1. osmannica2001's Avatar
    Guys, I tried so many things on the phone just to make it faster, but didn't have luck. My phone was super slow. I did an upgrade to .76 because other people in this forum were saying that it is much faster, but I guess I didn't have the same luck, since I saw no difference. At the time I went to Bestbuy and returned the phone, there was alot of other people doing the same thing .. In my opinion the OS sucksss. I would not recommend it to anyone "AS OF NOW"...
    12-09-08 07:38 AM
  2. psufan5's Avatar
    Mine works fine and it runs fast
    12-09-08 07:39 AM
  3. David522's Avatar
    Did you try for a replacement?
    Im telling you its worth a shot...

    Im pretty sure their are new phones that rim has made and making huge changes..
    12-09-08 07:41 AM
  4. John Yester's Avatar
    you still got a blackberry(any model) right?
    12-09-08 08:09 AM
  5. The Blackberry Veteran's Avatar
    Should have gotten a replacement. They do that all the time

    Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com
    12-09-08 08:12 AM
  6. revslg's Avatar
    From all the posts that I have read it sounds like you got a lemon. You should have traded for another, but hopefully you got another BB. Right?
    12-09-08 08:29 AM
  7. osmannica2001's Avatar
    I didn't want a replacement. I did get a blackberry curve though. :-p
    12-09-08 08:30 AM
  8. mush10's Avatar
    I didn't want a replacement. I did get a blackberry curve though. :-p
    Why? You said the OS sucks.
    12-09-08 08:48 AM
  9. LBTRS#CB's Avatar
    Why? You said the OS sucks.
    The Curve uses a different version of the OS (obviously since one is a touch screen and the other is not).

    No compairison between the Storm and the Curve. The Storm is ok for someone that wants the latest technology without the need to get real work done. The Curve is much better for actually accomplishing something.
    12-09-08 08:52 AM
  10. dani617's Avatar
    Guys, I tried so many things on the phone just to make it faster, but didn't have luck. My phone was super slow. I did an upgrade to .76 because other people in this forum were saying that it is much faster, but I guess I didn't have the same luck, since I saw no difference. At the time I went to Bestbuy and returned the phone, there was alot of other people doing the same thing .. In my opinion the OS sucksss. I would not recommend it to anyone "AS OF NOW"...

    Speak for yourself, my phone is absolutely brilliant. I have already recommened it to anyone who will listen.
    Maybe only YOUR phone sucks?
    12-09-08 08:53 AM
  11. osmannica2001's Avatar
    I meant to say that the (OS - Firmware whatever you want to cal it) the "STORM" has installed, sucks. It was slow for me.
    12-09-08 08:53 AM
  12. Tdubby's Avatar
    Yeah it was slow. I couldn't see anyone that has to do work on that phone getting much done.. With the replacement deal . Yeah you can get a replacement but the point is that you shouldn't have to
    12-09-08 08:57 AM
  13. mush10's Avatar
    The Curve uses a different version of the OS (obviously since one is a touch screen and the other is not).

    No compairison between the Storm and the Curve. The Storm is ok for someone that wants the latest technology without the need to get real work done. The Curve is much better for actually accomplishing something.
    It is essentially the same OS. There is absolutely a comparison. If you like a keypad better than the larger screen that makes sense, but the core of the OS is very much the same thing.
    12-09-08 09:03 AM
  14. osmannica2001's Avatar
    People, it was just my personal opinion and axperience with the phone. I got this phone on friday December 5th and didn't return it until the following monday Demcember 9th, 2008. Means, I did do some research on the phone and found lots of people on other forums having the same issue as I did. If you read my post I also said "when I got to bestbuy and returned my phone there was other people doing the same thing". That means it wasn't only me the one not being happy with that phone.
    12-09-08 09:07 AM
  15. SarahBara9196's Avatar
    Thanks for sharing your opinion now what would make you think that all of us storm lovers would care? Do you need some kind of reassurance that you did the right thing?
    12-09-08 09:07 AM
  16. thomasnash1027's Avatar
    Speak for yourself, my phone is absolutely brilliant. I have already recommened it to anyone who will listen.
    Maybe only YOUR phone sucks?
    Its not only his/her phone. From the first announcement, I waited eagerly for the Storm. Crackberry and other sites became my best friends. Any update was like a christmas gift. When friends and coworkers would knock it or argue that it was no iPhone, I was brutal in my replies to them. I vociferously defended the Storm, Blackberries and RIM. The day it came out, I woke up at 4 AM, went to my local Verizon store and waited outside in the blistering cold for 4 hours...I was 4th in line. I almost cried when I got my hands on it. I've had BB going back to the 7250. I am a master BB user, not bragging, just the truth. My BB is my life. I've installed all of the OS updates. Today, I put my Storm up for sale. The phone has potential to be great, but as it stands, it is pure garbage. It is so far below BB standards. I know many want to hold onto the belief that its great and all, but thats called denial. Im going back to my Curve until the 8900 is released for Verizon...or the much anticipated Hybrid, which I am officially dubbing, the "Cylon".
    12-09-08 09:07 AM
  17. richpjr's Avatar
    Speak for yourself, my phone is absolutely brilliant. I have already recommened it to anyone who will listen.
    Maybe only YOUR phone sucks?
    Oh please, take a look at the literally thousands of complaints on this board alone and and then say with a straight face that it's only a single person's phone who sucks. There are people who are having few, if any, issues but there are a TON of people struggling and hating this thing right now. It was rushed out the door and while the newest upgrade helped out a lot, it's just now at beta quality. I'll keep mine, but it's not perfect and it's really kind of pathetic that people need to jump all over anyone and belittle them because they dare post something critical about the Storm.
    12-09-08 09:15 AM
  18. SarahBara9196's Avatar
    Oh please, take a look at the literally thousands of complaints on this board alone and and then say with a straight face that it's only a single person's phone who sucks. There are people who are having few, if any, issues but there are a TON of people struggling and hating this thing right now. It was rushed out the door and while the newest upgrade helped out a lot, it's just now at beta quality. I'll keep mine, but it's not perfect and it's really kind of pathetic that people need to jump all over anyone and belittle them because they dare post something critical about the Storm.
    Aren't you a little sick of people coming on here and posting how happy they are that they returned their device/went back to their old one/love the Iphone/etc etc? No one cares anymore. We know that there are bugs and issues that I like to hear about from others, but people don't need to come here and tell us that they returned their phone. Really I could care less if joe from montana returned his Storm because "it sucks" or he couldn't type on it or there were no apps for it or whatever. That does not benefit any of us who truly want to learn more about their phone or help others with issues that they are having. Like many people have posted before, I wish there was a forum specifically for people who want to boast about how they went back to their perfect Curve or whatever so that the rest of us can share what we have learned about the Storm.
    12-09-08 09:28 AM
  19. dani617's Avatar
    Oh please, take a look at the literally thousands of complaints on this board alone and and then say with a straight face that it's only a single person's phone who sucks. There are people who are having few, if any, issues but there are a TON of people struggling and hating this thing right now. It was rushed out the door and while the newest upgrade helped out a lot, it's just now at beta quality. I'll keep mine, but it's not perfect and it's really kind of pathetic that people need to jump all over anyone and belittle them because they dare post something critical about the Storm.
    Well that truly sucks for you. If your phone is making you so miserable, then perhaps you and others like you SHOULD return it, so that people who truly aren't having problems, such as myself, don't have to listen to you guys b*tching and moaning.
    Do us all a favor already why don't you?
    12-09-08 09:31 AM
  20. dani617's Avatar
    Aren't you a little sick of people coming on here and posting how happy they are that they returned their device/went back to their old one/love the Iphone/etc etc? No one cares anymore. We know that there are bugs and issues that I like to hear about from others, but people don't need to come here and tell us that they returned their phone. Really I could care less if joe from montana returned his Storm because "it sucks" or he couldn't type on it or there were no apps for it or whatever. That does not benefit any of us who truly want to learn more about their phone or help others with issues that they are having. Like many people have posted before, I wish there was a forum specifically for people who want to boast about how they went back to their perfect Curve or whatever so that the rest of us can share what we have learned about the Storm.
    agreed!
    say it again lol
    12-09-08 09:32 AM
  21. rb26naya's Avatar
    my storm works fast, but the lower left hand corner stopped, "clicking." i called verizon and spoke with a technical specialist and he told me that i needed a new phone.

    it should arrive this friday. other than that, i love the storm. it's nice and sexy...
    12-09-08 09:36 AM
  22. cyberranger's Avatar
    Like many people have posted before, I wish there was a forum specifically for people who want to boast about how they went back to their perfect Curve or whatever so that the rest of us can share what we have learned about the Storm.
    Yes! Mods please make it so! A separate sub-forum for Storm returns so actual posts about using the Storm don't slid off the front page so quickly! Or at least merge all the threads into one as soon as they are posted.
    12-09-08 09:36 AM
  23. rb26naya's Avatar
    Well that truly sucks for you. If your phone is making you so miserable, then perhaps you and others like you SHOULD return it, so that people who truly aren't having problems, such as myself, don't have to listen to you guys b*tching and moaning.
    Do us all a favor already why don't you?
    AMEN
    12-09-08 09:37 AM
  24. thomasnash1027's Avatar
    Ummm...maybe im wrong, but isnt this thread's title "I had to return my storm"? I think thats a clear indication that these posts will be about people returning their storm. If I dont like acrobats, I dont go to the circus. I think those defending the Storm need to chillax. I am a diehard Blackberry lover. I wish I can do a battery pull to everything. I want to name my first born child RIM. That is why I and I believe the others who post their frustration, are so disappointed. We love blackberry, we always expected top of the line products that make our lives easier and until the Storm, RIM delivered without fail. In addition, this is supposed to be and always has been a community of Blackberry users who discuss their likes/dislikes, questions/comments. I believe this is an open forum. Its not all rainbows and pink ponies. There are some criticisms. All we want to do is discuss with fellow users our concerns. Grow up.
    12-09-08 09:39 AM
  25. drudnick's Avatar
    People, it was just my personal opinion and axperience with the phone. I got this phone on friday December 5th and didn't return it until the following monday Demcember 9th, 2008. Means, I did do some research on the phone and found lots of people on other forums having the same issue as I did. If you read my post I also said "when I got to bestbuy and returned my phone there was other people doing the same thing". That means it wasn't only me the one not being happy with that phone.

    Maybe all the "sucky" Storms were sent to Best Buy.

    lol
    12-09-08 09:41 AM
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