For Everyone That believes the storm is great!

[imwjl]

Originally Posted by Evilhomer

I agree as well. I was really going to replace my iPhone with the Storm but it is just not dependable enough for business use. Many people here say the Storm is a business device and not a toy like the iPhone. I will acknowledge that Blackberrys are business devices, but not the Storm. The Storm is far too unreliable to use for most businesses.

The iPhone could be considered a toy if all you put on it is games. But there are literally thousands of very useful business applications that make it a very solid business device. The people here often talk as if the iFart is the ONLY application on the iPhone, yet it was one of the FIRST applications for the Storm.

The worst part about some of the Storm users here is that they are hypocritical. They say the iPhone is a toy, but as the OP posted, beg for iPhone like functionality and applications.

I'd say until we get a SOLID OS for the Storm, it's no better than a toy to beta test.

Looking to replace my Palm Treo and already having a Verizon account probably did the most to get the Storm I have. I have to agree that the iPhone app quantity and level of development look good.

I have not found a solution for time and billing that is not cr_p compared to my Treo and one I see for iPhone looks superior. It seems crazy that this better for business phone doesn't have a decent time and billing solution and I've been looking hard. One with a higher feature set was $1500 and that makes it easy to buy an iPhone etc...

Oh well, there's much I like about my Storm but it has made my first week of accounting a complete pain compared to my old solution.

How many people bill by the hour? How many use QuickBooks? Kind of amazing that I haven't found anything good yet.

Rant over, software search continues.

[ChrisH72]

My background is in small business, I am on the road continuously and having a reliable phone is essential to my every day business. My business is hands on and needs quick responses.

I have had my BB Storm now for 2 weeks and at first I thought Oh [b][/b][b][/b][b][/b][b][/b]zer what have I got myself in to. In the past I have had an NEC P3, Motorola MicroTAC, Nokia 636, Nokia 6110, Nokia 6130, Nokia 6230, Blackberry 7250, Nokia N71, Nokia N95.

I always wanted a phone that had:

1. Loud Ring
2. Solid Build
3. In car connection
4. Easy to Use
5. Good phone sound quality

etc etc etc

I was looking seriously at the iPhone, I already have a 80Gb iPod and thought that was simple to use... but what draw me back to Blackberry was that the data plan is now integrated into the monthly plan (Vodafone) instead of billed separately so that no longer do you end up with a massive data bill at the end of the month for e-mails sent and received.

I was hesitant on coming back to BB after the 7250 (I found this phone so hard to use - rather I couldn't be bothered getting used to it - the Nokia was simpler). Anyway... I purchased the Storm and boy has it opened up my eyes.

RULE NUMBER 1 with BB - Be patient! The operating system is different and therefore there's a lot of time required to getting used to such power and used to it all and these are the major things that I learned:

1. Make sure that your SIM card is 3G. I had my SIM card for near on 8 years and only when I went back to the dealer a few times was this recognised.

2. Get to understand typing on the phone. Once you get used to swivelling it around from portrait to landscape the phone is extremely fast to use and I will extend on this in point 3.

3. I type fast like most prople under 40 and so when I had to hover over a hyperlink or a key stroke and then press firmly it caused me no amount of angst. There is a solution - OPTIONS | SCREEN/KEYBOARD then select the following options:
a) Key Rate = Fast
b) Portrait View Keyboard = Multitap
c) Touchscreen: Tap Interval = 100
d) Touchscreen: Hover Period = 100
e) Swipe Sensitivity = 1

Once these options are selected everything is very fast and "direct".

4. E-Mail Set-up: Talk to Customer service representatives. With Vodafone they are awesome, they are based in Egypt, but their skills are very, very high. Make sure you have your BIS (Blackberry Internet Service) / RIM service with your service provider set-up with Vodafone this is mobileemail.vodafone.com etc etc { Crackbery will not allow me to post the link LOL }

5. Make sure you have Blackberry Desktop Manager Installed correctly. I personally find this software nowhere near as good as Nokia's. It has problems with connectivity issues when linking between the 3rd party applications (Media Manager and Roxio) but it is worth pursuing with.

Synching Outlook is simple and straight forward with Bluetooth and Cable but once again there are shortfalls in the software if disconnected whilst Desktop Manger is open.

6. Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to conserve battery power. This is relatively straight forward - MANAGE CONNECTIONS -> Bluetooth (On/Off)

7. Arrange your short cuts on the main screen from most widely use to lesser in the grid by HOME | MENU | MOVE - then move the icon | MENU | COMPLETE MOVE

8. I purchased Stormlock - this is awesome so that you don't inadvertently press the screen buttons whilst on a call.

9. I purchased BBSmart Alarms Pro - whilst it looks nice it did not work when the phone was on charger and it interfered with Alarms that had been set with Outlook Calender. So I removed it. SO now I use the Clock Alarms and the Calender Alarms instead.

10. I purchased VibandRing - Didn't do for me what I wanted it to. I could not make it work properly. If I could get heads up on this that would be appreciated.

11. I have purchased the Motorola Motorokr T505 bluetooth car kit and FM transmitter. What an awesome piece of kit. No longer do I need my iPod with its separate FM transmitter charger. I up loaded 5Gb of my Itunes songs onto the 8Gb card purchased with the phone. Receiving calls through the speakers of the car and listening to music like I do with the ipod was awesome and the clarity is better than the iPod transmitter I have. So I gave my BlueAnt handsfree kit, the iPod and the FM transmitter to the wife

12. The Browsing of the Internet is awesome once again ensure that you set your Hover and Click speeds to minimum so that it is efficient and use in landscape with zoom changing to cursor mode if necessary.

With regards to the internet do not be caught by the Phone Carrier's service costs. If you use Internet Browser and not the ISP's / Data providers (Mobile Carriers) service then browsing and downloading from the internet is free. For example with Vodaphone they have their own service Vodafone Live! If you connect to the Net through this then you are charged usage, but if you use Blackberry services then you are not.

To check whether this is applicable:

a) HOME | OPTIONS | ADVANCED OPTIONS | BROWSER | DEFAULT BROWSER CONFIGURATION = Internet Browser | DEFAULT MDS BROWSER CONFIGURATION = Internet Browser ............ the other Option DEFAULT WAP BROWSER CONFIGURATION can not be changed... what this means is that if you select HOME | BROWSER | and then either SEARCH HERE or HOME PAGE (WAP BROWSER) you will be billed therefore do not use either of these. Make sure you do the following to minimise your costs:

i) Link to one site using the SEARCH HERE Option to find your preferred Search Engine for example Google or Yahoo or whatever. When you are then at that site do the following - MENU | ADD BOOKMARK | NAME = Whatever you want call your Bookmark | FOLDER = Blackberry Bookmarks | AUTO SYNCRONIZE = Never | BROWSER = Internet Browser | BROWSER IDENTIFICATION = <b>Blackberry<b> | All other options you choose

ii) Once you have this primary Bookmark set-up Use it to connect the Net and set-up other Bookmarks [in the same way as i)] Make sure BROWSER IDENTIFICATION = Blackberry

13. Installed "Viigo" - this is awesome RSS Feeds for all upto date information from Latest Local and World News, to Weather, Sport, Finance, Entertainment, etc etc etc... a real winner of technology.

I have great delight in using the BB Storm, it takes a bit of getting use to but once you're around them everything from there is plain sailing... it is a very powerful tool, don't be fooled.

There is literature on Wi-Fi application but everyone says it does not have Wi-Fi, this is my next task to sort out as I want to get Skype or similar... but from what I understand there is no advantage as you still chew through your plans call time... if I could get a heads up here that would be great.

All in all I give this phone an 9+ out of 10.

[Clewis9593]

I just love people who post their feelings/ experience on the phone and automatically extrapolate that to all phones. I bought mine on release day and have had NO hardware problems and have enjoyed trying the betas (which we shouldn't have) and accepted the risk of installing them. But that is my phone for how I use it, hasn't failed me yet.

[xilly]

Originally Posted by ChrisH72

My background is in small business, I am on the road continuously and having a reliable phone is essential to my every day business. My business is hands on and needs quick responses.

I have had my BB Storm now for 2 weeks and at first I thought Oh [b][/b][b][/b][b][/b][b][/b]zer what have I got myself in to. In the past I have had an NEC P3, Motorola MicroTAC, Nokia 636, Nokia 6110, Nokia 6130, Nokia 6230, Blackberry 7250, Nokia N71, Nokia N95.

I always wanted a phone that had:

1. Loud Ring
2. Solid Build
3. In car connection
4. Easy to Use
5. Good phone sound quality

etc etc etc

I was looking seriously at the iPhone, I already have a 80Gb iPod and thought that was simple to use... but what draw me back to Blackberry was that the data plan is now integrated into the monthly plan (Vodafone) instead of billed separately so that no longer do you end up with a massive data bill at the end of the month for e-mails sent and received.

I was hesitant on coming back to BB after the 7250 (I found this phone so hard to use - rather I couldn't be bothered getting used to it - the Nokia was simpler). Anyway... I purchased the Storm and boy has it opened up my eyes.

RULE NUMBER 1 with BB - Be patient! The operating system is different and therefore there's a lot of time required to getting used to such power and used to it all and these are the major things that I learned:

1. Make sure that your SIM card is 3G. I had my SIM card for near on 8 years and only when I went back to the dealer a few times was this recognised.

2. Get to understand typing on the phone. Once you get used to swivelling it around from portrait to landscape the phone is extremely fast to use and I will extend on this in point 3.

3. I type fast like most prople under 40 and so when I had to hover over a hyperlink or a key stroke and then press firmly it caused me no amount of angst. There is a solution - OPTIONS | SCREEN/KEYBOARD then select the following options:
a) Key Rate = Fast
b) Portrait View Keyboard = Multitap
c) Touchscreen: Tap Interval = 100
d) Touchscreen: Hover Period = 100
e) Swipe Sensitivity = 1

Once these options are selected everything is very fast and "direct".

4. E-Mail Set-up: Talk to Customer service representatives. With Vodafone they are awesome, they are based in Egypt, but their skills are very, very high. Make sure you have your BIS (Blackberry Internet Service) / RIM service with your service provider set-up with Vodafone this is mobileemail.vodafone.com etc etc { Crackbery will not allow me to post the link LOL }

5. Make sure you have Blackberry Desktop Manager Installed correctly. I personally find this software nowhere near as good as Nokia's. It has problems with connectivity issues when linking between the 3rd party applications (Media Manager and Roxio) but it is worth pursuing with.

Synching Outlook is simple and straight forward with Bluetooth and Cable but once again there are shortfalls in the software if disconnected whilst Desktop Manger is open.

6. Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to conserve battery power. This is relatively straight forward - MANAGE CONNECTIONS -> Bluetooth (On/Off)

7. Arrange your short cuts on the main screen from most widely use to lesser in the grid by HOME | MENU | MOVE - then move the icon | MENU | COMPLETE MOVE

8. I purchased Stormlock - this is awesome so that you don't inadvertently press the screen buttons whilst on a call.

9. I purchased BBSmart Alarms Pro - whilst it looks nice it did not work when the phone was on charger and it interfered with Alarms that had been set with Outlook Calender. So I removed it. SO now I use the Clock Alarms and the Calender Alarms instead.

10. I purchased VibandRing - Didn't do for me what I wanted it to. I could not make it work properly. If I could get heads up on this that would be appreciated.

11. I have purchased the Motorola Motorokr T505 bluetooth car kit and FM transmitter. What an awesome piece of kit. No longer do I need my iPod with its separate FM transmitter charger. I up loaded 5Gb of my Itunes songs onto the 8Gb card purchased with the phone. Receiving calls through the speakers of the car and listening to music like I do with the ipod was awesome and the clarity is better than the iPod transmitter I have. So I gave my BlueAnt handsfree kit, the iPod and the FM transmitter to the wife

12. The Browsing of the Internet is awesome once again ensure that you set your Hover and Click speeds to minimum so that it is efficient and use in landscape with zoom changing to cursor mode if necessary.

With regards to the internet do not be caught by the Phone Carrier's service costs. If you use Internet Browser and not the ISP's / Data providers (Mobile Carriers) service then browsing and downloading from the internet is free. For example with Vodaphone they have their own service Vodafone Live! If you connect to the Net through this then you are charged usage, but if you use Blackberry services then you are not.

To check whether this is applicable:

a) HOME | OPTIONS | ADVANCED OPTIONS | BROWSER | DEFAULT BROWSER CONFIGURATION = Internet Browser | DEFAULT MDS BROWSER CONFIGURATION = Internet Browser ............ the other Option DEFAULT WAP BROWSER CONFIGURATION can not be changed... what this means is that if you select HOME | BROWSER | and then either SEARCH HERE or HOME PAGE (WAP BROWSER) you will be billed therefore do not use either of these. Make sure you do the following to minimise your costs:

i) Link to one site using the SEARCH HERE Option to find your preferred Search Engine for example Google or Yahoo or whatever. When you are then at that site do the following - MENU | ADD BOOKMARK | NAME = Whatever you want call your Bookmark | FOLDER = Blackberry Bookmarks | AUTO SYNCRONIZE = Never | BROWSER = Internet Browser | BROWSER IDENTIFICATION = <b>Blackberry<b> | All other options you choose

ii) Once you have this primary Bookmark set-up Use it to connect the Net and set-up other Bookmarks [in the same way as i)] Make sure BROWSER IDENTIFICATION = Blackberry

13. Installed "Viigo" - this is awesome RSS Feeds for all upto date information from Latest Local and World News, to Weather, Sport, Finance, Entertainment, etc etc etc... a real winner of technology.

I have great delight in using the BB Storm, it takes a bit of getting use to but once you're around them everything from there is plain sailing... it is a very powerful tool, don't be fooled.

There is literature on Wi-Fi application but everyone says it does not have Wi-Fi, this is my next task to sort out as I want to get Skype or similar... but from what I understand there is no advantage as you still chew through your plans call time... if I could get a heads up here that would be great.

All in all I give this phone an 9+ out of 10.

Excellent post, Chris. Welcome to CrackBerry!

[donnation]

Originally Posted by ChrisH72

My background is in small business, I am on the road continuously and having a reliable phone is essential to my every day business. My business is hands on and needs quick responses.

I have had my BB Storm now for 2 weeks and at first I thought Oh [b][/b][b][/b][b][/b][b][/b]zer what have I got myself in to. In the past I have had an NEC P3, Motorola MicroTAC, Nokia 636, Nokia 6110, Nokia 6130, Nokia 6230, Blackberry 7250, Nokia N71, Nokia N95.

I always wanted a phone that had:

1. Loud Ring
2. Solid Build
3. In car connection
4. Easy to Use
5. Good phone sound quality

etc etc etc

I was looking seriously at the iPhone, I already have a 80Gb iPod and thought that was simple to use... but what draw me back to Blackberry was that the data plan is now integrated into the monthly plan (Vodafone) instead of billed separately so that no longer do you end up with a massive data bill at the end of the month for e-mails sent and received.

I was hesitant on coming back to BB after the 7250 (I found this phone so hard to use - rather I couldn't be bothered getting used to it - the Nokia was simpler). Anyway... I purchased the Storm and boy has it opened up my eyes.

RULE NUMBER 1 with BB - Be patient! The operating system is different and therefore there's a lot of time required to getting used to such power and used to it all and these are the major things that I learned:

1. Make sure that your SIM card is 3G. I had my SIM card for near on 8 years and only when I went back to the dealer a few times was this recognised.

2. Get to understand typing on the phone. Once you get used to swivelling it around from portrait to landscape the phone is extremely fast to use and I will extend on this in point 3.

3. I type fast like most prople under 40 and so when I had to hover over a hyperlink or a key stroke and then press firmly it caused me no amount of angst. There is a solution - OPTIONS | SCREEN/KEYBOARD then select the following options:
a) Key Rate = Fast
b) Portrait View Keyboard = Multitap
c) Touchscreen: Tap Interval = 100
d) Touchscreen: Hover Period = 100
e) Swipe Sensitivity = 1

Once these options are selected everything is very fast and "direct".

4. E-Mail Set-up: Talk to Customer service representatives. With Vodafone they are awesome, they are based in Egypt, but their skills are very, very high. Make sure you have your BIS (Blackberry Internet Service) / RIM service with your service provider set-up with Vodafone this is mobileemail.vodafone.com etc etc { Crackbery will not allow me to post the link LOL }

5. Make sure you have Blackberry Desktop Manager Installed correctly. I personally find this software nowhere near as good as Nokia's. It has problems with connectivity issues when linking between the 3rd party applications (Media Manager and Roxio) but it is worth pursuing with.

Synching Outlook is simple and straight forward with Bluetooth and Cable but once again there are shortfalls in the software if disconnected whilst Desktop Manger is open.

6. Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to conserve battery power. This is relatively straight forward - MANAGE CONNECTIONS -> Bluetooth (On/Off)

7. Arrange your short cuts on the main screen from most widely use to lesser in the grid by HOME | MENU | MOVE - then move the icon | MENU | COMPLETE MOVE

8. I purchased Stormlock - this is awesome so that you don't inadvertently press the screen buttons whilst on a call.

9. I purchased BBSmart Alarms Pro - whilst it looks nice it did not work when the phone was on charger and it interfered with Alarms that had been set with Outlook Calender. So I removed it. SO now I use the Clock Alarms and the Calender Alarms instead.

10. I purchased VibandRing - Didn't do for me what I wanted it to. I could not make it work properly. If I could get heads up on this that would be appreciated.

11. I have purchased the Motorola Motorokr T505 bluetooth car kit and FM transmitter. What an awesome piece of kit. No longer do I need my iPod with its separate FM transmitter charger. I up loaded 5Gb of my Itunes songs onto the 8Gb card purchased with the phone. Receiving calls through the speakers of the car and listening to music like I do with the ipod was awesome and the clarity is better than the iPod transmitter I have. So I gave my BlueAnt handsfree kit, the iPod and the FM transmitter to the wife

12. The Browsing of the Internet is awesome once again ensure that you set your Hover and Click speeds to minimum so that it is efficient and use in landscape with zoom changing to cursor mode if necessary.

With regards to the internet do not be caught by the Phone Carrier's service costs. If you use Internet Browser and not the ISP's / Data providers (Mobile Carriers) service then browsing and downloading from the internet is free. For example with Vodaphone they have their own service Vodafone Live! If you connect to the Net through this then you are charged usage, but if you use Blackberry services then you are not.

To check whether this is applicable:

a) HOME | OPTIONS | ADVANCED OPTIONS | BROWSER | DEFAULT BROWSER CONFIGURATION = Internet Browser | DEFAULT MDS BROWSER CONFIGURATION = Internet Browser ............ the other Option DEFAULT WAP BROWSER CONFIGURATION can not be changed... what this means is that if you select HOME | BROWSER | and then either SEARCH HERE or HOME PAGE (WAP BROWSER) you will be billed therefore do not use either of these. Make sure you do the following to minimise your costs:

i) Link to one site using the SEARCH HERE Option to find your preferred Search Engine for example Google or Yahoo or whatever. When you are then at that site do the following - MENU | ADD BOOKMARK | NAME = Whatever you want call your Bookmark | FOLDER = Blackberry Bookmarks | AUTO SYNCRONIZE = Never | BROWSER = Internet Browser | BROWSER IDENTIFICATION = <b>Blackberry<b> | All other options you choose

ii) Once you have this primary Bookmark set-up Use it to connect the Net and set-up other Bookmarks [in the same way as i)] Make sure BROWSER IDENTIFICATION = Blackberry

13. Installed "Viigo" - this is awesome RSS Feeds for all upto date information from Latest Local and World News, to Weather, Sport, Finance, Entertainment, etc etc etc... a real winner of technology.

I have great delight in using the BB Storm, it takes a bit of getting use to but once you're around them everything from there is plain sailing... it is a very powerful tool, don't be fooled.

There is literature on Wi-Fi application but everyone says it does not have Wi-Fi, this is my next task to sort out as I want to get Skype or similar... but from what I understand there is no advantage as you still chew through your plans call time... if I could get a heads up here that would be great.

All in all I give this phone an 9+ out of 10.

This is fine information but it is information that most everyone that has been using Blackberry for a while already knows. Its a shame you have only had one blackberry in the past to judge against the storm. When in reality anyone who has used their more recent models can tell you that the storm just can't compete with those phones. Blackberry makes great devices, but the Storm is an Epic FAIL!

[richs10]

Originally Posted by donnation

This is fine information but it is information that most everyone that has been using Blackberry for a while already knows. Its a shame you have only had one blackberry in the past to judge against the storm. When in reality anyone who has used their more recent models can tell you that the storm just can't compete with those phones. Blackberry makes great devices, but the Storm is an Epic FAIL!

ChrisH72 - thanks for your review of the Storm. Very helpful and informative.

donnation - This may be your opinion. It is not mine, nor many other Storm owners. You might want to qualify your pontifications. JMO. (see how easy that was!)

[moedaddy2121]

have had mine since jan/5 and went from .75> .109. has been working great for me.

[donnation]

Originally Posted by richs10

ChrisH72 - thanks for your review of the Storm. Very helpful and informative.

donnation - This may be your opinion. It is not mine, nor many other Storm owners. You might want to qualify your pontifications. JMO. (see how easy that was!)

Here's how I quantify my pontifications: The Storm Forum is the only forum on this site with a dedicated Rants section. I wonder why that is?

[jbdale]

Originally Posted by Evilhomer

I agree as well. I was really going to replace my iPhone with the Storm but it is just not dependable enough for business use. .

I see/read alot of people making this case and I always wonder what holds the arguement? I have been a smartphone user since the early Nokias, all the way up to the Palm devices. This bb is my first and I am pretty happy with it. I almost opted for an iPhone before staying with Palm and then to the Storm. I did demo the iPhone and found that it wouldn't suit my needs for working out in the field and also satisfying my entertainment needs. I think both phones are great products and people have different preferences, but the iPhone lacks many needs and wants that I need to run my business. I was a little skeptical about the Storms functions and reliablities and what I needed in a phone. I just feel the Storm has more of an even balance between business and entertainment than iPhone. Now down the line, if Apple decided to change some things or add some features that I needs, then I would possibly consider giving it a try. I think the reason why many call the iPhone a toy, is because many of it's users seem to be doing less work and more play. At least thats been my experiance.

[patches152]

i haven't had any more or less issues with this phone than any other device i've owned. i've had every blackberry that vzw has released since the pearl (so 3, pearl curve and now storm). this is WAY better than the pearl was when it released. the limited onboard memory meant that if it ran low the device would wipe info to prevent a crash. talk about a bad idea. even compared to my super reliable "dumb" phones, i've had relatively little bad to say. needless to say any issue i get is frustrating in the moment, but if everyone took a step back and evaluated the situation instead of reacting emotionally they would realize that it's not as big of a deal as they make it seem.

[Roundo]

Hi There

I am new to storm and am having major issues, firstly it would not call the 027 (telecom) network here in NZ, then the Vodafone tech "fixed" it, now it seems that it will not sync my outlook calendar, emails work fine from our server but it will not place calls from my contacts that have syncd??? aaaaaaaaargh

I am not a techie by any means but am I better to just return the Storm and look for a more reliable device or perhaps wait for the Storm to "get better" any help or suggestions would be appreciated

Thanks

[my_2_cents]

IMHO the storm goes beyond previous blackberries. It really does push outside of that all business mode that RIM is known for. I had a BB email pager quite a few years ago from an employer, and I was shocked when I got my Storm a few weeks ago.

If I were an IT professional choosing phones, I likely wouldn't consider the storm either, not because it isn't capable, but because it is a consumer product more than a business product. The Bold is clearly a business tool, and I expect the Niagra will be as well, although early reviews say the Niagra OS has alot of issues currently.

BTW, I love my storm. running .109 beta.

[Ockrass]

Originally Posted by jononez1

Overall the people are voting with their feet. The Storm is a massive flop, the iphone is a massive success. Give or take a small number of happy/unhappy customers with both phones, the Iphone is still the most successful phone on the market. Yea the iphone had a few issues at first but NOTHING like the problems the Storm has! the storm is one big problem.

I tend to agree, the storm has too many issues to be considered a reliable device on any platform. This is the main reason I am here, looking for solutions to these problems. Loosen screws, Business cards, delete this, pull battery, upgrade to hybrid .....WTF...

The Storm is garbage.

Can it be better? .....Definitely not.

[kuroshio]

Originally Posted by Ockrass

I tend to agree, the storm has too many issues to be considered a reliable device on any platform. This is the main reason I am here, looking for solutions to these problems. Loosen screws, Business cards, delete this, pull battery, upgrade to hybrid .....WTF...

The Storm is garbage.

Can it be better? .....Definitely not.

If that is what you truly believe, why haven't you returned it?

Nobody will sympathize with you here. Only the trolls will listen to you, hoping to add another to their # (which it looks like you're well on your way)

[fsupharm77]

Originally Posted by jononez1

Overall the people are voting with their feet. The Storm is a massive flop, the iphone is a massive success. Give or take a small number of happy/unhappy customers with both phones, the Iphone is still the most successful phone on the market. Yea the iphone had a few issues at first but NOTHING like the problems the Storm has! the storm is one big problem.

If massive flop means Verizon is selling a lot of these phones then I guess it is. This is the best phone I have had. I have had one random reboot in 2 months. I have never had to do a battery pull to get my phone to work. I have never had an MMS issue. Screen clicks fine out of the box. The only reason I have even used any of the leaks was to increase speed. Don't get me wrong, the IPhone is a good phone, but the storm is not junk.