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I'm in Ohio, and I just ordered mine today. Last week I upgraded from a BB Tour to the Samsung Charge. Hated it!! Too much crap on that phone that I don't need, and don't need 4G. I love my Blackberry, except for the trackball that doesn't work very well anymore... even with frequent cleaning.
Anyway, My BB 9930 will be a day behind yours. I was just looking on my receipt from the store, and they're no order #, and I can't track it. Hope to get it Wednesday!! Just hope I'm here to sign for it, and don't get called into work
08-22-11 03:15 PM - Search for a FedEx release form and tape it to your door (if you feel safe leaving stuff at your door) and they will leave it.I'm in Ohio, and I just ordered mine today. Last week I upgraded from a BB Tour to the Samsung Charge. Hated it!! Too much crap on that phone that I don't need, and don't need 4G. I love my Blackberry, except for the trackball that doesn't work very well anymore... even with frequent cleaning.
Anyway, My BB 9930 will be a day behind yours. I was just looking on my receipt from the store, and they're no order #, and I can't track it. Hope to get it Wednesday!! Just hope I'm here to sign for it, and don't get called into work08-22-11 04:05 PM - Just got a new 9930 this afternoon. So far, so good! I come from 3 years with a Storm2.
I was able to do a Data RESTORE to this device from my Storm2 backup via the DM with '0' problems. All went through quicklly and easily.
BACK UP! Cannot say this enough...BACK UP...as often as you can.
Pros:
Good screen quality
Slim & Lightweight
Fast processor
Nice Touch Screen...very intuitive
Easy to set-up
Easy to type on
NO SIDE KEY on the LEFT SIDE
I'm a rightie and never liked the Left accessory key placement.
Sorry, lefties. (my wife is a lefty)
Holster is excellent. Slim & smart looking. TYpically don't wear one but when its needed, this one will do nicely.
Boots faster than the Storm2
I do not miss the clicking screen of the Storm2
CONS:
-As a Rightie, this phone is wider than the Storm2 so I cannot one-hand dial. The numbers are on the left side. Here I definitely miss the screen-keyboard. I'll get over it.
-All (3) of my email accounts have the same icon with NO DESIGNATIONS to tell them apart. My Storm2 showed the acct name with the Icon. If you know how to change this please let me know. I have not found it yet. This I will NOT get over. Must find a remedy to label those email icons. In the end, I may have to use a Sharpie and Draw the names on the screen.
-I have NOT been able to turn my TELEPHONE KEYPAD SOUNDS OFF without muting the whole device. Very annoying. I know I'm dialing when I'm dialing. Key sound is not really necesary. Maybe if I were 6 years old, but now, at 10 years old, it's really annoying.
-Web browser is about the same speed as the storm 2.
-I didn't know that it does not come with a built in SD card. I took the card from my Storm and put it in the 9930 (remove battery and slip it into the slot at the top/center of the battery compartment). It is showing that there is no media card present. Not sure what to make of this yet. Support is ON. Reloaded card. May have to call TECH Support for this.
Overall...very pleased.08-22-11 04:13 PM - Had to send mine back, sadly. All seemed fine after the initial boot, with the device prompting me to enter my BB ID. After I used the Device Switch tool in Desktop Manager, however, the ID or something got corrupted and App World would no longer work (got the "Please Wait..." when accessing My World or trying to download an app.)
Spent 4 hours on phone with VZW and RIM combined only to discover that there's no resolution for the issue yet and no one seems to have any means to allow me to re-load the OS due to its newness. The 9930 software is not yet on Verizon's site, there's no previous image to roll back to, and even the local store has no way to do it.
All that considered, Customer Care allowed me to return it and I've reactivated my Storm2. Considering I have all my apps back it's not too traumatic.
My summation of my 9930 experience: Fantastic keyboard, fast and responsive software, visually stunning, feels good in hand. I didn't take many pictures or video, but what I did take was fine.
Screen size coming from the 9550 was an adjustment, and some things were smaller than I'd prefer, but overall a fair trade off for the reliability and shortcuts of the kb.
The only thing I found less than pleasant about the device was the strip for the trackpad and buttons. On my device it was raised slightly higher than the glass of the screen, and I did not like the rough feeling of my thumb scraping across that strip on downward swipes. I would prefer it be one piece with the screen, or at least set lower to avoid scraping it.
While it was exciting to get this brand new device, I'm afraid it's a bit too new for me since the carrier can't fully support it yet. I look forward to coming back to this or the 9850 in the near future. Until then, my trusty Storm2 will continue to get the job done.08-23-11 09:34 AM
