Comments on: Verizon BlackBerry Storm OS 4.7.0.148 now available

By: Holly

Holly — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:31:43 +0000

David,
True that! RIM is the maker of the software and hardware. But I don’t deal with RIM. I deal with Verizon and it’s their integrity at stake. They need to back THEIR product for which I have paid. I don’t see that happening so far. Therein lies my issue.

By: DavidB

DavidB — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:19:53 +0000

@Holly:
Saddened by Verizon? Listen, I know they are far from perfect, but if the hardware ain’t “right” and the software ain’t “right”, I fail to see how that is Verizon’s fault? RIM designs/builds the hardware and codes the OS. You can fault Verizon for being finnicky about what they would accept from RIM as a software build to release, and if its true Verizon nixxed the hardware including WiFi you can fault them on that, but truly if Storm is a failure the blame lies squarely on RIM.

By: Holly

Holly — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:01:28 +0000

I hear talk of Storm II to be released. Storm I is less than acceptable. Verizon isn’t even plugging them on their ads. Walmart is selling them now. Why would anyone want to get another? I am really saddened by Verizon on the Storm venture, as well as the company’s lack of taking responsibility.

By: Marvin reyes

Marvin reyes — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:49:03 +0000

By: colt

colt — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:22:02 +0000

i did the upgrade it was telling me to do. deleted 20MB of material and continued. i have sound for my alerts and absolutely nothing for youtube/browser. the only way i can get sound from playing music thats on my phone is to hit the BB button and select speakerphone. is there something im missing cuz i have been going through the tools option for the last hour and havent seen anything i can do to fix this. any ideas? and dont suggest battery pull. ive done 8 already.

By: Holly

Holly — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:14:51 +0000

Okay, it’s been 10 days with the upgraded software. Storm still sucks. I hope they will realize their erroneous ways and allow us to return these sad instruments. Or, if they get the contract for the iPhone, letting us trade UP!!!!

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:12:43 +0000

Hey I’m having the same problem I have searched for two days to try and get the .75 back. My web browser is so slow I wont use it anymore. How do we get .75 BACK!

By: Alan

Alan — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:04:11 +0000

Upgrade installed by Verizon Tech rep on Saturday morning. The Storm will not last on the battery more than 4 hours. Tech reduced screen illumination, disabled navigator, etc. all had NO effect. Battery drains in 4 hours. I’m making my third trip back to Verizon store for assistance. FRUSTRATING. Don’t upgrade until they get this fixed.

By: jeff

jeff — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:20:30 +0000

After 2 weeks with the .148 upgrade the phone / device is actually worse than with .75… I give up

By: prince

prince — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:45:37 +0000

just updated mine, before i did it i was ready to throw my storm onto the freeway, it frooze , took forever to go from lock to unlock, the new software has fixed all the bugs i had

By: nancy

nancy — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:10:56 +0000

Just downloaded the new upgrade. Although it took awhile and I had to get rid on some games. It was well worth it! Runs faster and wakes up faster. We will see in the next couple of days how it goes.

By: kenny

kenny — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:14:13 +0000

i just got the storm im only 17 n its my first blackberry i judt did the update n now i have no sound wat should i do

By: Holly

Holly — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:28:06 +0000

london-
The OTA worked well enough. Downloading to a Mac isn’t fun, as there are extra hoops through which one must jump.I still have to do a battery pull every other day. The message app is delusional and thinks there’s a mssg in there when there isn’t. This is my 3rd Storm and they all have that same glitch. It may be related to my email program. IDK

By: london

london — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:34:18 +0000

Download quickpull from the app store and stop this battery removal madness!

By: NoodlesVr6

NoodlesVr6 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:25:46 +0000

^^ I ota’d … its working perfect.. O.o !?!

By: DavidB

DavidB — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:21:55 +0000

Seriously people. DO NOT TRY OTA UPGRADE!
Download the upgrade file, install it on your pc, and use Desktop Manager or loader.exe to install it.

By: Holly

Holly — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:34:23 +0000

Claire-
Pull the battery and put it back in to reboot the phone.

By: Holly

Holly — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:41:06 +0000

Okay, how could I forget to pull the battery???? I do that like twice a week for the brain toots on this puppy. I think it has dementia and forgets how to work. It’ll just sit there with the clockette spinning until I pull the battery. At any rate, the update is loading.

By: Holly

Holly — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:19:38 +0000

I am not pleased with my $500 beta version of Storm. I am unable to download the much awaited upgrade as it keeps asking me to free up 19MB of memory. I have deleted all my cool apps, all my mssgs, most of my photos, all my video, my call record, and it still asks for 19MB of memory. Yech. This is my third Storm. They keep replacing it with another loser version. They will not take it back. I wouldn’t want it either so I guess I understand. I do NOT understand charging a huge amount of cash for a cluster of bugs. I am way disappointed in Verizon.

By: rue 814

rue 814 — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:11:07 +0000

Love it. So much faster & smoother. Little if any freezing
Also had to delete some great apps. But well worth it.
No problems downloading it either. GREAT version

By: Claire

Claire — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:04:22 +0000

My sound is not working either since I installed the update. No alert sounds and also can not play media files… !!!

By: David

David — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:58:33 +0000

Nice features, but now my email alerts no longer produce sound. Did a battery pull, reset them again, turned volume up, still nothing. Cannot even preview the sounds… Verizon – FIX IT PLEASE!

By: Andre

Andre — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:53:17 +0000

Horrible update! Ive been on customer service forever trying to fix my phone to even make calls. No wonder I didnt know an update was coming up..Garbage

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By: Dekkar

Dekkar — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:49:23 +0000

I did the upgrade. It took 75 minutes to get the download on VZ. Not sure why. I had to remove 19MB of space in my applications area just to get it to download. I had to delete some great apps via the desktop application. When I completed the upgrade, there was no way to get the apps back on the Storm. I did a general backup just before I did the upgrade. Good thing, as a large number of thing were missing like my custom contact ring tones. I used the full backup feature on the desktop application and those things were replaced. The applications I had to remove to get the OS to download? Gone. Had to start from scratch. That just makes no sense to me. VZ Tech support had no other solution.

By: Don

Don — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:42:30 +0000

jeremy, do a battery pull.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:39:43 +0000

delete an app or two until you have freed up the space. I couldn’t get the OTA to work. It was prgoressing really slowly and kept freezing. The computer download worked just fine. I only had 30mb free in my app memory before the upgrade but 45.7 after. good luck!

By: jeremy

jeremy — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:08:08 +0000

I am trying to download the update for my storm, but it does not work. All i get is a box that says I need to clear up 20 MB from my storm before I could download? Any suggesstions.

By: David

David — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:35:27 +0000

I had some initial issues getting the software as my Storm is on Enterprise, so had to uninstall Desktop Manager, then reinstall as non Enterprise to get it to install the update. So far so good with updating, as I am suprised at the speed change in the software! FINALLY!