Worth waiting for Storm 3?

WhiteBerry92 · Thread Author #1 11-24-2010, 06:08 PM

Ok guys i have the worst phone you can ever have right now. It is like 5 years old and for some reason i still have it. I have never had a touch screen phone. I think its time to get on this year. I know the Storm 9570 is coming out. And its basically the same thing as a storm 2. Thats the phone i always wanted. Im just want some opinions on what i should do. Get this 9570 or wait for the storm 3?

Username00089 · #2 11-24-2010, 06:29 PM

If the Storm is what you're wanting then I'd wait for the Storm 3 to drop. If anything,
maybe you can come up on a cheap 8330 Curve on eBay or something to hold you
for a while. At least this way you can become accustomed to a BB before you get
the Storm 3...

You can find 8330 Curves on eBay used for under $100

WhiteBerry92 · Thread Author #3 11-24-2010, 06:43 PM

I mean i can wait for the storm 3 as long as its not too long.

The_Engine · #4 11-24-2010, 07:35 PM

9570 or odin Refresh was cancelled. Next you will see is the S3 which drop either before Xmas or sometime early next year. We know next to nothing about this device due so many inconsistent rumors. RIM has been very tight lipord on this one.

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WhiteBerry92 · Thread Author #5 11-24-2010, 07:54 PM

I guess ill wait. If its early next year i can wait the 4-6 months.

Username00089 · #6 11-24-2010, 08:02 PM

I just suggested the 8330 to hold you for that span of time since you're saying that
the phone you currently have is pretty bad.

WhiteBerry92 · Thread Author #7 11-24-2010, 08:15 PM

I hate the 8330. I dont like any bb phones except the bold. My current phone is the blackberry pearl haha. Ive had it for so long and nothing is wrong with it but i just feel embarrassed to pull it out when all these kids have all these touch phones.

JRSCCivic98 · #8 11-24-2010, 09:40 PM

New Curve2. Go with that for the time being if you need a hold-over device. Or find a used 9550 on the cheap. The 9550 is not bad at all compared to the 9530. It's not worth it to pay full price or even waste an upgrade on it, but if you can score one on the low... it's a good choice.

Skeevecr · #9 11-24-2010, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Engine

9570 or odin Refresh was cancelled. Next you will see is the S3 which drop either before Xmas or sometime early next year. We know next to nothing about this device due so many inconsistent rumors. RIM has been very tight lipord on this one.

It clearly won't be showing up in either timeframe you mention, it is already too late for for anything new to turn up before Xmas and early next year will be taken up with the playbook.

Realistically speaking, probably the earliest we are going to see any new phones is the end of q1 or the start of q2 so March/April time.

jusdis · #10 11-25-2010, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Skeevecr

It clearly won't be showing up in either timeframe you mention, it is already too late for for anything new to turn up before Xmas and early next year will be taken up with the playbook.

If it isn't Xmas yet then its not too late is it? Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure there are some days between now and then no?

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SaMaster14 · #11 11-25-2010, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jusdis

If it isn't Xmas yet then its not too late is it? Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure there are some days between now and then no?

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We would have seen leaks if the S3 were going to drop this year.
The storm2 refresh was scrapped... So now we wait for Q2 next year for the real S3 (hopefully with the qnx OS).

According to almost any leak we have, we won't see a qnx device until after playbook, hopefully before April.

Skeevecr · #12 11-25-2010, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jusdis

If it isn't Xmas yet then its not too late is it? Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure there are some days between now and then no?

Stores have lead times and anything that was going to be in the shops before xmas would be there by now, it is just the way they work, not to mention that a device launching in under a month would have definitely been leaked and almost certainly announced officially because there would be no benefit to keeping stuff secret until after everyone had finished doing their holiday shopping now would there?

jusdis · #13 11-25-2010, 06:35 AM

Do I need to add a "JK" to my original post guys? Comeon now. Geez.

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The_Engine · #14 11-25-2010, 06:50 AM

I agree we should have seen more on S3 now, especially if it is in carrier testing. But that's an assumption we are making. How much was leaked about the playbook before we saw it? If they didn't decide to show it at DevCon months before a release I bet we still wouldn't have any info. RIM has locked down the info on these devices and we just font know anything. There has been some chatter about BB releasing something big for Xmas. So who knows. Could drop tomorrow could be 6 months out.

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MattyG27 · #15 11-25-2010, 07:31 AM

I'm with Engine on this one.… while I understand everything points to the complete opposite, I'm starting to have a feeling we may see something here. More and more people are coming out the woodwork hinting at stuff but they won't say what. If the S3 was originally supposed to be released in Jan before they cancelled the 9570. I feel like they couldve pushed it a month ahead after they decided to cancel the refresh.
Also back to Engines point about the Playbook. We were so in the dark with that also. We were making up OS and specs and all kinds of other stuff about the Cobalt when we knew nothing. Everything was based on rumors cause we thought they were working on it, exactly like the S3. Then BAM RIM pulls out the PB and not only shows it off but has a pretty good OS developed on it already and seems it be pretty much a lot further ahead in development then ANY of us predicted or expected.
The S3 has been in development for a long long time I think, even a lot longer then the PB. So while I'm obviously not sure that's it finished, my belief regardless of rumors and release date BS is that it is and they could drop it on us whenever they wanted. That is also why I feel Lazaridis is gonna show it in 2 wks at that conference he will be interviewed at, so let's hope I'm right

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