until July 2010 to purchase it" LOL, by July the S2 will be $49.99 with BOGO lady! LOL! I wasn't planning on getting one today anyway (or maybe ever), but since I was on the phone with her anyway I figured I'd test her. That wasn't the only thing she was wrong about though...

I appreciate the help. I actually went in to my local VZW to check out my options, and I have to say that I left a little confused. First off, my initial reaction to the touch of the S2 was laughable. I know its been said too many times, but the push really does feel like a potato chip being crunched. Maybe an S2 owner gets used to that, but I much preferred my S1 touch.

Secondly, I really liked the Droid, but I think I liked it because it wasn't a BB OS. Android is a great OS, but I found the Droid to be shaped a little awkwardly and I could type on the hard keypad any faster than on my S1. Overall, I think the best bet is to wait, and I think Verizon knows it and thats why were getting this deal now.

Personally, I think I'll be waiting for the Essex.