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After some tense months of waiting I eventually got my Storm today and to make a long story short, found it so far a major disappointment! It is to my mind such a letdown that I seriously consider to return it in a few days. I don't wanna make an overhasty judgement but the first day using it sucked. Maybe I have to concede that I might be preoccupied cause I love my Bold so much and don't wanna see it go but here's my point: the bb 9000 that i got so used to for merely 2 months til today gets me everywhere so much quicker. Yet after hours it takes me nerve-racking >minutes< to type emails only due to the sheer mistyping that occurs automatically.. then one tries to correct his mistakes and you tell me how to get this stupid thingy in front or behind a letter, a word or right in the middle of something without having to try for another precious minutes. Also I don't think that I have to brush up on anything if it comes to typing..
As nice as the video playback resolution is, the player was way better on the bold.. it is nearly impossible to fast-forward in a way that doesn't pull your leg, you can't jump to precise seconds like you could with the trackball. All I'm saying is, it takes/took me a few seconds to hammer something into the Bold, save or send it and have it flying back into my pocket or its holster. Now it takes seconds until the keyboard is all loaded, then the damn thing flips around thanks to the accelerometer and everything goes awry. I'm not implying or asserting that RIM created a bad phone, the device itself is fairly sophisticated and cutting-edge, lets put it that way: it's more of a toy than a snappy business phone. Clearly my bold is in favor, but the Storm has some upsides.. the screen is nice and big and.. oh wait a minute, that and the storm-customized data plan are the only advantages that i have so far
I guess it's different strokes for different folks... the Storm is not the big-shot I expected, it simply doesn't fit my bill. Since I cannot run around with two phones (or can I?), I'll still give it a shot, put it through their paces and see how it performs for a week before I pronounce a sentence. Anyone else stuck in a tight spot like me? Gosh, I have real problems ;-)
PS: The sytem is rather sluggish!
Edit November 20th by courtesy of Storm2
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Hi Fana,
Just want to let you know you can touch on the screen (not a click, just touch the surface) and wait until the blue cursor to turn into a black rectangle, then you can move that cursor to the position you need. Please update your post to include this tip if you find it helpful.
Thanks,
Storm2
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.comLast edited by Fana05; 11-20-08 at 06:49 AM.
11-17-08 04:38 PM - i got my storm today aswell! i am missing my bold already!After some tense months of waiting I eventually got my Storm today and to make a long story short, found it so far a major disappointment! It is to my mind such a letdown that I seriously consider to return it in a few days. I don't wanna make an overhasty judgement but the first day using it sucked. Maybe I have to concede that I might be preoccupied cause I love my Bold so much and don't wanna see it go but here's my point: the bb 9000 that i got so used to for merely 2 months til today gets me everywhere so much quicker. Yet after hours it takes me nerve-racking >minutes< to type emails only due to the sheer mistyping that occurs automatically.. then one tries to correct his mistakes and you tell me how to get this stupid thingy in front or behind a letter, a word or right in the middle of something without having to try for another precious minutes. Also I don't think that I have to brush up on anything if it comes to typing..
As nice as the video playback resolution is, the player was way better on the bold.. it is nearly impossible to fast-forward in a way that doesn't pull your leg, you can't jump to precise seconds like you could with the trackball. All I'm saying is, it takes/took me a few seconds to hammer something into the Bold, save or send it and have it flying back into my pocket or its holster. Now it takes seconds until the keyboard is all loaded, then the damn thing flips around thanks to the accelerometer and everything goes awry. I'm not implying or asserting that RIM created a bad phone, the device itself is fairly sophisticated and cutting-edge, lets put it that way: it's more of a toy than a snappy business phone. Clearly my bold is in favor, but the Storm has some upsides.. the screen is nice and big and.. oh wait a minute, that and the storm-customized data plan are the only advantages that i have so far I guess it's different strokes for different people... the Storm is not the big-shot I expected, it simply doesn't fit my bill. Since I cannot run around with two phones (or can I?), I'll still give it a shot, put it through their paces and see how it performs for a week before I pronounce a sentence. Anyone else stuck in a tight spot like me? Gosh, I have real problems ;-)
PS: The sytem is rather sluggish!
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as much as i want the storm to succeed, it is not upto standard of what it should be! my major problems are with the screen not responding from landscape and potrait!11-17-08 04:53 PM - I agree with Ash. The Bold is a serious business phone. The Storm is also a business phone with lots of fun elements. I love the screen on the Storm and now when I pick up my Bold, i try and click the screen
The Bold screen blew me away but the Storm screen is twice the size. I love it and I'm keeping it. Just really scared to give up my Bold specially as I wont get as much as I want for it.11-17-08 05:39 PM
