[asdflkijd]

I'm going to start an official BB Storm thread to help the general public follow up on the latest news and discussions about the BB Storm...

Please, for God's sake, lets leave the iPhone vs Storm competition out of this. I think the World has seen enough and I'm pretty sure iPhone users are getting annoyed also.

Post anything that you think will better serve the public in their knowledge about the device. (Pros and Cons, but please no childish attacks on the Blackberry)

I will try and update as much as I can and will check back on a regular basis to try and answer any questions people may seem to have, and if I can't answer them, I'm pretty sure someone else on here will be able to so ask away!

Some websites to consider....
http://www.boygeniusreport.com
http://www.crackberry.com
http://www.blackberry.com

I'll start off with the general specs of the storm.



A Good video breaking down the Storms functions/ features.

* Wireless email
* Organizer
* Browser
* Phone
* Camera
* Video recording
* BlackBerry® Maps
* Media player
* Built-in GPS
* Corporate data access
* SMS
* MMS

Size and Weight


* 4.43"/112.5mm (Length)
* 2.45"/62.2mm (Width)
* 0.55"/13.95mm (Depth)
* 5.5 oz/155g (Weight)

Data Input/Navigation


* SurePress™ touch screen
* On screen keyboard: portrait SureType® and Multi-tap, QWERTY landscape

Voice Input/Output


* 3.5mm stereo headset capable
* Integrated earpiece/ microphone
* Built-in speakerphone
* Bluetooth® v2.0; mono/stereo headset, handsfree, phone book access profile, and serial port profile supported (Bluetooth® technology)
* M3 (Rating for hearing aids (PDF))

Media Player


* MPEG4 H.263, MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H.264, WMV (Video format support)
* MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMA ProPlus (Audio format support)

Display


* High resolution 480 x 360 pixel color (Display)
* Transmissive TFT LCD
* Font size (user selectable)
* Color display
* Light sensing screen

Notification


* Polyphonic/MIDI ringtones
* MP3 ringtones
* Vibrate mode
* LED indicator

Approximate Battery Life


* Up to 15 days (Standby time)
* GSM: 5.5 hours, CDMA: 6 hours (Talk time)

Memory


* Expandable memory – support for microSD card
* 1 GB (Onboard memory)
* 128 MB Flash (Flash memory)

Modem


* RIM® wireless modem
* Tethered modem capability

Email Integrations


* Works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Microsoft® Exchange
* Works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for IBM® Lotus® Domino®
* Works with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Novell® GroupWise®
* Integrates with an existing enterprise email account

Device Security


* Password protection and screen lock
* Sleep mode
* Support for AES or Triple DES encryption when integrated with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
* FIPS 140-2 Compliant (FIPS Validation in Progress) (FIPS validation)
* Optional support for S/MIME

Wireless Network


* UMTS/HSPA networks: 2100 MHz
* Dual-band 800/1900 Mhz CDMA2000 1X Ev-DO networks
* North America: 850 MHz GSM/GPRS networks
* North America: 1900MHz GSM®/GPRS networks
* Europe/Asia Pacific: 1800MHz GSM/GPRS networks
* Europe/Asia Pacific: 900MHz GSM/GPRS networks

Source: http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices...vId=H0,C381,S2

[asdflkijd]

Video: OS 4.7.0.75 on the Verizon BlackBerry Storm (click below link for video)
For those of you that don't know, the original OS released with the Storm has been having some major lag issues and other minor software glitches (.65), the update is .75 and will be released shortly, however there is a way you can get it through the forums but it is a do it at your own risk state. If you fuck it up, well... then you fuck it up

Verizon BlackBerry Storm 9530 Running OS 4.7.0.75 from CrackBerry on Vimeo.

OS 4.7.0.75 for the Verizon BlackBerry Storm is a solid jump forward from version 4.7.0.65 which shipped on the device. A big gripe with .65 was lag - especially in regards to the accelerometer changing the display's orientation.

Above is a quick video which shows a much smoother running BlackBery Storm. The word in the forums is that Verizon should officially release this update soon to the masses (hopefully tomorrow/Monday), so if you prefer to wait for an official release then do so. Otherwise, click here for more details.

http://crackberry.com/video-os-4-7-0...ackberry-storm

[asdflkijd]

From BoyGenius Report
BlackBerry Storm OS 4.7.0.76, other versions left dead in their tracks

What’s that? You somehow got a hold of the 4.7.0.75 OS for the BlackBerry Storm? Well, in this heavily-connected world we call BG Land, you’re already rockin’ something old. We’re running 4.7.0.76 on our Storm, and boy, does this thing improve a whole heap more than 4.7.0.75 did. Here’s a list of the improvements we’ve found (and bugs):

* For starters, switching portrait to landscape is even faster than on .75. We’re talking half a second to make a clean switch. No more “double keyboards” (half SureType, half QWERTY) on the screen.
* After around a full day of use, our battery is sitting pretty at 50%. This is probably a 25% increase over .65. We can’t say how much better it is than .75 since that wouldn’t be fair seeing as how it wasn’t in use for long, but we believe there will still be an improvement.
* There was this annoyance where you’d go to tap on an icon, it wouldn’t select if you tried to tap it fast. That’s all cleared up here…
* This was in .75, but DTMF tones in the phone application no longer lag and cause you to hit the wrong prompts, etc.
* The issue where the keyboard sometimes disappears when you are typing is still there.
* In the browser, if you tapped once in the .65 build, the bottom navigational toolbar would hide and so would the top status bar. In .75, only the bottom bar would hide but the top bar would stay. Here in .76, both hide again.
* In the browser, when you flip to landscape, the text size is increased tremendously. It scales up to fit the width of the page. Very helpful.
* There has not been one reboot so far. In .65 there were probably two a day
* There’s a weird bug where sometimes the back button doesn’t actually work. Can’t figure out what causes this to happen. Oh well.
* When navigating through the music player, playing MP3s is probably 50% better than .65 and 20% better than .75. Very, very quick.
* When navigating through photos, thumbnails appear almost instantly. Even on the Bold it sometimes took a while to load, and it loaded them one-by-one. Here they basically just pop-up after a second or two.
* Overall data connectivity feels a little slower in our non-scientific tests. Web pages take a little longer to load and we get the infamous BlackBerry clock when sending messages and Messenger nonsense.
* The camera application has way more problems than it started out with. For instance, the green autofocus rectangle no longer appears, the bottom navigational buttons flicker on and off, and it’s just all around chaos. The camera app in .75 was a little better than .65 so don’t get too worried, we’re sure this will be cleared up.

The OS version, again, is 4.7.0.76 and the platform version is 4.0.0.96. We have no idea in terms of when (or if) this version will be released, and have no additional information for you at this time. Other than the fact that your leaked OS is older than the one we’ve got. Got any questions? Let’s answer a couple of them off the bat… No, we will not send you the software. No, we have no idea what the status of this is, whether it’s being tested on Verizon, or anywhere else, and we don’t know if this will ever be released. It probably will, we just don’t want to promise anything we can’t 100% confirm. The friendly staff at BGR including myself are around to help if you’ve got any others. Just fire them off in the comments.

Tags: 4.7.0.65, 4.7.0.75, 4.7.0.76, 9530, BlackBerry, exclusive, OS, RIM,

What does this mean? it means that RIM is working very hard on getting us what we really want, although it should have already been dealt with from the beginning.. better late than never right? From my earlier post about the .75 OS update, it looks like the .76 is even better... I can't wait to update my software, its sad.. I think I've gotten somewhat used to the lag

[darkphantom]

pew pew.

[TTexan]

It's the sex.

[freshnezzz]

i knew there were some crackberry users on here

Bimmerpost Most users ever online was 4,006, 03-24-2008 at 07:47 PM.
Crackberry.com Most users ever online was 9,288, Today at 06:05 PM.

broke another record today

[asdflkijd]

Originally Posted by freshnezzz

i knew there were some crackberry users on here

[Blake]

i'm blakepilot @crackberry. good forum, but dreadfully slow.

[freshnezzz]

youtube app for verizon link, quality is the same but the app UI is nicer

http://tiny.cc/I9j9h

[Reincarnated]

Checking in!

[asdflkijd]

Originally Posted by Reincarnated

Checking in!

You just reminded me from your post about the Storm's bluetooth with your e92 m3. Just FYI, it works perfectly on my March 2007 Build E90 335i

[Goodfella69]

bb STORM rules! and so does crackberry.com!

[Reincarnated]

Crackberry.com, at least the forums, is a bunch of frantic children asking stupid questions like how to change my ringtones and mundane shit like that without reading the manual, which was developed to aid you in doing that exact thing.
It's rather tiresome.

[asdflkijd]

Originally Posted by Reincarnated

Crackberry.com, at least the forums, is a bunch of frantic children asking stupid questions like how to change my ringtones and mundane shit like that without reading the manual, which was developed to aid you in doing that exact thing.
It's rather tiresome.

I only go there to use the wallpaper maker. hehe and I use www.mobilereelz.com for ringtones

[asdflkijd]

Some of you may be aware that there is a .75 OS update for the storm that was leaked not so long ago, well here it is, I found the file again for those that are interested.. You need a PC to do the install, as its not mac compatibles, however, I will let you know if my parallels on mac is successful., at least with this update we will be better off for sure until the official .76 update is released!

A video showing the difference between the two!

[Year's_End]

Originally Posted by asdflkijd

Great info man, but this guy's voice is FUCKING ANNOYING!!! He must make like 5 gallons of spit per minute because he makes the most annoying noises.

I bought a Bold, but I was interested in the Storm.

[modster]

What has been the lowest price out there for the BB Storms. I got it for 199 but I just found a site for 189? Has anyone seen better?

[asdflkijd]

Originally Posted by modster

What has been the lowest price out there for the BB Storms. I got it for 199 but I just found a site for 189? Has anyone seen better?

189? from where? I'm pretty sure that if you went to a third party reseller like a Korean owned cellphone store for example that is authorized to sell Verizon, then you might be able to get it for cheaper...

[asdflkijd]

.75 Official release

I just received this email from no-reply@upgrade.blackberry.com:

Bundle An upgrade of BlackBerry® Device Software version 4.7 is available. This upgrade includes optimizations and enhancements approved by your wireless service provider.

Note: If your device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, contact your administrator for more information about upgrading. is available for your device.

Go to http://www.blackberry.com/go/softwareupgrades to upgrade.

If you're a Storm owner, expect to see one of these in your inbox. And if you haven't upgraded your OS yet, then do it! Follow the Forum Discussion Here >>

http://crackberry.com/blackberry-sto...ally-available

[asdflkijd]

I just did the .75 update and the phone is so much faster, very responsive (portrait/ landscape mode), I can notice the difference in lag, so much smoother.

[Reincarnated]

Did it too. It is faster, but still some bugs. The accelerameter still messes up sometimes.

[E90330iS]

i want one