I've HAD it with my Blackberry Storm 9530!

[jeffmeden]

Originally Posted by Bilbs85

Oh yeah, the back of the storm stopped that bullet, just FYI.

What kind of pistol/bullet? It may be cost effective to make a ballistic vest out of all the busted screen storms out there.

[rltilley]

This thread makes me think of that scene in Office Space where they take the fax machine out & beat the crud out of it.

[happypig]

Mine has its moments like today. The battery drained in four hours and would not recharge at all. Multiple battery pulls and pure rage and it finally took a charge. I need my phone to work. I need my phone to be reliable. The storm is not reliable. It was an overpriced buy that the company is no longer updating. I have never understood undying loyalty to a product. I see so many people in this site praising RIM. Really? They put out a half assed product that they don't even stand behind anymore. This phone is like a sad trial run. I am looking for my next purchase. Maybe a droid maybe not. maybe just a bare bones phone that works when I need it. RIM needs to build quality, not quantity.

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[gtnrgtout]

Originally Posted by rltilley

This thread makes me think of that scene in Office Space where they take the fax machine out & beat the crud out of it.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by happypig

Mine has its moments like today. The battery drained in four hours and would not recharge at all. Multiple battery pulls and pure rage and it finally took a charge. I need my phone to work. I need my phone to be reliable. The storm is not reliable. It was an overpriced buy that the company is no longer updating. I have never understood undying loyalty to a product. I see so many people in this site praising RIM. Really? They put out a half assed product that they don't even stand behind anymore. This phone is like a sad trial run. I am looking for my next purchase. Maybe a droid maybe not. maybe just a bare bones phone that works when I need it. RIM needs to build quality, not quantity.

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I absolutely agree. The storm is reliable as long as the hardware and software play nice. But inevitably, that does not last long. I -HIGHLY- recommend something with Android. It is the most solid OS on a phone I have ever seen, again, up against the iPhone which speaks for itself. My droid synced everything between my iCal & Address Book rapidly, and backed it up to my Gmail account. I have three reliable sources of backup in this case, so should anything ever go wrong, you have a couple backups to turn to. This is certainly a quality feature when searching for a product that becomes reliable in all situations.

The HTC Incredible is the fastest phone out there. It's a great buy. However, I am currently applying mods to my Droid that will enable it to surpass the processing power of the Incredible. The Incredible (stock) clocks at 1GHz. My Droid is at 550mHz, but will soon be 1-1.3GHz. I'm sure there are hacks out there that speed up the incredible too.

In the case of an emergency of my phone getting totally messed up, I have backups that restore it to a previous working state while on the go. And after restoration, I can boot up properly and sync Calendars, Contacts, and Email with my Gmail account where ever I am (withOUT a computer). If that's not reliability, I don't know what is (obviously besides a fast OS, long lasting battery, good reception, etc.)

Go Android. It rocks.

BTW- I have a brand new 9530 Battery sittin here for ya if you'd like.

[cag111200]

I am with you...I hate this thing. I have to pull the battery 3 times a day and I only run 1 or 2 apps. Just turning it on sucks the app memory to nothing. When I purchased the phone 18 months ago a key selling point was to use it as a modem on the road and halfway thru the contract I was informed it would no longer work sending e-mail when used as a modem ; I could only send e-mail thru the device as a stand alone. But nothing compares to the constant annoyance of seeing that hourglass blocking me from doing anything. My term is up in November - goodbye Blackberry ; hello HTC Incredible (can't use AT&T so iPhone is not an option). I am going to give the Storm to my 5 year old - it will be reduced to dust in 5 minutes.

[gtnrgtout]

Originally Posted by cag111200

I am with you...I hate this thing. I have to pull the battery 3 times a day and I only run 1 or 2 apps. Just turning it on sucks the app memory to nothing. When I purchased the phone 18 months ago a key selling point was to use it as a modem on the road and halfway thru the contract I was informed it would no longer work sending e-mail when used as a modem ; I could only send e-mail thru the device as a stand alone. But nothing compares to the constant annoyance of seeing that hourglass blocking me from doing anything. My term is up in November - goodbye Blackberry ; hello HTC Incredible (can't use AT&T so iPhone is not an option). I am going to give the Storm to my 5 year old - it will be reduced to dust in 5 minutes.

Awesome! Yeah, if you use any phone on the Verizon CDMA network, you will only be able to an send email via the device that is tethered to your storm. This is not a phone limitation, it is a network limitation. If you were to unlock your storm and use it on AT&T, you could send emails while tethering on the storm and it would probably work pretty well.

Nevertheless, using it on a different network doesn't make it a better phone. Can't STAND the hourglass/clock. Definitely move the Blackberry and pickup an Android phone - HTC Incredible is a great choice. But keep your eyes peeled, by time November comes around, the iPhone 4G might become an option for you.

Do upload pictures of your Storm after it's reduced to dust!

-Gtn

[cyberkeeper1]

Originally Posted by Bilbs85

Yep, might have to do the same. Until a week ago I had gone through 5 storms in 16 months or so. Recently my screen began getting stuck and not working properly...

I contacted VZW and they sent me yet another replacement. After activating and beginning the transfer process, I plug the new device in and boom! Restarts

Contacted again and sent another phone. Should have just plugged it in first but activated first and Boom! Restarts. I even tried to force an OS upgrade lol. This resulted in a bricked piece of crap that restarts when I plug it in.

At this point I am frustrated and beginning a long stretch of consecutive work days. I called and the rep I spoke with said he would get a Storm 2 sent to me the next day but it had to be placed with tech support because of warranty replacement. Tech support told me they couldn't do that but I could 'purchase' a certified pre-owned device or use my NE2. I was trying to hold out for a new Blackberry w/ 6.0 OS as my contract isn't up until Nov.

I bit the bullet and had them send me another replacement. Got home tonight and guess what?...Restarts. F**k it, this phone has put enough gray hairs on my head. If I upgrade, I'm gonna put as many bullets as I can into this thing before it turns to dust.

I don't want to use my NE2 if something worth being called a BB is going to be released in the next few months but the Increddible looks pretty sweet. I am concerned about the battery life though. I love BB but I want a phone worth my $200 and I heard the Increddible is it. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

Seriously why are you guys having so much trouble with this phone? this phone has been working for me and the person before me for 3 years and not one problem. sure it was buggy, but there are no such problems you speak of here. to fix the bugs i installed OS5 version 5.0.0.1041. I will say this, installing .1041 was not easy. i had to take the installer files and paste them over the old .328 folder files. if you leave the folder name the same, you will be able to install whatever OS you want. it says os5 version 328, but my phone says 1041. the apploader sucks big time. If you guys are interested in knowing why this phone has not failed on me, just know that i left it alone. didnt try to update it or anything because i knew that all of OS4 was terrible on ALL BB handsets. buttons didnt click fast, U.I. menus lagged to no end, anything that you could think of, happened to the storm. the os5 update stopped ALL of that. videos now run flawlessly using MP4, wma/wmv, and avi formats. havent tried the others yet.

[sloegin]

I did the same thing with my Storm and Storm 2. Both phones were a total POS.