Why BlackBerry Storm Sucks
Think RIM’s latest phone can kick up a storm? Think again. A quick search on the internet revealed several shortcomings and unhappy customers.
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No WiFi
Some might argue that with Verizon's data network, you won't need WiFi. But however tight Verizon's coverage is, there are still spots where network is slow and there is this WiFi hotspot available but yet you can't use it. Definitely a disadvantage.
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Slower than Bold
The user interface on the Storm is a wee bit slower than its predecessor, BlackBerry Bold. By no means a dealbreaker, but if you come from Bold, it's a downgrade.
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The Touchscreen QWERTY is Crap
Real QWERTY keys with tactile feedback are still the king when it comes to input speed. Storm is expected to be slow in this department, but they could at least include an intelligent predictive software much like iPhone's, which makes touchscreen QWERTY way easier to type. As Engadget wrote:"Rather than the click making things easier, it actually makes them more difficult. As you press down to engage a "key," you're required to release before moving to another, which means that you can only type so quickly. In our tests, we were constantly frustrated by the staggering, laggy movement when trying to type with any speed. You have to let the click depress before you can strike another character, and that makes for a stuttery input process. Additionally, hovering over characters is represented by a blue glow, which looks nice when moving around, but in practice doesn't do a very good job of letting you know what key you're touching. We had spelling errors aplenty."
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Browser Behind Safari
It is an unspoken fact that the Storm competes directly with iPhone. And when it comes to websurfing, Storm's browser is definitely still behind iPhone's Safari. Although the good news is that it's way better than Bold's pretty-much-unusable browser.
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And Many Other Random Problems...
Constant lock-ups, screen flip slow to respond, video lock-up if you try to stop a video mid-play, Motorola bluetooth sync issues, random audio loss on phone calls, randomly colored pixels on half the screen when activating the camera, phone randomly reboots, are but some of the complaints from existing users. Definitely fixable via a software update, but the big question is when?
If you like BlackBerry or the "clickable" touchscreen, the Storm is a worthy upgrade from its predecessors. Otherwise, you might be better off looking elsewhere.
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bold is better i think
I had a storm. My god does it suck. It’s not a touch screen. It’s a click screen. Anyone who likes it has never tried an I phone. No one and I mean absolutely no one can say it’s even comparable to the I phone.
STORM user for about a year. It just deleted contacts! Left me with three contacts. It is such a piece of crap. My company forced it on me. DO NOT BUY IT.
Crap, crap crap, have to pull battery once every few days to keep it running.
Oh, by the way, first STORM locked up in 3 days. This is the “improved” version???????????
ARRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As I was balling my eyes out of frustration caused by the Storm, I googled “blackberry storm sucks” and up came a long list of links. This article hits the nail on the head, this phone is a piece of SH!T.
I agree with the last statement…. This phone is a piece of shit. The absolute worst ever I’ve ever owned. Our purchasing guy thought was he was cool by purchasing these, what a mistake.
I’ve been into Verizon four times to have the phone replaced or serviced. Everytime I was there I stood in line with another Storm owner complaining of the same problems. Every time Verizon reps with a straight face would lie through their teeth claiming the Storm was their flagship phone and had rave reviews.
My only hope that anyone looking to get a Storm or Storm 2 looks at these comments before falling into Verizon’s shit trap. If you need to have a Blackberry don’t buy the Storm.
the blackberry sucks i have had mine replaced 7 times in the last 60 days 3 of the would not turn on one locked up one melted one got stuck on ring and would not turn off one the screan turned red on 2 of the trips to verizon the new phone thay got would not work out of the box and bot times the same guy told me that is the first time that happend i had so many problems i started using my 5 year old razer!
I also Googled “blackberry storm sucks” and was surprised to many many web sites with this text. This thing was the biggest waste of money. My wife and I bought this in hopes of having contact with our schools, work e-mails and internet. HUGE JOKE!! Internet is so slow I could walk to the place I was looking up and ask the question my self, dropped calls, camera activates on it’s own, constant lock ups, 1/2 screen displays, lost contacts, disorganized and not even close to a touch screen. Rip Off don’t by one. We have been with Verizon for 6 to 7 years and want to get out.
I have had 2 Storm Handsets. This phone really does suck. It locks up. Its slow, the keyboard sucks…. To top it off, Roxio Media Manager kept trying to install. I spent a half day with tech support RIM and they still didn’t fix it. The next day I got to a tech support person at Blackberry that knew what they were doing… problem finally fixed…..
I am planning on switching to the Motorola Droid ASAP!
We need to unite and get the word out there that this is an inferior piece of equipment. I have wasted so much time because of the storm….
hello! i neeeded to search a site where i can figure out why the blackberry storm is like this. so i put those words “SUCK” and i ended up here. but anyways the phone really sucks is there any way that the phone could be faster. ok well my point is that it really sucks. i guess thats the end of it. i thought i was the only one experiencing it. but oh well. luckily other people agree…..
Proud owner of the Storm 2! I am a heavy user of the blackberry for years and very very happy about the Storm 2. Swapping over to the screen from the keyboard takes time and each day I get faster. Was with the Bold exact the same, after a few days it felt naturally. There are many reports that the storm sucks, but that also counts for the shit phone of Motorola or the iPhone.
Of course there are bad reports of the Storm 2… but you can also find them for the iPhone, Nokia, HTC or the Motorola… even the new iPad is already called on the internet the ‘iTampon’ and lot of users speak very negative about it… how they can know it is bad when it is even not on the market!!!!
If someone is interested to buy the Storm or an another phone, don’t follow the internet always. Some iPhone users bashing on anything what has the name Blackberry. They even don’t own the phone and talk shit about it! Contact a happy user of the phone and try it out by yourself… then you will hear stories from both sides.. and that counts for each phone.
Run my own business and here 8 very satisfied Storm 2 users. When we got this new phone, I let my employees play with the phone for one day and they all decided to have the Storm 2….
The storm sucks in every way. Browser low and can’t load simple pages. Contact are even worse since last update. BB support are some of the most incompetent peaple.
I can’t believe I’m stuck with this shit for 6 more months. It should be a crime to sell us such junk. Can’t even get my money back to upgrade. We need laws to protect us from these phone companies and manufactures.
Don’t ever say a BB is like a iPhone no comparison BB sucks in every way.
I purchased mine through ebay .. I unlocked it thinking i had a prize .. This phone totally sucks .. The phone just drops calls . Try to charge it. it sits on the charger for about 3 days. I swapped out with my daughter figuring it was me . That i wasn’t tech savy .. Within the hour she returned it back to me and said get your money back mom …. Your Phone Sucks … But i bought it from ebay and time has expired , so now i gotta eat this phone …..
Yeah I’ve had this phone for over a year. I was so excited when I got it but now I realize what a total piece of cap it is. I constantly have to yank the battery. When I use it for over thirty minutes it becomes hotter than a toaster oven. The web browsing is slower than an ardvark. And watching youtube videos is impossible. It cuts out like every five seconds for five seconds. Why even give the phone internet capabilities? Can’t wait til Oct. when I can upgrade to the droid x. I’m making no attempt to sell this. I’m taking a sledge hammer to this POS.