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Yes, God!
I've been on this forum ever since the launch of the blackberry storm. During this time, I had the phone replaced 5 times (maybe it was 6, but honestly I lost count). The device issues ranged from screen click defects to having dust accumulate behind the screen.
The software didn't help either. I was on 75 and 76 and it was flat out the worst piece of software that I have ever personally come across (please don't argue this; that's just how I feel). Everything from freezing to having clicks not register to being extremely slow to having media and other crap turn on by itself. Battery pulls used to work, but only what seemed like 10% of the time.
Long story short, I got so fed up with this phone that I was willing to try something new. This included loading new firmware. I promised myself that I wouldn't upgrade with a leaked version, but I really had no other choice.
I am coming from the iPhone 3G, which I would rate a 6/10. With version 75, I would rate the Blackberry Storm at 2/10.
Fast forward to today; I loaded the new 109 leak.
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W O W ! ! !
This new 109 absolutely, completely transforms the phone. I cannot believe some people so much as recommend waiting for an official release and staying with either 75 or 76. I used to listen to those people! Bummer! Doh! Stupid, stupid, stupid! Boy am I glad I loaded 109.
Plain and simply, here are my observations:
(1) Phone is 2 or 3 times faster in every way. I am NOT exaggerating.
(2) Buttons and clicks are 95% accurate as opposed to 35 or 40% accurate with 75. I based these numbers on the fact that 19 times out of 20, my clicks are spot on with 109. With 75, it seemed that I would get it right only 3 or 4 times out of every 10, which was ridiculous. It was very frustrating at times to have to retype word after word.
(3) Battery lasts for what seems like ages. I turned the screen down to only 30% brightness back on v.75 and it was already long, but with 109 it is ever longer. My initial impression is that it lasts 1.5 times longer. I'm able to go almost 2 full days without a charge.
(4) Little irritating bugs and annoyances appear to be fixed. I mean, everything from screen going black when locked to maneuvering around the phone in general is much more crisp and easier.
(5) Browser is much better and faster. More pages load correctly and scrolling through them is less of a hassle. Still needs some work to get even remotely close to the iPhone browser though IMO.
I would now rate the phone a 7/10. I arrived at this rating because...
(1) No phone is a 10/10. It's impossible. Kind of like women... no woman is a 10. We are not perfect creatures and neither are the phones
(2) Given that my scale starts at 9/10, I took off another 2 points for the browser. Although a significant improvement over 75, it still lacks the easiness, smoothness, and maneuverability of iPhone's safari.
If you are like me and still on 75 or 76, do not hesitate to load 109. Trust me, you will LOVE IT!Last edited by s54; 03-03-09 at 12:03 PM.
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