10-09-2008, 05:00 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Locked in the Trunk of a Car
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Blackberry Storm Delayed until December 10th
http://www.bell.ca/shopping/PrsShpPr...rry_Storm.page
I guess Bell and Telus are in a bit of an exclusivity bidding war but the projected date for the phone is Nov 2nd.
Here it is at RIM's site http://www.blackberry.com/blackberrystorm/
I'm seriously so happy this is finally coming to light, I really didn't want an IPhone - as i didn't want to go to rogers and yet I wanted a touchphone. So it's either the HTC Touch Pro (not release in Canada yet) or this, but really it's this. 
Last edited by csnarpy; 11-19-2008 at 02:20 PM.
Reason: general title
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10-09-2008, 06:21 PM
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Likes Cartoons
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Hehe...I'll be seeing that REAL soon. Can't wait to play with it.
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10-09-2008, 06:24 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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10-09-2008, 06:57 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Can't wait to see this. I hope the price isn't ridiculous.
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10-09-2008, 07:05 PM
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Lives In Fear Of Labelling
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This better be my new work berry!!! I'm stuck using a 7250 right now... I'm going crazy!
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10-09-2008, 07:31 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Toronto, Ontario
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I like the phone, but really don't know about a couple things:
1) I think it was thestar.ca that posted an article about it a few days back stating that under the screen there actually were springs to give the effect of pressing buttons. What ever happened to the haptic shock that was supposed to be implemented? While it's nice to have a touch device that you can actually feel while typing, how durable can something like this last with mechanical parts like this? I trust blackberry, but build quality isn't always that great.
2) Why the heck is there no WIFI? To me, that's absolutely HUGE! While I've read somewhere the GSM will have it, to leave it out when your hugest competitor has it is a very large oversight. I'm really scratching my head with that one since it forces you to use a dataplan. Perhaps building carrier loyalty to the blackberry name? Who knows.
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10-11-2008, 10:53 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Elbows Up!!
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i like the concept...but will the "double tap" touch keyboard be all that? i used the double...but now i am back on the single letter keyboard and i like that better.
at some point though...this always comes back to the data plan. telus and bell have got to leverage this to beat rogers...and getting a gsm network will help too.
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10-11-2008, 11:20 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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Crap. I don't want anything to do with Bell or Telus.
I think I'll get a http://europe.nokia.com/5800xpressmusic when available.
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11-01-2008, 11:39 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Locked in the Trunk of a Car
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This phone is being release on the 21st of Nov on both Bell & Telus. Also, Rogers is rumored to be getting it before xmas.
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11-01-2008, 05:53 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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11-03-2008, 04:20 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Chiefs Kingdom, Yankees Universe, C of Red.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by McG
i like the concept...but will the "double tap" touch keyboard be all that? i used the double...but now i am back on the single letter keyboard and i like that better.
at some point though...this always comes back to the data plan. telus and bell have got to leverage this to beat rogers...and getting a gsm network will help too.
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So your saying the Storm has a keyboard, or typing feature, similar to a Blackberry Pearl instead of a full Qwerty keyboard?
I'm intrigued by the Storm on one hand, and scared to death on the next (typing on a touch screen for instance).
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11-03-2008, 07:35 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by burn_baby_burn
So your saying the Storm has a keyboard, or typing feature, similar to a Blackberry Pearl instead of a full Qwerty keyboard?
I'm intrigued by the Storm on one hand, and scared to death on the next (typing on a touch screen for instance).
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I thought that the storm is a full keyboard, and that the feel is supposed to be similar to a normal keyboard as opposed to a touch keyboard?
I wasn't too interested, until a friend of mine explained it all to me. Now this thing sounds incredible!
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11-03-2008, 07:43 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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The whole screen is like one big button in that it is clickable, press down and the whole screen moves down like a button.
Not sure how that will feel but the few guys I've spoken to that have tried it said it works pretty well.
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11-03-2008, 11:21 PM
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Franchise Player
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Since this is kinda becoming a blackberry thread....
The new Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220 is suppose to come out tomorrow, though some people have been lucky enough to snag them before hand (like me! )
Pretty sweet phone so far, definitely love the flip phone compared to the curve...was thinking of the bold but considering price this was a better option for me.
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11-10-2008, 04:54 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Chiefs Kingdom, Yankees Universe, C of Red.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Slava
I thought that the storm is a full keyboard, and that the feel is supposed to be similar to a normal keyboard as opposed to a touch keyboard?
I wasn't too interested, until a friend of mine explained it all to me. Now this thing sounds incredible!
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That does sound incredible. I guess I'll have to decide what I want more. A bigger screen for videos and surfing the web. Or the convenience of the track ball.
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11-19-2008, 10:52 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Saint John, NB
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can't wait to try this out friday.. i have been itching for something new to replace my BB 8830 and either want a storm or iphone..
I am leaning towards the storm if i like it since i am used to BB and think it may be better for all of the business email i do compared to the iphone..
Really i guess i have no idea which way to go.
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11-19-2008, 11:00 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Chiefs Kingdom, Yankees Universe, C of Red.
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Originally Posted by TimSJ
can't wait to try this out friday.. i have been itching for something new to replace my BB 8830 and either want a storm or iphone..
I am leaning towards the storm if i like it since i am used to BB and think it may be better for all of the business email i do compared to the iphone..
Really i guess i have no idea which way to go.
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If you go with the Storm, let us know what you like and don't like. My Curve is 7 months old and I'm thinking of getting a Storm if they are an improvement.
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11-19-2008, 11:32 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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I think I'll finally bite on the Nokia 5800 when it is released. http://www.nokia.ca/5800xpressmusic
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"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
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Last edited by Bobblehead; 11-19-2008 at 11:35 AM.
Reason: better link
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11-19-2008, 11:48 AM
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Dances with Wolves
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Section 304
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Originally Posted by photon
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I know it isn't, but that font looks a lot like comic sans to me. Too bad about the wifi, but beyond that it looks pretty bloody sweet.
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