I had one of these for about a month through work and was more than pleased to get rid of it. Rim does not make very many mistakes when it comes to smartphones until they try working outside of their comfort zone and the blackberry storm 2 is just that, another incantation of a reputable company trying to hard to be something their not. After the original storms poor showing it was only obvious that they would try to rehash and fix all that was wrong with the original, sadly they didnt fix much if anything in terms of how slow, unreliable and buggy the original was. Yeah they added wifi and thats kinda cool, but they didnt fix the terrible touch screen that is nearly impossible to type on and they added goofy features like the multi-touch (again, out of their element) but then only added it for really strange applications like copy and paste and even their it barely functions correctly. If you want a good blackberry go with the 9700, its perfect in everyway and it is RIM at their pinnacle. Blackberries are not toy phones and dont deserve to be cursed with a touch screen so skip the gimmicks and go with the real deal.
Rating: 1 / 5

Easily the worst touchscreen on the market. Impossibly hard to type on. Screen still clicks and floats which means light bleeds, dust under the screen and inconsistent pressure to register keys. Garbage.



If you're going with Verizon, get the Droid instead.



The Droid really outclasses the Storm.



- Vastly better browser

- HTML email (let's not pretend the Storm had usable HTML email)

- much more responsive

- far greater app memory, so I don't have to pick what 5 apps I want on my phone

- GPS navigation (that doesn't require a monthly subscription)

- greater multitasking ability (I've had well over a dozen apps running on the Droid at once with no perceptible decrease in speed)

- much better selection of apps with a far less clunky app store

- ability to download files larger than a couple megs directly to the Droid (i.e. podcasts)

- larger, higer resolution screen (so websites and emails are much more readable)

- physical keyboard AND virtual keyboard (yes, I like them both)

- no battery pulls, memory watching, and application juggling

- ability to access my entire gmail account, not just the emails that have come through since registering with BIS



There is no comparison.


Rating: 1 / 5

Once again I was disappointed with Blackberry's touch screen phone. Here is only couple. of the reasons why I was disappointed:

1) You can NOT see what's written on the screen if there is a bright sun. (I tried the phone only in the Boston area)

2) The Internet search is SLOWER than in the older models.

3) Typing on the screen, when the device was vertical, was difficult. (my figures are slim)

4) Typing on the screen, when the device was horizontal, was NOT easy.

I can go on and on, but these are enough reasons why I gave this model 1 star.... I understood why last year RIM had to quickly introduce an inferior touch screen phone (the Storm). RIM needed to quickly respond to the release of the IPHONE, and did not have the time to design a device that is in par with their reputation.



However, since the introduction of the first touch screen, Rim had enough time to improve their product... and they did NOT managed to do it.

Rim should aim at perfection or else people will switch to AT&T to get the IPHONE.



I end up getting the Tour, which is very good. However, it is NOT a touch screen.




Rating: 1 / 5

Blackberry Desktop Manager Software problems included with the Blackberry Storm2:

For those of you having problems of system slowdown and crashes of your media programs with the Blackberry "Desktop Manager Software" the problem is actually simple; the problem is deliberate from Blackberry and passed on by Verizon Wireless, and is a program flawed to the point of being Deliberate Malware provided by Blackberry (aka "RIM" aka "Research in Motion") thorough Verizon Wireless services most probably to insure that only Verizon Wireless services manage Video and Music media handling through both your computer and your cell phone.

After I spent a few days trying to work with Blackberry and Vereizon Wireless to discover the problems with this software crashing while trying to handle Media Files; and for those of you who have Verizon Wireless, Blackberry and Verizon were not only fully aware of the problems, Verizon Wireless simply doesn't care since the apparent purpose of the software is to lock the user unto using only Verizon Wireless services for Music and Video downloads and management.

I purchased a new Blackberry 9550 "Storm2" (Two of them actually) and installed the provided Desktop Manager Software into my computer, and then noticed slower start times on my computer, and the "Roxio Media Manager 9" Provided for "Media" settings in the software crashing for no explained reason. Consulted both Verizon and Blackberry for a few days to try to help them find the problem, without realizing the software was the problem.

I had the full "Roxio Creator Premier Blu-ray" media handling program installed in my computer before this, and that was upgraded at my own expense from the original basic package provided with the computer by Dell Computers. I did not notice that, after installing the Blackberry Desktop Manager program, my "Roxio Creator Premier Blu-ray" program had completely disappeared from the computer. The smaller much less capable "Roxio 9" installed with Blackberry Desktop Manager used for simply shifting files into and out of the phone had destroyed it deliberately. All of the other functions provided by a complete Media Management Program "Roxio Creator Premier Blu-ray", such as burning ISO files, had disappeared.

Problems: The Blackberry Desktop Manager Software provided as an add- on CD with the Blackberry phones provided by Verizon Wireless is bloated software that slows the system down noticeably; and is a destructive program designed deliberately to go into your computer and remove any competing Media Management programs.

Solutions: DO NOT INSTALL the "Blackberry Desktop Manager software" into your computer; do not buy anything with the Blackberry name on it, do not use Verizon Wireless. And if this happened to you and you wish to know who you can effectively complain to (Verizon Wireless and Blackberry could care less if you complain to them.) simply send your complaints to the two below listed copy addresses I am also sending this to.

c. Federal Trade Commission

cc. Better Business Bureau






Rating: 1 / 5

After dealing with Verizon Wireless to close my account I discovered that they LIE. I was told by three different representatives of the company that to cancel my family share plan was $95. Now they say that it is $95 EACH phone. The whole reason for cancelling the stupid plan was I CAN'T AFFORD IT.



Lesson: Get a cellphone and contract from ANYONE, but Verizon.
Rating: 1 / 5