sho_nuff1997

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http://crackberry.com/blackberry-sto...ailable-sunday


I'll believe it when I see it.

AMGala

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lol

But I have it installed already so it doesn't matter to me

sho_nuff1997

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Haha me too.

I wonder what OS the Storm 2 will use. Supposedly that is coming out soon. Are we doomed to endure the same cycle as the Storm 1?

sifuacura

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I have the Storm and used it for 3 weeks, horrible...switched to Bold =)

sho_nuff1997

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^It takes more than three weeks to make the transition from QWERTY to touchscreen. The storm is a great phone once you get used to typing on the touchscreen.

MarbleGT

I still am ecstatic about my Storm. This is BY FAR the best, easiest to use, most functional phone I've ever had. That being said, it probably took me 2-3 weeks to get everything down.

sanjbaby

I have had the Storm since the release date and haven't updated with any of the leaked OS updates and had all the common issues (random shut down, freezing, and lag in operation). I finally updated last night and it has been 100% improvement but I'm still considering making the switch to the new iPhone.

AMGala

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Have any of you guys installed the recent .151 OS leak? I haven't yet.

sho_nuff1997

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yep. installed last week. I was already running a .151/5.0 hybrid, so this was a bit of a downgrade.

moeronn

I'm still running .132. Might try upgrading.

I did unlock my Storm and my wife's Storm over the weekend, though. Now we just have to figure out what sim PAYG plan to get while in the UK and France. She leaves tonight. I leave in 10 days.

sho_nuff1997

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Vodafone has a version of the Storm.

Did you call verizon to unlock it or do it another way? Just curios because my storm came with SIM to use when overseas.

moeronn

Called Verizon and they did it with minimal issues.

The just verified that I had the phone for more than 90 days. Then they gave me one code to unlock both phones - which sounded weird. Plus the guy didn't have proper instructions on how to actually unlock. After searching crackberry.com I found out how to do it. Of course, the code only worked for one phone. I called back, got the other code and this time the CSR gave me the right instructions.

I know I could have used the sim it comes with for overseas, but it is freaking expensive. Just going to get a pat as you go (PAYG) sim. I'm just not sure who will support the BB as a PAYG phone. I really want to be able to use google maps.

sho_nuff1997

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Some quick searching brought up this site:

<table class="StyleRates2" width="98%"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="HeaderCell"> </td> <td class="HeaderCell"></td> <td class="HeaderCell">Verizon
Wireless¹</td> <td class="HeaderCell">T-Mobile¹</td> <td class="HeaderCell">AT&T¹</td> <td class="HeaderCell">Rogers¹</td> <td class="HeaderCell">Local
Prepaid</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="FirstCellBS">Incoming Calls</td> <td class="EvenCellS">$0.00min</td> <td class="OddCellS">$1.29min</td> <td class="OddCellS">$0.99min</td> <td class="OddCellS">$1.29min</td> <td class="OddCellS">$2.00min</td> <td class="OddCellS">$0.00min</td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" class="OCCell" align="center" valign="middle"></td> <td class="FirstCell">Within U.K.</td> <td class="EvenCell">$0.29min</td> <td class="OddCell">$1.29min</td> <td class="OddCell">$0.99min</td> <td class="OddCell">$1.29min</td> <td class="OddCell">$2.00min</td> <td class="OddCell2">$0.40min
and up</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="FirstCell">To another European country</td> <td class="EvenCell">$0.39min</td> <td class="OddCell">$1.29min</td> <td class="OddCell">$1.33min</td> <td class="OddCell">$1.29min</td> <td class="OddCell">$2.00min</td> <td class="OddCell2">$1.10min
and up</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="FirstCell">To USA and Canada</td> <td class="EvenCell">$0.29min</td> <td class="OddCell">$1.29min</td> <td class="OddCell">$0.99min</td> <td class="OddCell">$1.29min</td> <td class="OddCell">$2.00min</td> <td class="OddCell2">$1.10min
and up</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Keep Talking in Europe V44 plan used for comparison and rates. This plan comes with a UK mobile line.
<table class="tableau" style="padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 10px;" width="98%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="titre12" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="33%">Applicable rates</td> <td class="titre12 section_selectionnee" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="33%">BlackBerry® / PDA / Data</td> <td class="titre12" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" width="33%">Keep My Number (option)</td> </tr> </tbody></table> While in U.K. Incoming Calls : $0.00min
Outgoing Calls :
To U.K. : $0.29min
To Europe : $0.39min
To USA/Canada : $0.29min
To Rest of the World : $1.99min
To Voicemail: $0.29min
SMS/ Text messages :
Incoming : FREE
To U.K. : $0.19 each
Elsewhere : $0.19 each

While in Europe : Incoming Calls : $0.49min
Outgoing Calls :
To Europe : $0.69min
To US & Canada : $0.99min
To Rest of the World : $4.99min
To Voicemail: $0.69min
SMS/ Text messages :
Incoming : FREE
Outgoing : $0.69 each

While in the Rest of the World : Incoming Calls : $1.99min
Outgoing Calls :
To anywhere : $4.99min
To Voicemail: $4.99min
SMS/ Text messages :
Incoming : FREE
Outgoing : $0.99 each

Calls to Satellites/Cruises
(Sea, Ocean) : $15.00min
Download rates in PDF - You must have Acrobat® Reader® installed to view the document.
Keep Talking in Europe V44 plan rates. This plan comes with a UK mobile line.

PDA, Smartphone, Pocket PC or Data Mobile users Our SIM cards are 3G/GPRS enabled. This feature is provided for free and will allow you to use the data services of your unlocked device.
If you use a PDA, Smartphone or Pocket PC running on Windows Mobile (or an equivalent open operating system on Exchange Server) you can simply insert one of our SIM cards into your device, and you must enter « mobile.o2.co.uk » (lower case) in the APN field of your connection settings.

Then you will pay simply for your usage, as follow :
Within U.K. : $0.005 per KB for emailing and web browsing (minimum of $0.05)
Outside U.K. : $0.015 per KB for emailing and web browsing (minimum of $3 per APN per day)

3G/GPRS speeds are not guaranteed and will vary based on the countries you will be visiting and on the local networks coverage and equipment.


http://www.callineurope.com/Pay_as_you_go_sim_card.html


.005/kb for data is cheaper than the a la carte rate from AT&T

sho_nuff1997

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Just don't use it Dubai.

http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal...e-print--1360/

AMGala

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Do you think it's really worth it over .148?

sho_nuff1997

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It's a bit snappier from what I remember. I didn't use .148 for more than a day...I upgraded to the .151/5.0 hybrid as soon as it was available.

.148 has a huge memory leak, which is why I upgraded. I would start with 40mb of memory and an hour later, I was less than 10mb. The phone was horribly slow.

The hybrid somewhat fixed the leak, but not as good as the latest .151. If you are having memory leak issues, I recommend upgrading to .151.

Moodist

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^ I'm with you, I will be upgrading just to get rid of the horrible memory leak of .148

AMGala

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I read that the keyboard up-swipe doesn't work in .151?

sho_nuff1997

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^ Correct. But, to be honest I forgot about it until you mentioned it. The keyboard pops up automatically when you need it, anyway.

moeronn

sho - Thanks for the info. There are just so many PAYG plans out there and without knowing which carriers are decent, we're just waiting til we get there to make a decision. Actually, my wife just got there a couple of hours ago, so hopefully she can find a good PAYG plan before I get there in 10 days.

I didn't even realize that feature existed. thanks.

AMGala

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Haha no problem. I installed .151 last night. It's pretty cool, but I wouldn't say it's a HUGE improvement over .148. But it's worth the upgrade.

Why the hell can't I load my bank's website (citizensbank.com) but my friends iPhone can? It's annoying me.

sho_nuff1997

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I can't load my bank website, either. I think it has something to do with the type of java being used.

moeronn

I also just realized you can side swipe when using BB messenger to scroll between conversations. I guess I never needed to when I only had one contact until recently.

AMGala

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OS 5.0.0.140 leaked...I don't know if I'm going to try this one...

http://crackberry.com/leaked-os-5-0-...rry-storm-9530

sho_nuff1997

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Why not? I'm installing it right now...

AMGala

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3rd party app compatibility is still a question. I don't know if i want to go through the possible hassle of having to downgrade. Dunno, I may try it.

AMGala

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shonuff, how are you liking the new OS? Any problems with the OS or with any of your 3rd party apps?

sho_nuff1997

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I was just about to post, I don't recommend installing this upgrade. To say it is buggy would be an understatement. It froze A LOT, I could rarely even login without having to pull the battery. There was also an issue with the phone just calling the people in my contacts automatically. When I could get it unlocked, it was like the talk button was being pressed repeatedly. I could not stop it.

In short, don't install this unless you enjoy stress.

AMGala

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thanks for the info, and sorry you had to go through that.

sho_nuff1997

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No worries. That's the risk you take when you upgrade to a leaked OS.

It does have some cool features that will be great once the bugs are fixed--new boot up screen with a progress bar, different transitions, ability edit default profiles, etc. I'm looking forward to a better update.

AMGala

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http://crackberry.com/blackberry-os-...5-0-0-140-tour

BB OS Leaks Galore! 5.0.0.154 for Storm, 5.0.0.140 for Tour, 5.0.0.190 for Bold

sho_nuff1997

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Installing .154 now...

Will post my findings later. I hope it's better than .140.

AMGala

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sho_nuff1997

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Well, after using .154 for a few days, I don't recommend this one either. Too many bugs. There was this annoying pop-up that displayed whenever you hovered over somebody's name in an email, and it stayed in one spot when you scrolled. It ALWAYS opened up on top of the subject line. Also there was the issue of not being able to save changes in a menu. When save/discard/cancel were displayed NONE were clickable.

Overall it is much peppier than 4.7.XX OSs, but stay away from this one.

I installed .191 today and these issues seem to be addressed. Threaded SMS and flick scrolling. The camera doesn't work, it causes a reset every time you launch it. I can live with that since I rarely ever use it. A .191 hybrid is in the works which should address the camera issue and a couple of the other bugs.

mjfloyd1

when is the blackberry thunder coming out?

AMGala

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Thanks for the update. I've been reading good things about .191

AMGala

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shonuff and others, if you haven't yet installed 4.7.0.167, I highly suggest it. It doesn't seem like a huge update over 151, but its enough to make it worth it.

sho_nuff1997

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^ I have 5.0.0.191 installed.

Aside from a couple glitches, I like it. I don't think I can go back to not having threaded sms. It is by far the snappiest OS yet and there is NO memory leak.

The camera not working I can see being a problem for most people, but as I said before, I never use it. The biggest problem I found so far on this OS, is the screen doesn't always come back on after I unholster my phone. A couple times I managed to call people when I was frantically pushing buttons and the screen to get to come back on. A battery pull brought it back to normal, but it is a pain. For now, I just don't use my holster.

sho_nuff1997

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Been running 5.0.0.230 for a couple weeks, and this is by far the best OS I've had on this phone.

All the good things of .191, without the glitches. Camera works, the holster issue can be combated simply by putting it back in the holster. This OS is pretty close to what the Storm 2 will be released with.

I love having a send button in my emails.

sho_nuff1997

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5.0.0.328 Officially released by Verizon.

http://crackberry.com/verizon-offici...rry-storm-9530

Those that are still on 4.7, I highly recommend you upgrade. The Storm 2 will have this OS.