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  • where did you buy it like?

  • I don't know whats wron with ur storm, but my blackberry's lightning fast! Yet it's the Storm 1 (9500)

  • I love my storm!!!! I'm really happy with it. But it's screen is busted... It costs me 80 bucks to replace!

  • did they fix the software so you can view youtube now? I thought you can view youtube now.

  • Does anybody know if I get this phone unlocked I can get it connected to t-mobile?

  • @awirefreak yes you can

  • Ive had that damn for for 2 years and it has made me never want another Blackberry of any kind ever again n life! I pre-ordered my iPhone 4 with Verizon on the 3rd and Im patiently waiting on Feb 10th to come!!!!

  • can it play flash games in browser or if you download them to bb storm

  • Great Review.. i was thinkin about getting it but the probs you say if has made me change my mind lol.. im used to using my Ipod Touch where you just barely touch the letter on the keyboard and it registers and i dont like having to basically push down on a touchscreen phone for it to register.. Thanks for the review it was help full..

  • You talk to much. It's Verizon with a V not Horizon H. YOU ARE A CHATTY GAL.

  • follow me on Twitter @JamieLovesGirls

  • Actually I AM interested in the call quality. I'm sick of paying $50 a month to repeat myself over and over cause no one can hear me so call quality is a big issue.

  • kitteh chillin' in the back. :)

  • i've been stuck wth this phone for 2 years. its a terrible phone. this is my 3rd blackberry storm. the other 2 had to b e sent back because of problems. The OS is still buggy as hell. the phone will just reset itself at times. DO NOT GET THIS PHONE

  • nice cat :)

  • I have a couple of questions. has a headphone jack? has gps? have wi-fi? ... which do you recommend?, blackberry curve 2 or blackberry storm?

    Greetings!

  • whats the difference between sms and mms messages? which one is just like a regular text message?

  • @Bikercr3w sms messages are text, while mms are video messages

  • This was posted when the phone first came out, but i heard that over the past year their has been firmware updates to the phone that make it function better. Can anyone tell me if this is true or not?

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  • does it have wifi?

  • This isn't a review. This is more like a video criticizing the phone. I dont have any problem with my phone. Oh and you dont need to do the whole double touch on the phone. You can just put your finger over what you want and click at the same time. and most likely the reason this dude is having a problem with his phone flipping back is because hes used it so much its starting to lag. What he needs to do is take the battery out and put it back in and let it boot back up.

  • He did it before it came out... that's why he is criticizing it because in the beginning it has flaws.

  • why is it bad?

  • i have had this phone for five months...i have had people ask me to speak louder about 5 hundred times...thats with the volume on full blast...

  • does the Storm still have to be pressed hard to select a button?

  • haha mercedes

  • he uses a i phone 3gs.

  • what do you use as your personal phone, jon?

  • is the storm confusing to use?

  • its gotten alot better.

  • no its not.

    before having one i was really bad with texhnology.

    when i got it i thought it was really easy to use and amazingggg.

    aits amzing rite now and after it updates all the minor bugs, it will be way better than iphone

  • Most of the reasons for those bugs is multitasking. Most of the time people don't realize that they still have multiple apps running in the background. Admittedly that's one thing they could improve on.

  • I just got mine and I like it. ( I like your cat back there too haha)

  • this guy is full of crap it is a good phone and is amazing if you plan to buy it i say get it you wont be let down its a blackberry

  • dude it's HIS opinion. you may have a different one. and don't call him full of crap. that's rude

  • this was a long time ago when it sucked and it lagged. but now its good

  • let me know what you think about the blackberry storm ?/10

    i want your input i might be getting one

  • i nearly bought this phone yesterday. you completely put me off it :/

  • you should be put off so much as the newest software updates have made things much better and less buggy

  • yeah but then again, the touch is always going to be the same, do you still think its worth getting ?

  • the responsiveness has been greatly improved and flow much better, however, you could wait and see when the blackberry storm 2 is going to be available, and i heard from a friend that works at blackberry that they may be releasing it as early as this month, which would be helpful as my contract runs out on the 24th.

    So if i were u i would wait a little for the announcement of the storm 2 but i am now very happy with my current storm on the latest firmware. Now there seems to be no lag.

  • ohh nice, okay. luck you , you could get the storm 2 as soon as it comes out. the contracts will probably be 35 a month if you want blackberry services though :(. i'll wait and see, thanks for the help.

  • I've had the Curve for two years and I mean, it's the absolute best thing ever! I was thinking about the Storm, and I agree with you. I was totally put off after this review, it's so unlike Blackberry! But I have full confidence in all the other phones they have. So I'd still get a BB, just not this:)

  • does the blackberry storm have a mail in rebate and if so how much of a rebate

  • lol i couldnt stop watching the cat in the backround

  • lmao omg me too!! XD

    kitty!!!! :D:D:D

  • loooooooooool same, that cat is awesome! Better than the phone ;)

  • lol..me too..he shouldnt have said that cause i was not paying atention!

  • you suck storm is perfect

  • good review but i have to say that i firmly disagree with a few of the key cons that he stated. with the new software updates haveing been reliesed the phone operates ALOT faster. the typeing has been good for me, i was previousily useing an ENV 2 and the switch to the storm was very easy and i still can type rather fast.

  • does anyone know if they made any software updates for the phone yet? like is it really that laggy? cause im planning on getting it.

  • Good and honest review but I have a couple of questions... Currently, I have a LG Dare, and I absolutely hate it lately. I'm planning on getting a blackberry in a few months, but I'm confused if I should get the Storm or the Niagra in May (it's like the Bold but for Verizon). The Dare has made me hate touch screen phones, so do you think I should get a blackberry with a full keyboard or if I should try the Storm to see if it has a better screen?

    Opinions?

  • from what i've heard, honey, more than 50 percent of the people who bought the blackberry storm have returned it. what does that tell you? The blackberry bold is an amazing phone (blackberry bold owner) and since this blackberry niagra device is basically the bold on verizon instead of at&t, i would say BLACKBERRY NIAGRA.

  • fat kitty ;)

  • this dude is a geek,hes obsesed wit cellfones and macs, retarded ass

  • dude ur fuckin retarded, the typing is extremely accurate. ur a dumbass

  • You are a dumbass for making a statement like that. This is a review. He isn't attacking RIM, he's just giving his opinions on the device. It's certainly no reason to attack him.

  • shut up you stupid whiny baby.

  • shut ur mouth ye big jipo y ye tryin 2 act like a mad yoke

  • lol..Mercedes!!!

    Nice vid!

  • yout cant watch youtube vids......

  • rofl big ayuss

  • the way you said big ass was funny

  • the storm kills the i phone and the voyger becaus e the ty to txt and it is more comfortable easstorm is fas

  • umm i got my storm last month and i haven't had any problems with it. the typing is actually fast on mine and when i turn it the screen responds immediately.

  • yeah all of these reviews are from when the phone came out (or a couple months after) and there were still a few bugs but once you get the firmwear update its fine

  • yeah, if you get one now they seem to be way better especially if you close all your apps instead of leaving then minimized.

  • just get the htc touch pro much better but also $350

  • omg youtube can run. and there IS a youtube app for it.

  • my dad just got his storm and he is trying to get used to it and he came from a blackberry curve 8300

  • What would you choose Storm or Voyager

  • definetely storm...got mine today and i actually compared it with my friends voyager, and storm is so much more fun and faster, just be sure to get the software updates

  • STORM

  • the storm, anyday!

  • storm but def get the firmware updates when they come out and it will make your phone a lot better

  • the verizon blackberry curve is the shit hands down....i couldnt wait for the storm to come out...i went to the store to mess around with it and it sucked so bad i walked out of the store...i then 3 days later switched to the iphone...for me the iphone is the best phone ive ever had bsides the curve....but the storm is really nice!! get the iphone if ur inbtween the touch screen is the best out hands down and the apps are fun and the web browser and email are fantastic.

  • i love how iphone went strictly to att and blackberry got pissed so the storm went to vz wireless lol soo funny. i have 3g iphone now i like it much better then the storm apps are sickk

  • ya....the point was to help verizon. and the iphone lacks to much for me to get it. 1 no insurance 2. no mms 3. no video camera . 4. AT&T's network is not quite as fast as Verizons, but it still is pretty fast. 5. no copy and paste....but you will probably defend and say that "you can send mms!" ya,but only through email.

  • I can't wait for you to do a review on the Blackberry Curve 8900..

    Hopefully, you can get a hold of one ^^.

    (I love my BB Storm.)

  • he jus fucking talks about it and doesent show us how the thing works. nob.

  • Thank you, this was an excellent review. I think i will wait for the 2nd generation to come out.

  • talk about apple fanboyism.

  • you can view youtube videos now right?

  • Hey Jon, good review. I have been thinking of getting some type of Blackberry device on verizon (I currently have service with them). Anyways, if I were to buy a Pearl, Storm, Curve whatever, off contract would I have to change my contract?

    If anybody can answer my question that would be greatly appreciated.

  • I strongly recommend the curve. I have an iPhone and a Blackberry Bold, but before I swithed to AT&T, I had a curve and really liked it. Great size, easy to use and doesn't lag or have bugs like the Storm.

  • u damn stupidass why da fuck do u have Att verizon is so much better

  • You may have better service in come places, but I have great internet on my Iphone everywhere. And At@t has the iPhone, VErizon doesn't.

  • I phone is fucking gay and sucks balls.

  • Your a cool kid... I wish I was you.

  • Takes time, a long long time, but keep at it son!

  • am so annoyed tho i got the storm today! and after i got it and its sooooo shit! is slow and keep froze on me! sooooo am gettin nokia n96 tomorow!

    Ugh!

  • im getting the storm tomorrow and i want to know how long is the battery life and what is the blackberry package. i read online that you needed to get it.

  • The Lg Vu on AT&T is better

  • lol seriously... all the touch screen phones are just huge rip offs o the iphone

  • you're fully aware that the iphone isn't the first phone that did the whole touch-screen scheme right?

  • of course but the iphone did it right.

  • I agree with you. Apple did it almost perfectly and it will not be matched.

  • That's what she said.

  • Not bad...

  • u wish son it didnt do it right wut u talkin bout they keep making stupid ripoffs of verizon apple need to stick with computers cause they suck majorly

  • hey, i want 2 get the storm really badly, but i dont want it to be all bugged out, when do you think will be the best time to buy it? my contract with sprint ends in a month so i wanted 2 get it early feb.

  • Im sorry for your fall into an unpredictable area.

  • ok i want the bb storm but i also want the iphone 3g witch one do u recomend o and also i have to wait 3 months b4 i get any thing witch one do u recomend

  • I agree...he is very cute. I have had the Storm for almost a month now and I really like it. There were a few quirks at first but they didn't really bother me because I remembered the iPhone and iPod Touch had a bunch of problems when they came out. I haven't had many problems with the SureType or full Qwerty once I got used to them and I actually prefer it over my old Curve and the Bold. Another plus about this phone is Verizon's outstanding network and customer support. I am impressed.

  • anyone else agree with me that this guy is extremely cute?

  • he kinda looks like justin timberlake =)

  • htc touch pro!

  • extremely GREAT review. I have at&t and im getting the quickfire tommorrow and i was looking at the bb storm and it looks like a good phone and if they fix the texting and glitched with it i think it would truely be the iphone killer because it has features that the iphone does not. With that said if i think the iphone does everything that it is capable of doing fantastically, but it cant do extremely useful things like mms, voice dialing, and no horizontal keyboard. GREAT REVIEW!

  • Have used the pearl and curve. Will never get another blackberry. Get a G1! It's fun as hell. You seriously can look up anything on that thing and its a great phone.

  • Ok I have had the Storm for a week and it is the biggest piece of crap that I have ever owned. I have been a bberry user for over 7 years. I have also owned a Q and several other devices. This thing is a pig. Had a Pearl so I understand suretype. One thing never mentioned, if you live in a Northern climate and your hands get cold, the touch screen wont work. I have an old Nokia from 15 years ago that was a better device. I am selling my RIM stock.

  • yea my dad had it and he traded it back in after two weeks for his original blackberry, the kind that doesnt even have a scroll ball. my friend has one two, i give him a week before he hates it

  • the dam phone had youtube from day one you nerd

  • hey john quick question for ya im on verizon now and i have the voyager now ive bn looking for a new phone (cause im just about to throw my voyager through a wall) and ive come up with 2 phone options either A the bb storm or B the samsuung omnia give me your opinion that would help so much thanks

  • i have a storm. And i used the omnia and thats also awesome. But it depends on what you want to do with it. So what would be the main thing you would do and i could answer. (dvspunkskater)

  • well i am a sorta big txter and enjoy taking pictures i go to alot of conerts and extremesprts shows anyways i need a device whos browser is good, that wont break if i drop it has a great camera, wont bore me or piss me off after the first week or so can do myspace and facebook and has a good screen hope that all makes sense let me know if that helps narrow it down

  • the phones is very very big and the battery keep me maxim 1 hour speak time :((

    Phones with touchscreen are for girls who dont work nothing all the day.

  • I had to stop and post a comment. Blackberry Storm can view youtube videos through the browser or through a separate app.

  • Jon remains to be my savior despite one incorrect item.

  • u rock

  • get v.83

  • there's nothing like iPhone

  • how come ppl say this phone is bad, it looks pretty decent to me, it is 3g right?

  • you name you're cat after a car ?? ;P

  • I've got a bold, a storm and an iphone (blackberries for work, iphone is personal). The iphone is by far the most enjoyable device to use. The Bold is very functional and good purely for work. The storm is chuggy, fairly useless and doesn't have wifi, It's going back :)

  • dude your camra sucks get your sound sorted

    anyway cool vids

  • I think its more of a matter of the way it was uploaded and that something happened while YouTube was "processing" it.

    This problem has happened to me before and the video when on the computer is perfectly fine until it is uploaded.

  • nice review! iphone for me still....

  • I think I will stick with my iPhone

  • how many gadgets do you own???????????????

  • A million, dur!

  • Yeh still dont like the intro

  • I think you slightly exaggerated the problems. Typing was faster for me than I could manage on the Iphone

  • hahhaha yea ok! i have both no wayyy bud idc who you are there is no way anyone can type faster on a storm no way no how

  • it was the same for me the iphone was even harder to type on the storm i tried on had the softwareupdates though

  • You can watch youtube videos if you switch the web browser from the option to firefox from blackberry browser...not that great but still works.

  • IPHONE FTW

  • for the first time in jon's videos, that evil looking cat has been staring at me the whole time, anyone but me thinks it's a little creepy? ^^

  • The phone does have some bugs and lagging issues, but the capabilities and fun in using device over weighs the bad. Imagine new software. There are random crashes but many, The iphone initially crashed a lot. That was one of its main problems. crashing!

  • from the day i had my storm i watched youtube videos right from the browser plus you can download your youtube application on the internet like you can with any other blackberry software. Even the pearl that i upgraded from played youtube videos. they didnt have the app for that one but it played in its media player like the storm does.

  • so cute

    byby

  • people are given this blackberry shit reviews i just came out remember that damn iphone was shit when it came out and now its good give blackberry some fucking time

  • haaaaaaaaaa  BIG ASS improvments

  • nice review john, the iphone is the best phone still, apple have plenty more to offer with the iphone (21 features are lacking from my understanding) Its a work in progress.

  • the storm sucks iphone is better

  • both are excellent phones, and both have their own issues...but by no means does the storm suck. In my opinion, the iPhone sucked during the whole 2.0 to 2.1 process and its now finally starting to regain some its stability from the 1.1.X erra

  • even jobs himself called the iphone a game phone. Black berrys are about business first and multimedia second. Now that the audio player rocks on the storm and the video player is great, its a great platform.

    The iphone is great for my grandmother.

    The storm is great for my whole IT Department and whole work staf, 200 strong.

    Ask an systems administrator to get iphones for its entire staff and watch him laugh!

    Iphones are great for some.

    Blackberries are great for others.

    Done.

  • Aftonbladet brought iphones for enterprise use, 700 strong staff

  • What is your primary phone?

  • I HATE MINE IT SUCKS

  • And I love mine, it doesn't suck. I can type very quickly in suretype mode. I find that the OS is fast enough, yet can lag, but RIM has shown that they are committed to getting the firmware right. Removing VZ Navigator and Visual Voicemail speed up the device a ton. I recommend the Storm, its definitely the best phone on the Verizon line.

  • i have not yet seen a phone that's really "iphone killer". The cloest iphone killer is "touch diamond" and that runs on windows mobile.

  • First it was the Verizon Voyager, than the Diamond, than the Instinct, than the G1, than the Storm. All said to be the iPhone killer. Now it's the Nokia phone N97. Do anyone see a trend???

  • yes, I see a trend. Nothing can touch the iPhone. Just like all these iPod killers...the Zune? what's that, hahaha!

  • it dose you tube i have one

  • great review~!!!

  • I have a question regardin the updates for this blackberry. i am looking forward to getting 1 btw. for the updates, are they pre-updated in stores o, or do u have to option to update it if u buy the storm prior to the updates? thanks.

  • you should really grow your hair out. ;D

  • I couldn't watch it for long. The audio and video are too far out of sync.

  • worked fine for me. You should fix your computer.

  • I think that they Blackberry Bold is much better than the Storm.

  • JON,u need to fix the audio/video delay. i think it is because you are filming in HD but the problem can be fixed.

  • I for sure don't want that phone until they get a lot of those bugs fixed, but I'll probably go with the iPhone anyway!

  • I thought you may also get a one year contract instead of two. What?

  • lol nice video, and nice cat.

  • i can tell u have been in that nice hawaiian sun that i love. i love when i get back form hawaii they way my skin is all nice and dark

  • And the iPhone wins again :)

    And your cat always seems to find its way into all of the videos I've recently seen of you :P

  • HD video is fine for me.. audio level of the actual video..pretty low.

    Intro is loud as hell though

  • Sound WAY out of sync

  • No its not. Its just your computer or something. Try going back a few seconds and it should fix itself.

  • and iphone wins again

  • yup u are right

  • your sound is messed up

  • the storm does have problem rotating. it would be great if the audio kept up with the video. but i think everyone has told you that. still amazing videos.

  • Sorry, but your sound is very poor.

    Perhaps you could review some microphones?

    Great, informative video

  • kittie x]

  • OMG HD is amazing, just out of sinc.. nice review.. on the gadget show in england it was rated 3rd best smart phone, just under HTC touch HD and the iPhone of corse

  • its getting really annoying, ur words arent following ur voice

  • you kinda look like you are on a green screen because you are lighted a lot better than the background

  • omg hd is amaaaaaaazing

  • thanks for the review