BlackBerry Storm2 9520

  • Released 2009, November
    160g, 14mm thickness
    BlackBerry OS
    2GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 3.25"
    360x480 pixels
  • 3MP
    Video recorder
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  • 1400mAh
    Li-Ion

BlackBerry Storm2 9520 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
Launch Announced 2009, October. Released 2009, November
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 112.5 x 62.2 x 14 mm (4.43 x 2.45 x 0.55 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors
Size 3.25 inches, 32.7 cm2 (~46.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~185 ppi density)
Platform OS BlackBerry OS
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 2GB
Main Camera Single 3.15 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video Yes
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer
Browser HTML
 BlackBerry maps
Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
MP3/WMA/AAC+ player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 305 h (2G) / Up to 280 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 5 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Misc Colors Black
SAR 0.97 W/kg (head)     0.60 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.02 W/kg (head)     0.53 W/kg (body)    
Price About 70 EUR
Tests Loudspeaker Voice 72dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -85.0dB / Crosstalk -81.3dB

BlackBerry Storm2 9520 - User Reviews

  • Can u help me I want fleshing my phone

  • my touch has problem

  • that's because you need some force to touch it LOL "force touch" xD

  • When I phone also comes Turn the lights on and the subtraction sign, the battery will be charged Problem.Please Tell

  • When I phone also comes Turn the lights on and the subtraction sign, the battery will be charged Problem.Please Tell

  • Its phone is awesome bt there is only ine prblmnd thr is ths phn touch is so hard

  • my phone fell down n the screen got broken can it be replaced

  • what can i do if my storm said: upload software?

  • "this phone is good! the only prob that they need to work on is to play youtube! vuclip can play but youtube is much better!

  • I love blackberry 9520 storm II Still working till now .. And this is a good phone .. ^_^

  • This 4ni is nice

  • my black berry storm 95520 is having an error of 552,how can i clear it.

  • camera not wolking close application

  • i have a problem with my black berry storm 2 device error :370 reset please help me

  • now i'm using it, too. it's quite good ^^

  • I love so much this phone .. I still using this phone .. Love blackberry 9520 .. Best phone ... And no bad .. ^_^

  • how i download the whatsapp in my blackberry storm2

  • its batry back up is soo bad nd its touch r soo hard bt it is the bst phone in my life...i lyk it

  • am having problem to install whatshapp massenger

  • Am having a problem with the camera.It tells me that 'could not start the camera,close other application and try opening the camera again',what do I do??

  • Iam not connected wi-fi

  • I love this phone ... i was using this phone since 3 years ago till now .. still good phone and no bad ... i really like it ... love storm 2 so much ... :)

  • in terms of quality this phone is no.1

  • how to turn on wi-fi on this phone ?

  • App error 523 troubling me.

  • its a beautiful kind of phone.i like the specifications.

  • No mouse mmmmh, well a challenge the screen is costy for me this would be a buy and sell phone is it possible to update the os to 7.1 ?

  • somebody please help me!!! I cant connect to blackberry app world....they are asking me to check network connections...!moreover i cant get gps connection too!!! Hope somebody would help me fast!!!! :/

  • Battery problem friend my blackberry torch 9800 like a problem

  • my blackberry storm 2 wont turn on, i think its the battery because i put it on the charger and the red light that shows its charging just goes away after like 30 secs, can anyone help me?

  • my cell phone is block please open the networking

  • wifi not work properly

  • my phone is locked and the touch screen cannot respond what should i do with this

  • how to copy contact details from 9520 to other handset like nokia e63

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  • ben bro, update your OS .... after update os ... wi-fi work properly...

  • ben dear update your OS after update os... wi-fi work properly

  • Class test yes blackberry 9520 supports what's app .

  • please,i want to know whether this phone support what's app?

  • my device was fine. but recently i can't even connect to any wi-fi. it was almost 1 yr.

  • Apart from internet speed , best lookin ,best feel for a phone I ever had.

  • this device get stuck all the time.. and sometimes when i charge it.. i get electric shock... that is dangerous.. then, when it come to mms, i can't send it...soemtimes it will take a few days to send the mms....but talk about retrieve mms, i can't even open it... dang it... its pretty but, sadly...

  • BB 9520 ya am enjoin the click touch awesome

  • a god awful phone with no end of problems with that idiotic clicky touch screen!!!! avoid avoid avoid!!!!!!

  • I think on this phone BlackBerry storm2 only network and freezing is to March on it how do you do to your phones Gus am in zambia

  • BlackBerry storm2 9520 is just ok.sorry for this I have idea about phone.and I want to prove it.now I need a help how can I prove it.

  • Well, this phone is very nice and works perfectly for me. I like it and advice people to go get it

  • storm 2 dis fone freez frequently& battery problems .

  • I also have the same problem a white screen then 'reset'

  • I'm having a problm with my storm2 phone it shows a blank white screen it tells me to reset what must I do angry

  • This run in operating system BB OS 5

  • Does this bb have a OS 6 or OS 7 operating system!?

  • very nice ...... samrt

  • Because Zimbabwe didn't get the licence from RIM to be able to use the BlackBerry Internet Service and so you'd have to get your browser unlocked for it to work.

  • go Opera mini,work perfectly

  • Yes, it can. Download it from application world on your BB smartphone. Or over the air(OTA).

  • I love this phone, t works perfectly but the browser doesn't work in Zimbabwe..why?

  • I have this phone and it does has mms features its just not a basic option on message mode u have to go thru ur bb menu button once on messages and click mms. And well take it from there as I've got a sister in law in india and I have to send her regular photos of my kids and it works for me x

  • its a very good phone ... i really like it ... i'm using this phone from 2 month ... and i am very happi wid it

  • How is the battery life? Looking at getting this phone.

  • I just try to 9250 blackberry.. Its good.. and operating system difficult.. I want 1 help.. How to open the hidden picture.. That option not showing..

  • Since 2009, and still kickin arse!

  • yes ;)

  • use bmobile

  • my blackberry srvice wont work when i put on service i called digicel and they cant solve this problem what shall i do about this situation?????

  • can watsapp be downloaded ?

  • it has mms features and it is great

  • hey i cannot access any extra applications on my phone please help me out......

  • Whatsapp works fine on Storm 2

  • This phone does not have MMS feature

  • Hey I got a BlackBerry Storm 9520 and the screen will automatically stop showing display and on its own it again comes up. So I want to get it fixed at a low price and seeking your help.

  • this storm 2 can download whatsapp or not?

  • choose the other one.. not for storm2..

  • I have mine for 4 years now and also never had one bit of a problem. Cracked the screen about two years ago and got a quotation of a R1600 to replace the touch screen, lcd screen and glass but a friend did it for me for R450. Dont know why some blackberry owners complain about their phones while mine just keep on going and going.

  • it is agood phone n enjoy myself using it!massaging is just easy!huv never enjoying using aphone like these!is just amazing!

  • am planing to buy this phone ... there is any comment that maybe i have to chosee another blackberry,????or stay on strom 2...

  • storm2 is really amazing. i have it for 3years now and mine is still working great... like great great great..

  • he knows

  • Mine is from T-Mobile, and i am staying at Malaysia right now but yet i able to use my local sim card and it is working great :D

  • you spelled phone wrong

  • i like this fone...

  • it comes with vodafone servic. and once u change the sim with another opretor this will not working any more. once i changed d sim n not even servis center is repairing it

  • FYI it has a spelling app that you could use

  • Hi i just bought this phone from a friend but, am not able to download whatsapp, if i try, it tells me " no cached credentials error id: 40721" please i need help.

  • Excellent phone , very power full from all aspects .... Over all perfect

  • my phone has ecco, what can I do to get rid of this ecco?

  • I just bought this phone recently and I am not able to connect to WhatsApp, gives a message that the application has attempted to open a connection to a location inside the firewall & outside the firewall which is not allowed by your IT policy. Anybody experienced this?? please assist.

  • pathetic phone.. ...hangs all time..

  • sold mine... ok phone but battery life and freezing was a problem...curve works better.

  • may i know how is the funtion of this phone ? because i planed to buy,this year...

  • 2 years and still working.. no repairs done :)

  • blackberry storm is a good unit stylish look the touch screen is very responsive and incase it malfunction you can easily repair it by yourself for me dis is 100% tnx blackberry

  • This is the WORST phone BB has ever released.. I was so in luv with it a year ago. Now! Hell no! Am selling it tomorrow and can't wait to get another.. Battery life is shitty I had to buy a new battery.. Keeps losing network and rebooting by itself for NO reason whatsoever.. If this problems weren't there it would be an awesome phone.. And hangs all the time. Stupid phone!

  • i give this bb storm for my fiance, and im a bb 9700 user... i scared if bb storm 9520 not statisfied..

  • please only blackberry comments

  • I loved this phone its good look gives me a good scope i used it smoothly its maintanance is easy its 3G network is awesome working....i recomended the same to my friends and many bought the same....!!!!!

  • battery standby only for one day....

  • Just wanna ask from 9520 user, does ur battery life last long? cz mine only can stand up less da a day.. :(

  • This phone is so awesome bought last year and am now completing a year using it... Its 3G network is perfect working so well, I love the touch screen cause its very unique n it keeps de phone safe from harm.... Those who complain especially on de network that must be with their service provider because the 3G is so perfect.. N about the phone freezing that happens most when u have many applications or many things in general at your device... But generally I love this phone.. N I wish soon to have storm 3

  • blackberry 9520 is good phone

  • Nice Phone

  • it is very nice phone i love it

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  • I have been using this phone(9550) for some years now and it still works great. It is worth buying

  • i love this phone but touch is not smuth

  • i love it

  • Who cares if you love your I phone 4s. This is a thread for the storm 2. We dont want all you apple zombies cluttering up this space.

  • its a nice instument but is to heavy is there a wifi fesility and where can i get a back cover of diffrent colours and is there a opstion to exchange the instument

  • i love my iphone 4s

  • Whats the latest firmware this holds?

  • is very beautifull

  • The worst mobile phone ever, *period*. Crashes randomly (mostly opening camera or browser), cannot terminate calls, disconnects calls when cells switch, freezes when has network problems, takes 2 minutes to reboot (come on, even DOS was faster), default software is crap (default GPS is worthless). The worst piece of software I have seen in a mobile phone. I am eager for September when my company switches to other platforms and I get a new *working* mobile phone.

  • I hate this phone with a passion!! My sis gave it to me to bribe me into babysitting and I dread the day ever since. My first issue was the keyboard locking up, having a mind of its own, or not responding at all. Then, the internet is suckish. But what really pissed me off was when my phone decided to be a butt and not except my msgs!!! Its kept blocking msgs from my bf and my manager!! I think I missed a day I was suppose to work because of this dumb phone. I felt it was making me look bad like I didn't want the job. I just broke the screen yesterday because it pissed me off making my texts look like gibberish because when ever I would press a letter it would press send instead...phone is CRAP!!!! Battery life is ok. The camera is crap. The thing I honestly like is the agenda feature........that's it. Otherwise, a fat waste of money!!!

  • Do you really think its that bad?

  • got this phone over a week ago works perfectly recommend it to anyone whos looking for a blackberry rating out of 10 9/10.

  • pls someone can help me? there is a yellow star and i don't know what does it mean and how to remove it.

  • i got this phone last week but i dont know how to use the BBM pls help me to use it

  • I have had this phone since release and it is hard to imagine a better phone. The 3g is fabulous and keeps me in touch with Emails and facebook all day long at work . It is smart easy to use and very reliable.I have seen posts on other sites in regard to the push screen , I find theat better as you are less likely to make mistakes than with any other touch screens. I cannot wait for the release of the BB storm 3 to see if it can be improved on.

  • my BB storm 2's battery life lasts up to 3 days. deactivate 3g connection and your wifi when not in use and you should close opened applications properly

  • The touch and batterry life isextremely poor. Half the time the icon next to the one I chose is executed.It auto calls to ramdom numbers too.

  • I have my blackberry 9360 for about 6 months now and I have never has any problems

  • i want to buy this cell fhone............bt i read your such a honest comment than my mind is chnage right now..........

  • Guys i'm up to buy BB Storm 2 952. I never had a BB before...and i'm really excited to get it so can someone tell if 'm doin a good choice??

  • battery life is useless!!.not good for a business phone..

  • the internet is so slow...

  • i alraedy use but i dont like this phone touch screen n battery life is so pooorrrrrrrrrrrrr.......

  • Battery life is poor. I charge mine every day.

  • I use this cellphone. It is pretty decent but very very slow at times and the battery life is tooooo poor!!!

  • is the touch still like the storm 1. somebody please share it...??

  • I had the same problem n it escalated to showing error 523, the so called white screen from hell.

  • Its actually the best phone ever since I started using original phones and its always fast via internet.I love blackberries.

  • Its actually the best phone ever since I started using original phones and its always fast via internet.I love blackberries.

  • i cant use the whatsapp plz help me to use it

  • I want to try to use it...

  • i can't open my sms or can't compose any sms

  • My boyfriend using thos BB9520 stuff too,.he can't open his yahoo chat tnrough wifi but in 3G its working.,whyblike that??? Is not good

  • I have been using BB storm2 9520 for 8 months its battery is not good. very very lose battery On a full charge it gives me about 4 hrs of wifi also it is having a slow processor Now a days I am using BB curve 9300 its very. Fast and good in bat..

  • it doesnt work properly. the battery used in bb is not good it stills only for 6 hours

  • I have been using BB storm2 for 2 months its touch is not responsive also the battery is not good. On a full charge it gives me about 5hours of wifi also it is having a slow processor Now a days I am using BB curve 8520 its very. Fast and good in battery but it does,nt have a accelerometer and a camera flash. But over all I preferit over. BB Storm 1. Or. 2

  • My BB Storm 2 will reboot whenever I try to use the internet. Still the same even when I deleted some apps. I downgraded the OS back to original and it worked. My Storm 2 does not reboot anymore when I use the internet.

  • I just had a bb storm 2 for just 2 weeks and suddenly 3 days ago i was unable to call or receive calls. it keeps on flashing sometin like "uncaught exception:application registry" and then wait for a certain no. displayed and then timeout.o.k.what is going on and how can i get it cleared. it's so urgent pls.

  • I've been using bb storm 2 9520 for about a year now, parts of the touch aint responding,my keypad is also not working so i cannot even type sms or do bb chats. What should I do because i dont want to give it to any local phone repairer for him to spoil it

  • What do u mean by bad functioning ability ? can u elaborate ?

  • where can i buy this blackberry storm29520

  • I want a blackberry but puzzled between what to get, what is the better one bb storm2 or the bb curve 9360?

  • I had a bb storm 1 and now i have bb storm 2 and the phone isn't very different from storm 1.. the main difference is the that u don´t need be pulling the batery all the time :P

  • I live in Jamaica i just sold mi storm 1 which was terible do you think storm 2 is a better phone to get because the price is really low right now.

  • it has a good look but bad functioning ability..

  • amazing phone ,.,.,.,,.,.

  • the phone isss toooo goood

  • I think its brilliant and the internets not tooo slow if its on 3g. I admit bluetooth is a bit dogy.

  • this phone is great! it just that i have vodapone storm 2 i don't have bb map and internet access is so fast! wether wifi or not

  • my next hit!

  • Hello Guys! ... Well I've Got This Cell For Last 2 Weeks... Honestly Its a Pathetic Cell I've Ever Used... Browser Is TooOo Slow, Remembering My Old Dial-up Days! .. Wifi Works Like That... Not yet Bluetooth Successfully Files Transferred To Any Cell Or To My Laptop... Battery Goes To Like 1 Day For Nothing Usage.. If You Want To Install Some Application In It, you Have To Install Another BlackBerry Software Then To BlackBerry Desktop Software(I Assume)... Do Anyone Have That Much Time ? Horrible @ All..

  • can we convert PDF format to EXCEL format in this phone

  • Press Browser Icon Press BB icon Press Options Select Browser Configuration Select Hotspot Browser

  • buy bb storm9520, very bad experince in life,can not send txt message, some time cant make calls. use nokia on same sim its working nice, i still like my nokia e72, i buy head ache for me.

  • very good

  • My black berry 9520 APP error 523 reset. i am unable to operate it.

  • Hi guys am stuck btn buying bb 9700 and storm 2 which one can i go for please advise?

  • how can i turn the hotspot browser of or change it because i can't used it for browsing please help

  • OMG this phone is soooo bad, like bad horrible. Have had it for 7 months.It just hangs!! like all the time, and keeps giving me exception errors. I want to resell it ASAP! does anyone have any advise to solve this problem

  • Hellow BB Users, my Storm2 9520 has a problem, i have tried downloading Blackberry protect application on my bb, but it came with a reply that it is not compatible with devices that use a Blackberry Enterprise Server, any 1 with a solution to it?

  • No, I'd advise against it. The new BB torch all touch screen is the way better bet now that RIM (BB's development co.) have mended/upgraded the touchscreen features. The Storm 2 has major problems picking up and finishing calls!

  • lol

  • I have similar problem. Can anyone help? mine reboots every 10/10 minites

  • put it in water and thn use it ...

  • hi, im thinking on buying a BB storm2 9520, but i dont know if it is a wise choice. can u tell me more about it?

  • why my wifi cannot connect?

  • Does it support os 6?

  • hi blackberry boy, i tried to download battery booster and received this message. could you please expalin? "The Item is not available for your Device Model, Device OS, Carrier and Country combination". i live in Dubai, and use bb storm2

  • Hey Guys, My BB storm 2 can't open it's app world, everytime I try to open it the message "The data service is not operational" I tried downloading the app world several times already still this happens. Please help. Thanks

  • Click on the network signal (top right corner) when on the home page. The option to turn it on will be there.

  • You have to set the BB on standby mode to receive the data. i.e. if it's an mp3. go to media, music, menu, click on receive using bluetooth.

  • Hey I'm trying to send some data (mp3, pics, contacts) from a sony ericsson to the storm2 using Blutooth but the connection keeps failing even though ive checked all the settings on the storm. However i can send anything from the storm using bluetooth. what should I do?

  • hey guys , i just bought a BB Storm 2 9520 , and i still can't figure out how to enable Wi-Fi on it , it doesn't show up on settings , help please ....

  • diff. about the 2 is the carrier version.. the 9520 is the verizon version while at&t has the 9550 version.. they just change the last two nos. to recognize which carrier version it is..

  • hey guys!!! can u tell me whether there is video calling in bb storm2 9520. if there kindly plz tel how to do it

  • My 9520 keeps on rebooting every after 20 minutes. How can I go about it? It really sucks though Am in so much love with it.

  • plz tell me what is the difference between storm 2 9550 and storm 9520? and which is better? plz reply soon i have to buy

  • total touchscreen.

  • No you can't

  • Yes you should do it now great handset

  • Should I swap my blackberry 9700 bold 2 for the 9520 storm?

  • can i upgrade my bb to 7os.?????????

  • It's a great phone indeed I have two years using it now I have a problem with my phone.when m using it it's getting hot so will u help me?

  • It's a great phone indeed I have two years using it now I have a problem with my phone.when m using it it's getting hot so will u help me?

  • i used to have no problems when using my bb 9520. i even enjoyed using the applications esp facebook, maps but now its been almost 1 month + i cant even log in to my facebook, let alone bb maps. i've tried so many options calling my service provider - celcom but nothing fruitfull, all i get is their advise to bb off, then bb on, etc... over and over again. the annoying thing is that everytime i reload my xpaxed within a day i have been deducted w/o even using any service at all. what is happening? can anyone help me?

  • i love storm 2, but got problem with maps i can't install it i dont know why

  • I had bought a Storm for my husband on a 3 year contract, the first year the phone was in the shop more times than my husband was able to use it..now that the warranty has expired there is nothing that the phone company can do to fix anything, we had nothing but problems with it right from the word "go", I took it back to the Telus company and the lady indicated that she has the same phone and it is a piece of S---, and she cannot use her phone too..thats sad to hear coming from the phone company staff. we are stuck with a phone that does not work and a bill that keeps running through regardless if it is being utilized. I cannot afford to buy out the phone or keep sending it to Mr. Fixit...

  • great!!i'm using both 9550 n 9520.never hang yet until now.add-on applications e.g 4sq,LinkedIn,Twitter,operamini 6.1,google mobile,XE Currency,FB MSGR,GOOGLE TALK,Y MSGR,TuneIn Radio,Carfinder,CallBlocker n much more.Awesome!

  • storm 1 without wifi storm 2 with wifi

  • Its such a Great phone...

  • any chance that i can upgrade my storm 2 to a newer version mayb 5. or 6.

  • whats the difference between the storm 2 and that other storm 2 cuz they look the same

  • which model r u talking about to beware? an iphone or bb storm 2? help!

  • Should i use bb storm or nokia c7

  • Yes go for storm

  • i am using samsung mini s5570 and i am very interested for this storm 2..should i go for storm 2 or just use my samsung?pls help me guys....

  • Where can i get a really nice storm 2 but i had bad experience with 9500 rebooting n bad battery life with 9530

  • compare with BB 9550

  • Waooh.........you don't know what ur missing until u get ur hands on BB storm2.

  • compare this phone to iphone???we cant do that because the only thing good on iphone its is apearence the bluethoot is locked he just use apps from apple store the battery its a piece of crap iphone doesn,t use memory card (in case off dead you going to loose everityng you cant compare iphone to any other phone because its always going to be looser near of the rest of the mobile phones...

  • Hi All, I am using this phone, its is a nice work done by blackberry and sure-press technology, which it self make it unique from crowd of Touch phone.. every one use Iphone and samsung ... dont compare this Blackberry strom2 with any phone.. take care of this strom 2 .. storm 2 will care you!!! for improve battery life... load one software name battery booster its will definitly help you.. improve speed : load RAM booster... i love to use this mobile.. i have done some changes... like Dream OS6 theme load.. it make usability smooth... keep update this mobile... thank you!!

  • You will never compare this to the iPhone 3GS because it's very far from it. Battery wise, sensitivity of screen, Application, camera, resolution, almost everything.

  • i'm really confused to buy this phone. there were good opinions but also there were very "strong" bad opinion about this. if we want to compare we have to compare the same level, it was not in the same level if we compare it with iPhone 3gs..

  • really peace of crab

  • yah that's true, i have that same piece of crap and i really not enjoy having it because the life of the battery easily drain just before the day ends

  • definitely the worst phone i ever have..the touchscreen was always hang.not for secnds but 15 minute..thre is no front camera,i cant edit my pictures,icant mms it,the battery just...ughhh.the internet connection is always slow n a lot of other weakness..

  • dnt buy dz model. I had the worst nigtmare using dz piece of crap. The tochscreen is just rubbish. Battery drains within couple of hrs. Beware!!

  • hey guys iwant to buy a storm 2 please advise if its a good buy and if not please give reason . many thanks mc

  • hi guys i want to buy a storm 2 , any advise on if it a good buy and if not give reason . many thanks mc

  • Not good one...confirm touch not work properly...

  • In case any wanna buy with more then 30% less MRP plz visit Fashion & You as now its not available in market. It will take 20 days to reach but its worth waiting

  • hi.. i like this model but i am varry confujed,.,what price of handset,.plz tell me..!

  • good & beautiful set

  • hello all...Pls where can i buy this on the Island and at what rate? plsss some1 reply soon..BBStorm 9520

  • I used this phone without charging for 2 days... and It in Roaming ... where network area is changing ... and more over recieving call and sms... its a great phone...

  • Hi, this fone contain BBM .. u can upgarde to BBM 6.0

  • is there bbm for this phone? it,s my first buying BB..need ur answer :)

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  • just got the phone, bought it second hand.. got no issue whatsoever. the best phone ive had.. would even choose this than iphone 3gs.. hehe.. but theres one thing.. are there any provisioning regarding videos / movies, i transferd one of the videos from my pC and its not working fine/ sometimes gives me errors... help pls...

  • I think go for 3g phone insted of storm

  • should i purchase a blackberry storm 2 or an i phone 3gs??? Wat do u guys think???????

  • I've had my storm since last year August and have never encountered any probs with it whatsoever. Won't trade my phone except for a torch. I'm a boilermaker by trade and work on sites with my smartphone. I don't buy this bad comments on the phone, it all boils down to how u handle and take care of Ur phone

  • its very nice mob..i likeeeeeeee it....its fetures very wonderful not only fantastic...but also....easy to move ..n run...so i recmond...to...enjoy..this...blackberry..beyond.­.the..smartphone..world..

  • its very nice mob..i likeeeeeeee it....its fetures very wonderful not only fantastic...but also....easy to move ..n run...so i recmond...to...enjoy..this...blackberry..beyond.­.the..smartphone..world..

  • i have one an its good

  • hi to all i have it... and its very good

  • i want 2 buy

  • Did you check the settings for internet. Do check the Software for phone if required do upgrade it. check with the operator for that. if problem are there then work around is also there

  • Worst phone I have ever seen. Bought for myself and I pay £30 a month contract with 600 mins unlimited texts and 3G Internet. Internet doesn't even work on it. Bluetooth doesn't send images ect to other blackberry's only non blackberry's. Touch screen is starting to fail. Lags very bad. Phone charge last about 40mins if your listening to music through headphones. Overall what do I think? worst phone in the world and blackberry honestly need to think about customers and not just money. I paid a good £530 for this phone!

  • Please let me know waht is ur problem?

  • Hi, I have bought this Blackberry Strom 2 9520. Its a Nice Phone, Its has all the feature and great Camera, Good Qaulity of Call, Some feature u can disable to increase the Battery life do the following >disable GPS, >dont always enable the Bluetooth, WI-FI feature when not in use, >make the screen bright as low as you can say 10 or 20 >backlight time option to 10 - 20 sec >upgrade the Phone software to v 5.0.0.1077 For increase performance >enable the memory clean. >always close the application when you come out of that. >lock the screen when not in used. This is a lovely phone and lovely touch creation, After all its a blackberry touch. please if know extra about the Phone i will love to hear.. if some trick around this fone to improve move..

  • Why those blackberry phone getting very cheaper?

  • Few problems, with this phone,just got to take time to get to know,works lovely when you know how to get around it.

  • using my storm2 and learning from ur mistakes. Dis is d most perfect fone I've ever had

  • I recently posted a comment about this phone which I would like to correct. This phone is a piece of s**t. Here is a list of problems I have encountered in the past 2 days. My camera key is faulty. If I press it, it doesn't go into the camera application as it usually does. It does however go to the application about an hour later and takes a random photo. My power button is faulty. If I switch my phone off, I cannot switch it back on. I have to pull the battery out and let it boot up, which takes 15 minutes! Whenever I am busy doing something, the camera application opens up and takes a photo every 30 seconds, if that. The touch screen is faulty. I click on the back button and it clicks 3 times and I lose what I was busy with. The flash for the camera is flickering all the time and then I get an error message saying 'battery is too low for flash use' when my battery is full. BBM freezes in the middleeif typing a message and I have to reboot the phone. I have had this phone since March 2011. Why is a high end phone like this one so problematic. My battery lasts 5 hours, when nothing is open and phone is in my pocket. So, please can someone who actually knows the phone please tell us that we really didn't waste money on buying this phone. Because I would love someone to try and tell me how to increase my battery life when there's nothing you can do. Or tell us that a software update fixes these problems. In my last post I told you how to update the firmware, now I'm saying, don't waste your time or money on possibly the worst blackberry ever made. Blackberry failed hopelessly with this phone.

  • Useless phone. Never buy this. Getting error all the time. Take so long to boot & too complicated to use. You have to pay extra money to use internet. If you are getting free data from your mobile company then you won't be able to use it. Never enjoy internet browsing. In short nothing good in that simply waste of money............

  • first do the paring for ur device with which u want to transfer n ehen u want to receive some thing go to that specific icon clik options n there u see receive a file option n there u go

  • This phone is not good. I have had it for more than 6 months and it has gone twice for repairs. The touchscreen is always freezing and you have to take out the battery sometimes to reboot. And rebooting takes five odd minutes so you lose your caller. I dont advise anyone to go for this phone. Blackberry cannot make touch screen phones.

  • I used this phone for the past two months and i started hating my life using it... pls go for iphone if you really want a good touch phone...

  • pls dont buy this phone...i have used this phone..its touchscreen is not nice..better should buy galaxy s2

  • Can i buy urz Blackberry

  • My fingers got pulvurized once I use that fiber-glassed-like key pad.. very irritating

  • hi james. am interested in buying your phone. Here's my Yahoo Id nnaoffor. I will be expecting to hear from you soon.

  • hi james.could u pls post your email id.so that we can go for further discussions.:)

  • Hi all, those negative people out there... if you read all the posts thoroughly you will find that this phone just needs to be understood and known... also the freezing issues are solved with updates and constantly remembering to close unused open apps as this will fill up the memory. Battery issue, please disable any features that might drain it too quick. I am still going to buy this phone for my business. I would use the email client or browser for my two emails... and the document editors as well as the IM like msn messenger to stay in contact with suppliers and clients.

  • I have had my storm2 for 3 months now and I must admit, all the problems everyone has had, I have had. In the first 2 weeks of having it, it was driving me insane. Do yourselves a huge favour, go into Options->Advanced Options->Wireless Update. If there is an update, do it. Ever since I updated my software my storm2 has become the best phone I have ever owned. Battery life sucks, we all know that. Don't waste money on buying a new battery. Invest in a car charger. The phone works faster when the battery is charged more than 50%. It is worth buying this phone.

  • I heard that one cannot feel the vibrate in one's pocket. Is that true?

  • its a great phone i must say..come of the arguement on network n all dat shit some have been posting lately.. I ve to tell y'all "ya tripping..". Bb storm2 is da best in almost all..(sound..camera..touch..watever..)it either u hack it or subscribe monthly.. I advice yall to go for it ok..some electronics develop problem in cos of production..so dont blame da product for your unlucky purchase..tnx..

  • i will prefer to buy for usd 100

  • I have used it and found it the best looking cell till date.Even though it has minor problem it is one of the greatest cell that blackberry has produced .

  • tis bb storm was suck...it also did not connecting propely to web connection...poor on browse...dificult user...it such a wasting to the internetcollic...im regret to buy it so much...now...i going back to nokia..even nokia still not provide the android,bb,iphone application..but 4 the satisfait purpose..better choose nokia 4 safety.....

  • hi! anyone out their want to buy my storm2? includes the usb cable and charger..i forgot the box and the headset in states..i havent used the fone, only like 4 times since i purchased it..pls help me how much i can sell it..thanks

  • Its a Beauty, i bought this Phone late last year, i had a bit of a problem cause it used to Freeze alot, but im a happy chappy again, its a nice piece of work an i dont think i'll trade anything for it

  • it grows on you, probably the best business phone ever, if you need a phone that is cool and reliable, then try it, 3 months now, just going strong. hated it a first, but now cannot see what will replace it. maybe storm 3. pls note if you like playing around with your phone, pls walk away now, this phone cannot copy with fooling about with it. sad.

  • i perchese this phone , but i can;t use the bluetooth , i can;t receive divece from any ather phones, ? pls if any idea, let me know , thank u.

  • Freddo, is it really a nice phone?

  • Hey try playing mp3, aac format it works, I have this phone and I always play them.

  • i have purchase this phone for 2 weeks now.. it seems to me a very classy elegant phone.. but yes i had encountered some software issues, when i try to play songs on it.. it said that there has some ""active media" that wouldn't play songs on my phone.. but i just had rebooted it and it was ok.. hopefully i would not exp. it anymore.. and battery drains quick about a day of moderate use.. but overall you'll just have 2 love this phone.. style,solid built,bbm, surepress which i found it very cool ^^, and of course the brand! i hate iPhone almost all of the people uses it :p

  • good

  • Got the same problem...i hate this phone in every way.

  • Love this phone...LOVE it. Keypad is bit irretating with my big fingers, but one gets used to it

  • each & every think in this handset,great hset

  • well i hav had this phone for a month.i have no hardware or software gliches like other.the OS is quite fast and easily usable i.e.as soon as u get used to the sure press technology, Great screen resolution-(better than iphone), excellent sound,free usable apps out there,and i mean its blackberry, its design just makes a superior statement. this smart phone is not for evry one, it takes a little while longer to get used to as compared to its competitors,but i think its class is not to be compared with iphone and android. i own an iphone too, but i prefer the storm, coz it has a touch that not every touch screen has. if u love BB and touch screen and a high class statement, this phone offers all that u need. NIKO

  • well i have it ...and yes it freezes wch phone dsnt....the soft ware is workable....black berry is blackberry.still a great phone

  • I'm using this phone to type this comment..i kinda like it..at first i gotta admit i hate clickable touchscreen..but u will get use it in weeks..my friends said it has the best screen on a blackberry (big and clear) when i take pic from its camera they praised the quality..its superb! Its UI is better than other boring blackberry UI because its touchscreen so its UI got redefined 8 out of 10 stars

  • I have two friends who have the blackberry storm2. We are all ready to throw it into the river. I'll be first because I live near the river. It freezes in the middle of whatever you are doing, it doesn't recover very fast, rebooting forget it, and as someone else stated the battery does drain faster. Lately, it has been turning itself on. I am seriously thinking about cancelling my contract to get out of this phone. The service center stated to me, "You can buy another phone anytime." Why should I buy when you sold me the biggest waste of technology in the first place. It takes about five months for it to desend into the I think I will freeze all the time mode. So if you purchase this phone, you have my deepest heartfelt sympathy for wasting your money and time.

  • advice!!! do not buy this phone. too many software issues. even most network providers/ phone shops are not offering them anymore.

  • I ve alwas been after cellphones, i m a a gadget freak, n i ve several collections already , including the e90 nokia, e63 nokia, n97 nokia, motorola milstone, htc Desire, curve9300 and my recently added nokia c6 and storm2. I feel the storm2 is perfect in its on way, it demands a litl mor attention n getting used to no doubt, but over all its n amazin set. No problems so far, its friendly, ''its like understnd the dog and the dog understnds u'' ,I do not compare it wit any of my sets cause i fel they r all gud n out shine the other in their diffrnt personalities, or maybe comparin a bb wit another brand is jzt not fair.Driving along wit bb 4 da 1st tym ll drive u nuts lyk many commentD, but once 1 get to undrstnd wat the storm2's got, u get to see the beauty of bb. I ll say go for it. Neighbours r rather jealous.

  • Awesome phone.......... Good features... Great screen resolution... one of the best in smart phones.. Overall.....m enjoying using this....:):)

  • this phone is the best one, is the one i have been looking for, it is genuine

  • Plz ow cn I upgrade my software to the new 6.0? Help plz...

  • I've been using it for 5 months.No problems at all. The sound is great, I'm enjoying the music via headphones.The screen is also excellent, kinetic scrolling is present in all apps. No side bar though. Camera is average. Telephony and reception is reliable. I wish there were more free apps on web. Cheers!

  • i wanna buy this fone.. wat problems r u facing wit ur fone??

  • i too wanna buy this fone, i hav a bold 9700 but i want a press screen fone.. and s storm 2 is better dan d first one.. so can u use gtalk and msn messenger on it?? how is d experience

  • Wow, many complaints here. But dude, it's a hit screen. it's cool and maybe there won't be any hit screen device in future.

  • Dude, looks apart: you need to be satisfied by its functions and speed even... thats where this fails... lacks many of the important and basic features...when whole world is behind Voice chat and Video chats... you should hold back with text messages... I am using this phone unfortunately... better go for next models (not even Strom-3)

  • I have been using this since 4 months, I would suggest not to buy this... 1. U don't have an option to upgrade u'r OS. Thus you get handicapped with the latest advancements. 2. Camera resolution is not great as its competitor. Video resolution is pathetic. 3. You can't install Skype or Google talk... so its of not any use if you wish to have voice chat on the phone. 4. Speed: Even this part is disappointing.... Hope you wait for few more months for Strom-3, or iPhone-5

  • guyzzzz it iz such a good phone can i buy it rply fast

  • how to activate mms of blackberry 9520,i still cnt recve mms..

  • the software on storm 2 , is really bad , my phone went in for repairs to vodacom, and they couldnt fix it then they gave me a new phone , which is currently giving me the same problems, what should i do , i really love Blackberry , and the tought of not having a phone is mind blowing , i can live without anything but not without my BB

  • how come this is a brilliant phone?it dnt hav a hardware keyboard.and not a touch screen.its hit screen.ur fingers will be fired..

  • de Nokia n8 is a Awesome phone...

  • Buy it brother, tested and trusted. i was using it before now storm 2 9550

  • brilliant phone. has all the nessesary features which are easy to use especially if you not office bound but need to be on top of your game... definitly a good buy!!

  • if u want a great touch screen xperince,go for samsung or any othr android phones.actually this is not a touch screen.its press screen.u need to press the screen.users says its really disgusting..

  • i'm really confused abt to buy this phone or not!users says this is a worse phone ever.whatevr the looks are stunning..

  • If u please guys wanna ask about Blackberry storm as your talk frustrated me >Is this phone does not access on internet? so if i wanna buy what device touch screen you recommend me to buy? thank you again

  • should i buy this phone guys???? please tell me fast!!!

  • why i can't make a video call conferencing?

  • Hi, I just read you post and realized that I was wrong all this while, luckily this post made me change my mind, so now what do I do? I want a blackberry but can�t make up my mind, yes not very expensive of course.... Bank on you guys. Thanks JB

  • hi, i just read you post and realised that i was wrong all this while, luckily this post made me change my mind, so now what do i do? i want a blackberry but cant make up my mind, yes not very expensive ofcourse .... bank on you guys. thanks jb

  • Realy love my storm 2..smooth..working perfect..u should know how to use diz storm..diz not nokia or what..diz is STORM..

  • Phone is OK!

  • If you want to frustrate yourself into the ground, get the Storm II. It freezes on a regular basis, it takes up to 10 minutes to reboot the phone, signal reception is terrible and the keys stop working sporadically - which then requires another 10 minute reboot to recover.

  • i love the touch screen feedback, i have used other touch screen phones and i feel better with the click click of this BB. some will not like it because feels like pushing a button, but some of us never liked the touch screen ideas anyway. so the click may just be a reassurance that there is still a button somewhere. can any app help me disconnect this auto screen rotate? RIM missed the boat there!

  • I could not agree more with your post. I have received my fourth Storm 2 form MTN, my sevice provider. They keep telling me there is absolutely nothing wrong with that waste of technology. I really don't know what more to do and i cant get hold of anyone from Blackberry either!

  • this phone is a huge failure even though its the (storm 2) second build of storm 1 , the piezo-electric touch feedback system is not a technology everyone will accept out of a touch screen phone , even though instead of the single sensor under the screen of storm 1 this storm 2 model got 4 sensors on each corners of the screen but still its really hard to use the screen while we have to actually press down the screen to assign a command . plus when using the only multi touch capability of the phone which can be seen on texting and email for copy pasting and a few other options such as using two keys at the same time it gives a funny feeling to your fingers which make u feel like maybe the screen will crack and break into two . sometimes whenever i press a shortcut on the bottom of the screen the touch buttons of the phone gets pressed by mistake . sometimes when i answer a incoming call using the touch button it doest assign the command and the phone goes to portrait mode . the inbuilt mp3 player is having bugs even after updated to the latest firmware . and swap to change the picture wont work sometimes because the phone will start to lag . double tap to zoom in will take 4 - 5 seconds to zoom in on a web page or a picture . no pinch to zoom available at all . and the available web browser is unable to display web pages correctly and html web pages takes too much time to load up , however wap sites load up quicker . no flash support of any kind on web browser so most of the web pages getting displayed incorrectly and with missing objects . bb app center is not available in most of the countries and theres a few apps available for free on the internet . avoid the bb storm series phones this is not an advice this is a warning . get a bb with a hardware q. keyboard and it will be better . still i dont like the bb os since it got no customizing capabilities at all . these bb devices cant be called smart phones at all .

  • back in black - and it will make your whole life blackout . this phone is made by a genius but its a huge mechanical failure . the phone will turn into your worst nightmare . and the storm seems to be getting worst every time you touch this device . stay away from this device . don't fall for the tricky advertising campaigns of this phone . finally im glad i got rid of the storm 2 9550 . i was so ashamed to use it , and i was so ashamed to make my friends see it since they get confused over pressing the touch screen as a physical key pad .

  • previous owner of a storm 2 9550 , the storm 1 and storm 2 are like chains of faults and problems . i got rid of my worst nightmare (storm 2 9550) and brought a samsung galaxy s vibrant im glad i did that . the problems with the bb storm device are as shown below . after 2-3 months usage the battery started to drain faster , when i answer a phone call for 5 mins one of the battery indicators blocks drops down each time . the gallery is no eye candy since you cant arrange any videos to its own folders so all videos will be shown in one place . the screen can be pushed physically and it makes your finger tired after using the on screen keyboard for a few minutes . pushing the screen makes it hard to use when using two on screen keyboard buttons at the same time . no pinch to zoom on pictures or on the web browser , double tap makes the phone take 5 - 6 seconds to zoom in on a picture or a web page , or it may take a longer sometimes . the swap to go to the next picture wont work and the phone will start to lag when you do it sometimes and it will take a few seconds to move to the next picture or previous picture . no matter what connection you use either 3g or wifi still the phones web browser will take 1 - 2 mins to display a full html web page like yahoo , google or msn . only the wap sites will load quickly . the alternative web browsers available for the bb storm 2 are thunder bolt which is still full of bugs and the opera mini doesnt work as its suppose to cuz it got heavy bugs in it . the bb app store wont work on most countries and there are a limited no. of applications available for free on the web . all the other applications needs to be brought after paying . avoid the bb storm series at all coasts . this is a simple help for you guys looking forward to get this phone . dont ever fall for the looks of the phone . bb devices are better off with the q. hardware keypads .

  • What an utter piece of wasted technology. The worst experience with pathetic signal coverage. Unless you are standing right next to a phone tower it switches between sos and no signal coverage. I have returned the phone three times for exchange units with the exact same signal incompetence. What a dissappointment every single time. From frustration I've send it back and I don't ever want a Blackberry ever again. I did not want a refund, I did not want to speak with anyone but I do share this experience with you. I went and bought a R 249 cheap model at a common store and I have excellent reception in the same spot where Blackberry could not receive signal. There is no use for all the add-ons if the basic function of a cell phone cannot be met. Blackberry take note: its main function should be te receive and make calls. Not to play games, listen to music, playing with a million additional little time wasters. But to do the first BASIC job of making and receiving calls. Go and learn from Nokia! You go BLACK, YOU'LL GO DARK. And ou'll never go back to Blackberry again.

  • Because of the business mail I had to move to BBry device, before that I was using Samsung Wave which is an awesome phone. When I started using this BBry I was really dissapointed ... talking about user unfriendly. After a while I got used to it, handling business email turned out to be pretty good. Starting to love this BBry features, but BBry store, what a ripoff. Skype of course is not free, only messanger I can use is IM+ that costs 30$ !!! It kills the whole idea. I can really get used to this phone, not bad at all, love this touch-screen, it has some flaws ... but prices at BBry store will bring this platform to it's knees.

  • hi guys, please can anyone help me or advise me if this bb 9520 storm 2 is a good fone & does really hve de maps also is good to buy it? thanx answers needed!!

  • any one can say me pls Storm2 9520 have RAM or not?? if it have RAM how much??? pls help me to choose.....thnx

  • if you guys are hardcore blackberry users then stay away from bb storm 1 models or storm 2 models , just get another bb with a keyboard or if you want to enjoy the touch screen move to something else , i had the storm 2 9550 which was the worst experience in my life . the phone is really good on its display while playing videos , but physically pushing the screen down wards just to select something or type a text or email turns out to be really bad . this phones touch screen is the worst nightmare i had for the past 2 months , i suffered a lot , however the build quality of the phone is awesome not bad , mine was labeled as made in mexico . i really regret on giving up on my htc hero and moving to this bb storm 2 . so i guess you guys should take the phone before you buying it and play with it for about 20 - 30 mins just to see if you guys like the touch experience . if your not satisfied then stay away from it for your own good .

  • Hi guys, can i use normal data plans in this phone other than bb plans?If yes,how?Pls help..

  • I tell this is one hell of a nightmare owning that handset, i have had it returned 4times,i used HTC b4 man it was good, but with this one everything is fault my experience has been bad everytime i return it they tell me they can only exchange it with the same one please maybe another model but ever buy this one

  • hey , Am a blackberry storm 2 user for more than 4 months now, agred the phone freezes at times, the auto turn again is a major headache , but these are small glitches when considering the features which are bundled into the phone, amazing voice clarity, amazing videos , high browsing speed, superb sound what more can be asked from a mobile

  • just got it and used it for week now, first day of use, all sorts of problems but all were my fault, as a nokia guy, i expected things in life were now very easy, but i was wrong. a BB is a whole different world of thinking, so i re adjusted and all is now well. my experience on how i solved my main problems. 1. freezing screen and non responsive touch screen. reboot by removing the battery and once its finally booted (which is forever)hold the bb logo for about 2 or 3 seconds, this deplays all your open programs, on my first day of used i had over 15 opened, because i did not know that in the bb world, escape button does not mean close. so close all unused apps from the menu selecton options. 2. battery drain. that was easy to fix, reduce backlight and allow dim automatically, remove vibration from unnessery notifications and alerts. since the second day its been a sweet relationship, lovely phone and smooth preformance, clear and very loud speakers, the mail end is just top class, would recommend for an easy going person who just needs a good business tool. can anyone let me know how to remove the auto rotate screen display? its driving me nuts, since the phone is shaped in such away that in the dark you do not know which side is up or down and that auto rotate is not helping at all. reading the manual did not help, it was not even mentioned or did i miss it, so pls help anyone.

  • I have replaced my 9520 three times already.. i love the phone but it continously gives me problems. It freezes regularly, i cant disconnect from calls. The screen doesnt always respond.. Its so annoying... And my service provider is no help at all. and then it takes 14days to be repaired...

  • im still look to buy this phone but most of cell store dont have it no more i believe its outdated......

  • where can i buy the screen of my BB sorm2 9520 it was totally wrecked and damaged. I need a new one. Please help.

  • Hey i agree to camera should be 5 mp.

  • Hi my H.R is using the mobile its very high look and I lov it

  • Blackberry Storm 2 or Nokia c6-01?

  • I've been using it for three months, it's an excellent smartphone, great sound, good for music, comfortable clickable screen, responsive and reliable. The only downsside is 3.15mp camera

  • noit was a very bad phone .i dont like this type of phones i alsolike china phones . because it was a very real fantastic effect. loud speaker claritty is very good . and most phones are alsovery slim looking my name is illaya delapathy vijay

  • hey guys BB storm2 is the best touch screened phone model in the market but RIM should increase the camera in this mobile from 3.15mgp to 5mgp as for a business & smart phone a good camera i.e a powerful camera is must -------everybody knows that BB has already launched a new Bold with 5mgp & as well as Torch which is touch & type one, then why not with Storm because customers like us who r die hard BB fans r waiting for storm with 5mgp camera---hope RIM will give an eye on it & this is a request to RIM to please give an eye on it

  • My experience with backberry made me hate all blackberry sets with passion. I was disappointed by the inability of my bb curve2 2 read pdf files, pdb, sisx, inability to install java files that exceeds 120kb, inability to install themes unlike my nokia. What i saw was below what i expected from it before buying it. Im switching back to nokia and SE.

  • try to reinstalling/upgrade your operating system. before you upgrade or reinstalling OS, please do 'wipe' before you do application loader. the operating system can also being shrinked using some software to increase the application memory. when its finished,try to use Quickpull application which you can download in blackberry app world. i used to face the same problem, but everything is different now. :)

  • hi, many people (users) of the storm 2 have issues yet for my case, i have used both the storm 1 and now storm 2 with rewarding outcomes. its the best phone after to BOLD. i integrated a users' tool from the BB application world and the problem of the screen not responding never arises. the biggest proble the phone has is user knowledge. I've used 6 models of blackberry ans this storm 2 is quite amazing.

  • i am in love with this piece of thing but after reading ths comments, id rather use a beeper than burn my money for ths.,

  • I have a Blackberry Storm and will say it's good when it's working but that is only 50%of the time it freezes all the time having to pull the battery out 3-4 times per day, when making a call it wont disconnect and when answering touch screen wont work, I myself are in the process of negotiating with my provider a replacement. Feed up and had enough. . .

  • Same with my BB-Storm :( it freezes frequently- not getting why? also the text in SMSs turns in symbols.. u learn only when person replyes in the same..also u cant dial a phone -- u have to REFRESH IT.. its weird!! i was gifted this!! so i have to LIKE it:( Someone please help to operate this ... my nokia was much better..

  • Best be to storm 2 an bold 2

  • Thank you very much last annonymous writer for ur post about this phone. My thanks also goes 2 gsmarena for a forum like this making it possible for phone users to voice out their opinions. I appreciate ur efforts towards enlightening both users and 'to be users' of the device they already had or are planning to purchase. I really commend ur effort. It will also please me if it'll be extended to other areas of ICT like computer devices and laptops. After reading a comment from the previous annonymous writer i've come to realise that not all that glitters are gold. I was making plans on how to buy this device i'v been admiring for sometime, but i changed the plans after reading a comment on the phone's weakness. This is the best ever forum rocking.

  • I purchased this Cellfone. It has been a nightmare right from the Day 1. Battery gets drained within half an hour. I purchased another Battery for Rupees 4500. No relief. I feel highly disappointed and dejected with this purchase and expect others to save themselves from the mental agony and pain it has given me.

  • I also bought the storm II and had to take it back for freezing within the 1st 2 weeks. MTN apparently fixed it and when it came back it seemed fine for about a week then it started freezing again and to switch it off and on again wouldn't work so I had to take out the battery and put it back. First hand users will know how long it takes for the phone to reboot. I do not know what I missed during all the combined minutes of rebooting. Also the buttons started to be confused like when you press the end key you get the whole menu instead. In the end I could not end calls with the end button because the phone would ask me if I want to exit the homescreen first and if I say yes nothing would happen, if i say cancel nothing would happen either so it was battery out again just to end a call.

  • I've just gone through my 3rd Storm 2 within a year, and the problem is always the screen freezing, forcing me to shut the phone down or pull out the battery. My service provider has decided to change me onto the Blackberry Bold 9700. I'm really fed up with the Storm's problems. Some users say that if you turn a screw under the battery just a tiny bit, it solves the freezing problem, as the screws are too tight after manufacture of the phone. Am not sure about this fix, but one can try it, as long as you don't void your warranty.

  • I order one. Is the comments true that the people said, the screen is freezing.

  • i bought this phone 1 weeks ago, there is no problem with the software. i bought it second hand. sometimes the issue was freezing the software one day 3-4 times, in my experiences, my storm2 never freez. the condition still good. may be if u got freezing 3-4 times in a day,you have trouble with the software, may be u have to upgrade the software. i choose blackberry than the others, blackberry is very good.exception for the batt, very low, may be min 1 time one day u have charges this phone.

  • do not buy this phone.it have issue with touch screen.the touch screen like freezes 3-4 times a day and u have to remove the battery for 5-10 seconds to reset and then put it back.im using this phone 2 months now, and all the owners of this phone have the same issue and nobody found a solution.

  • Is it true thats 9520 Wi fi had low signal than my 8520? Anyone?

  • can storm 2 be upgraded to BB OS6....Thx

  • good phone good cont

  • Dear all, How to apply the device time in this Storm 2??? because when i restart my BB the device time cannnot according to network time... pls need any solution,...

  • it depends for what purpose you want the blackberry for??if it's for email yeah sure go for blackberry but stay well clear from BOTH STORM VERSION 1&2 as they still have LOADS of BUGS.If your fingers are not that bog give BB9780 a shot its worth it or else you can go for nokia e72 as I have used both STORM AND NOKIA E72 and E72 is far more STABLE and hing ROBUST due to the STEEL FRONT AND BACK COVER and ALSO the HARD PLASTIC BUILD of the casing.now if you want email and entertainment all ombined in 1 mobile phone you have 2 options: WAVE 1 if you are NOT going to be after LOADS of apps as BADA OS does not offer loads of apps not to say at all for dwld or ELSE the GALAXY S everything is perferct APART one thing the BACK COVER looks VERY VERY FRAGILE but you can get excellent wallet type cases for this mobile phone.Hope that these few lines will help you in choosing the best handset for you mate:) Cheers Ryan

  • holy crap this mObIle is cool

  • Is the blackberry storm really worth buying??? ..Alot of people say theres alot of stuff wrong with them, is there?? Im buying it off my friend, so its second hand although shes only had it about a month. Also somebody says they break easily...I dont want a phone that will break after i spend alot of money on it. Thankss x

  • guyzzzzz...shud i go 4r bb storm2 9520 or 9550 or go 4r samsung wave 2 s8532 ??plzzzz help ..which is better ??which is d best ??plzzzz i need a reply urgently guyzzz

  • I bought a new bbstorm2 and unfortunately had to send it back becuz tha data I was being billed for was not working nor was my bluetooth working. Couldn't understand why my fone kept freezing on me too and also charging my fone up to 3 times a day...yup! had to send it back and hopefully they will fix it or give me a new one =!! Good fone ahrite and i miss it. GUYS!! GET THE BBBERRY STORM2 !!!

  • guy off course nokia c7 if you want to a moster celphone you have to buy nokia good look

  • the better is of course the nokia n8!!!! hey guy if you wanna a good celphone you have to looking for a nokia goog look

  • guyzzzzzzzz shud i go 4r blackberry storm 2 9520 or nokia c7 ?? plzzzzz help guyzzzz...which is better ? plzzzzz i need a urgent reply...

  • guyzzzzzzzz shud i go 4r blackberry storm 2 9520 or nokia c7 ?? plzzzzz help guyzzzz...which is better ? plzzzzz i need a urgent reply...

  • yes

  • pick this phone instead of storm 9500. at least this one has wifi..while the other one dont have.

  • skype

  • how is it?

  • can somebody tell me how to set the accelerometer off? anyone able to help me, i'll give him/her the nobel prize

  • Hi Storm 2 lovers, I am in Sri Lanka and I got a BB storm recently. In Sri Lanka we can not use the BB application world so we cannot use any of the cool applications available in application world. I really like to use some of those applications. Can anyone kindly recommend any place that I can download good, reliable applications that works outside application world? Really appreciate yr help. Cheers, SKM

  • HI BBStorm, Thanks for the reply. Would you be kind enough to tell us the performance of the OS6. Any problems? Many Thanks, SKM

  • hi got 2 questions if anyone can help 1) can the menu screen items be customised 2) is there a fascility to password protect individual menu items thanks

  • what i know for sure if it has "Tv/fm radio" on it,high camera pixel eg 12.0 mp, very little internal memory,and maybe the menu could be different, then its the Chinese version BB. nt sure abt anything else hope that helps.

  • ok! im abt to but a blackberry storm but am not certain if i no the ORIGINAL from the fake ... plz assist me 4 me to get the real & authentic 1 bcz i really admire these BB!

  • ok! im abt to but a blackberry storm but am not certain if i no the ORIGINAL from the fake ... plz assist me 4 me to get the real & authentic 1

  • ok! im abt to but a blackberry storm but am not certain if i no the ORIGINAL from the fake ... plz assist me 4 me to get the real & authentic 1

  • ok! im abt to but a blackberry storm but am not certain if i no the ORIGINAL from the fake ... plz assist me 4 me to get the real & authentic 1

  • hey BBstorm. can you give us a little more detail on how that works.Had any probs since you installed OS 6?

  • Yes, i was able to install OS 6 on my blackberry storm 2

  • Hi Guys, Is the new BlackBerry OS 6.0 is good for Storm 2? Any expereinces on this. Many Thanks, Sachith

  • Garf.. thank for advice.. just sent my 9520 to agent and they send it to Brighstar HQ .. and i have to wait at least 3 weeks to get back my storm! and now i know to fixs my storm after reads some forum dan watch somes video on youtube.. it failed after batt. k.o during update my version.. i was panic even i`ve already got experience update 8320,8520 and Bold 9000 before.. now i suffering without BB on my hand :( .. the problem is..too late.. i hope i can handle my addicted on my beloving storm during this term ..

  • what is the blackberry OS version in 9520

  • u got ur blackberry in Malaysia?is it ap warranty or telcom warranty? if its AP sorry to say, please wait longer :p actually for wht they call software malfunction u can just reinstall it by urself no need to wait for them and 25 day. My advice take ur device and bring it to one of ur friends tht is knowledgeable in blackberry

  • Hi guys, suddenly my BlackBerry Storm2 9520 show operator determined barring anytime i want to send an SMS... how can i solve dis problem? plzzzz

  • Guys help me. My applications storage space keeps on decreasing even when am not adding other apps. How can I increase this space? The stored apps don't add up to 256 MB but the remaining space is less than40Mb.

  • Hi I have brought my Black berry 9520 stom 2 from MAlaysia. soon after 01 month I have faced problem related to its soft ware. Now I have given that for service under warranty but have no progress on my hand set since last 25 days. I am very worried and want to take up this issue with customer care Kindly suggest How and when can I get my hand set repaired

  • It's a good mobile but I cannot paired it with my handset Samsung WEP460. Who can help me?

  • Does this Phone support Video Calling? if yes how do i activate?

  • If you going to comment negatively then give reasons, otherwise keep quite.

  • this is a good stuff that i ever had, cool ^^

  • is the whorst device in the blackbery history. i get it and after 2 days i will send it to rest in peace. not any more touch in bb devices.

  • It is my 1st blackbery ..its feature is mast..

  • my first blackberry...is this stuff some waterproof kind?...coz sometimes when im making a call on a sweaty day, sweat just pours all over the clickable screen...and then fon suddenly hangs up....nothing i can do but use the headset...

  • what is the CPU processor speed ? (?? MHZ)

  • can i download msn messenger to the bb phone ? howw

  • from you system or from a PC? if from a PC i dont know. but from "your" system is easy as a toffee. just keep the phone on the ground and shit onto it :) i hope this helps =)

  • Did the battery saver app. work,my phone's battery only last one day,and I'm not even using it that much. I'm not impressed with the batt. life at all to say the least. Heaven knows what a business man or lady will do with this phone if they using it the whole day.

  • have had phone replaced once due to battery life most recently had battery replaced still short life can take it off charge at 10am and by 7pm its flashing low battery and iam an infrequent user of the phone. have just downloaded a battery saver app will see how that goes.

  • How do i transfer videos, songs & pics from my system onto this phone()

  • I have been using a storm 2 for over a year and i must say its the best phone i have evry had i work in tech support for mobile phones and have never had anyone call about an issue with them. brilliant phone

  • I upgraded from my Curve 8520 to Storm 2 because I want a touchscreen and of course it has to be BlackBerry. Storm2's not the usual touchscreen you'll find in the market so it will take some time to get used to the screen that you actually have to press down till it clicks. It's a welcome distinction from the touchscreen bandwagon. What I hate is the predictive text input that no matter how you turn it off it keeps on appearing. To be honest, you won't like this handset at first but you'd love it as you get used to it just like I did.

  • My phone was once had a terrible fall from about 4 feet. But no problem.

  • this phone i have drop from a height of 4 foot and nothing happened to the phone . the phone was ok and switch off also but only a scratch .

  • I've got this phone, and let me tell you, it is the worst thing I have ever owned in my life! It gave me endless problems, and have replaced it 5 times already, but my service provider only send me a new storm 2 every time, and all still the exact same problems! Screen freezes, drops calls, white screens, reboots for no apparent reason... Don't buy this device, you will regret it!

  • I've got this phone, and let me tell you, it is the worst thing I have ever owned in my life! It gave me endless problems, and have replaced it 5 times already, but my service provider only send me a new storm 2 every time, and all still the exact same problems! Screen freezes, drops calls, white screens, reboots for no apparent reason... Don't buy this device, you will regret it!

  • thanks

  • JRF. i think its ok now, since i've been observing and the prob hasnt reoccurred.if it does i'll reinstall or go bk for sure. thanks man.

  • Dissapointed. sorry to hear about your carelessness. its 2010 not 19 something. any smartphone you happen to drop, that phone will not be smart anymore. yes the handset has its short comings however, you cant blame it for dropping. go get another and do not bad mouth my boo. check out the iphone4 and drop it, see if you would bad mouth it too.

  • you will need to repeat the process man... reinstall again.... -_-

  • This is the Worst phone I have ever owned! Please do not buy it. It was a big mistake. Major handset problems, I had it for a short time and on my way to ELF it I dropped it the one time from a very small hight and it shattered, now I have a crap, broken phone on a 2 year contraact weith no warrenty or insurance. Back to my old Nokia I think!

  • Hey, mianyu. I think you might have to reinstall the OS. Sometimes things don't come out right the first time. If the problem persists, go back to .713.

  • hey guys, i upgraded my bb storm2 9550 a few hours ago from v5.0.0.713 to v5.0.0.983 and i've noticed one prob so far ie. while using the video camera it blocked out i mean all black. i freaked out, believing it was over now. can somebody tell me what else to expect from this version?

  • Mpho Mapulane. check if u close all the apps u opened. "using the return key does not close the active app it minimizes it. so its still running in the bk ground". press and hold the bb key,a bar appear with icons that are currrently running,(the default ones are: browser,bb messenger,home screeen,messages,and phone,also if u av antivirus) any other? press the icon app will open, press bb key and scroll down to close. 2. turn off bluetooth and wifi when nt using 3. if u av led light on turn it off 4. if u don't need vibration turn if off 5. reduce the bk light time just a few tips to extend battery life.

  • One of the Options is written "Phone" pls it once..and check on far left for Dial Pad and key in *100# and press green button once..hope you sorted

  • Hello Everyone...i need Help with my Storm Battery Life,,, i often have to Charge it. could it be that i didnt charge it sufficient while it was New??

  • I like this phone, i must buy one before it will be discontinued Because of the storm3, wish the storm2 refresh is not cancelled so i can switch to it, i dont like the storm3 rumors with iphone looks, rim you should make the storm3 look like a BBstorm, and not make it look like an iphone, dont be an iphone imitator! Be blackberry! Stick with the original and dont try to look stupid by imitating iphone just like other cellphone companies!

  • zam. go options, mobile network, change data service to "off" and do a battery Pull. ie (remove the battery while the phone is still on then replace it), it will reboot. however,ur wi-fi will connect but, unable to browse whenever data service is turned off. test that ur *100# is working.when it is. go options, mobile network, and change back data to "on" now both the wi-fi and ur *100# should work. well . it worked for me.

  • Hi Friends, How can I open a PDF file in my storm 2 phone? Do I have to download the reader and if so from where and how? Many Thanks, Sachith

  • hi..anybody please help me.. how to key in short code for storm2..e.g *100#.. when press green button its calling..

  • Anonymous. i heard they did. what was the prob u had with urs? mine select multiple keys at times and failed to execute a command but as soon as i do a "BATTERY PULL" am good to go.i'm not the first owner tho and i still love it. u could check out the NOKIA E72/E73. the only thing i do not like abt them are the screen size

  • Sorry Vodafone withdrew this phone from it shops shortly after release [and quietyly] every time mine has been back for repair they just send a new handset out

  • thanx mianyu........

  • babu. {{Someone please tell me can i buy this handset or not?}} that was the ques u asked. sorry we cant help u with that part. only u can and ur pocket can decide that one. lol.JOKES on u . anyway, i find the handset to be a wonderful device, i like the wide screen and pic quality etc. not sure abt ur likes or dislikes of the handset. however, you should check out the reviews on youtube and if y're ok with the specifications on this site (gsm arena) then u'll deffi kno what to do.i've had mine only 2weeks now there4, i'm recomending you to JRF for first hand experience with the device.

  • New storm user. to get ur Map. download GOOGLE MOBILE APP. satalite view and all. u gud 2 go.

  • Someone please tell me can i buy this handset or not? whether it is good or bad?plzzzz

  • Go to Messages, press menu, select options, select spell check and make sure the auto-correct and spell check squares are unmarked. I have mine set to off but it still corrects a few words, but I've gotten used to it and hardly ever make mistakes.

  • "I type very fast and the only mistakes I make are due to the auto-correct feature" for this information, could u tell me how to inactivate the auto-correct feature?? pretty please... since i'm maintaining my work from my BB, and have to type many data... Thanks

  • @ anybody: can u tell to me, how to shut off the auto completion text, when i was typing on sms or chat message..? i've tried to shut off the auto text from submenu setting, but it didn't work... it's kinda bugging me, since this 9520 doesn't have or support any auto completion language for my language i ussualy used... many thanks and appreciation for you..

  • Hi, Thanks Mianyu. Thanks alot man.

  • Hey Amit. To viw the stuff on your mem...card, from the menu select applications, files and file folders.

  • how to detect memory card??????

  • am having this problem with my blackberry storm2 9520 and i need technical suport on how to go about it.there is this write up on my phone that put me to my toes it says.............UNCOUGHT EXCEPTION INDEX 4>=4..i need help on this case.

  • new storm user. 1. 9530 is like looking back ok. storm 9550 is the same as ur 9520, Euro and US respectively. not inferior. well, maybe to the storm3 and 4 that are on there way. 2.about the maps. (mobile.blackberry.com)scroll down u will see "download blackberry maps". it didnt work 4 me cuz am a "caveman". but it should 4u. 3. to deactivate "suretype".options, screen/keyboard, scroll dwn to "portrait view keyboard" and select the option u need. 4. i was strong advised not to upgrade to OS 6 just yet. however i upgraded my 9550 fro v5.0.0.607 to v5.0.0.713. not sure what to say about it just yet. NB. if ur phone is not giving you any problem do not give ur phone any prob. good luck.

  • ...that is my blackberry storm....i like it...

  • Dear Friends, I recently bought 9520 and have some queries which I need some expert opinion. Mine is BB 9520. Is there a difference between this and 9530 ands 9550. Is 9520 an inferior device? Can anyone tell me how to get/download MAPS to my BB 9520 device? Also is there anyway that I can incativate the suretype feature? Also can I upgrade my OS to BB 6 OS? Really appreciate your advice, Sachith

  • Yeah, the Bold series has an awesome keyboard. I loved the 9000's keyboard. The iPhone is a great device for entertainment. But, since the battery doesn't last that long, I see no point in buying one. You'll need chargers everywhere you go. The Storm has decent battery life, but my Curve had better. I don't use my phone for games. Although I do have like 4 installed. I mainly use it for email, chat and social networking. That is what BlackBerry is built for.

  • frankly i liked storm very firstly wen i came to know abt BBs !! but after hearing abt BB BOLD 9700 i dont think its appropriate to buy the best touch u can get is only APPLE IPHONE !!

  • After 2 years of a relatively trouble free Bold, I decided to go to the Storm 2. We all knew the first Storm was going to be for the guinea pigs, with a plethora of problems. One Storm 1 owner I know will never buy another RIM product again. To be honest, I'm pretty fed up after 3 months with this phone as I have to constantly turn it on and off when the keys just don't respond. This problem is getting worse. Another trick it has is it wont hang up. I discovered this gem when I noticed the bottom buttons illuminated a few hours after my wife had phoned me. She didn't hang up correctly, I pressed the disconnect button, but it didn't register. Looking forward to that bill. The only way I can hang up sometimes is to turn the phone off. My kids i-phones make the Storm look like the slow, ugly bucktoothed cousin as far as net browsing, music downloads- which I can't do for some reason and applications. Don't even start me on the rubbish applications available. The click screen certainly works better for me than the other touch phones which is why I chose it. Overall- I regret choosing this phone for many reasons, including no one in phone shops who can actually help you with some of the finer points. I'm sure if I had access to someone who is an expert on these things, my disappointment would lessen.

  • I can honestly tell you that the Storm's touchscreen is an "acquired taste". First, I hated the Storm 1's screen. The way it wobbled. Plus, it had very little memory and would freeze up alot. The Storm 2's screen is way better. RIM wanted to create a touchscreen which gave off the "sensation" that you were using buttons. This phone succeeds. I type very fast and the only mistakes I make are due to the auto-correct feature, because I type in Spanish and English. I had an iPod touch and the screen was very sensitive but I easily made typos. The Storm's clickable screen is sensitive but allows me to actually type with fewer mistakes. Not everyone likes the "extra effort" of pushing the screen, but honestly, I don't notice the "effort". Try one out in person and see if the screen is okay for you. Another thing. Don't expect to have a ton of apps for this phone. Android and Apple have better apps for entertainment. The Storm is a great messaging device, be it email, social networking, or instant messages. This does all of that at a great level.

  • i wan't to buy this BB phone, but i still hesitate on it's touchscreen, anyone experiencing a problem on it's touchscreen ? or any problem occured on this phone? really need your share.. Many thanks

  • the bb have installed BB maps, but it doesn't work, and when you try to download it from bb explorer it says " bb maps it not supported by your device"

  • I love SUREPRESS, hope storm3 would have it also, also make it look like the storm, not an iphone

  • Yeah, I remember your name too. It's been a while since we've talked! I am really happy with the Storm. I loved my Curve but needed something with a better camera and a touchscreen. I was choosing between the Storm2, Droid, iPhone 4 and the Torch. I didn't like the Droid or the Torch. And BlackBerry has a better push notification system than Apple or Google, so I went for the 9550. Don't regret it one bit. I love the screen, I'm very accurate with it. Good luck finding a phone you like!

  • hey JRF!..long time no see buddy..hey,i remember ur nick dude..coz we used to chat each other in the gemini forum regarding our gemini..wah,now u bought a storm huh??good2 buddy..so,it still same like the old gemini huh..?thanx coz answering my ques

  • Hey! I used to have the 8520 and upgraded to the 9550. It has the same amount of memory for apps as the Gemini did. If I had waited until this weekend, I would've been able to get the Torch. But I've always wanted a Storm 2 and I am really happy with it. I chose the 9550 because it has 3G (CDMA)while the 9520 is EDGE. SurePress is pretty great. I can type just as fast as I could on my Gemini.

  • may i know that,this device has 2GB memory on board right,but how much it allocates for the "application"?? for instance,the old bold 1 9000 has 1GB internal memory but it only allocates somewhere about 40-60 MB only for the apps..this quite irritating coz i cant put many apps on it..only a few that i think is a must..whereas the new bold2 aka onyx n curve 8520 aka gemini have only 256 MB internal memory but it allowed all of the memory to be used as also for keeping the apps..but of coz after deduction for system use,it left about 128 MB but it ALLOWED all to keep the apps..plz tell me about it,as i looking forward to buy this as my next generation of BB..

  • Does the screen wiggle when we click it?

  • @rish... so u trying to tell i should not pair device first like how we pair in nokia than enter password to share. i wana connect to my car kit?what do i do to connect to my car kit.i have tried from other phne like sending a picture to storm 2 cell it accepted but while transfering it showed connection failed

  • @rish... so u trying to tell i should not pair device first like how we pair in nokia than enter password to share. i wana connect to my car kit?what do i do to connect to my car kit.

  • It hangs. It lags like hell. Finally gotten rid of it though in the process lost a few bucks but glad to have got ridden of it now. Only thing good about it is mail and that too the blackberry services are damn expensive. Happy to be back on 3GS :)

  • The bluetooth on this phone works like how a p.c bluetooth does. Enable your bluetooth and pair with the other device as per usual. then go to media and then music or pictures depending on the file you wanna receive. then click on the bb sign and you will see a pop up menu.. select receive via bluetooth and select the device you receiving from and boom you connected. You will always have to select receive via bluetooth whenever you want a file. hope this helps

  • how much for blackberry storm2 9520????

  • if I want to set up a password so that no other person has an access to my phone where should I do this

  • if u want to use bluetooth, don go direct n pair the device. Go to the files, e.g go to music then press options. Then click add music...

  • I am wondering if this phone is any use for a teenager or if it is mostly a work/business phone??? Are there any features a teenager might like?

  • Iam not able to connect to the bluetooth even after tryng several times.It is pairing device but while sending file it says connection failed. I even changed bluetooth setting encryption to promt, yes,i did also make service discoverable yes than saved settings.It does not even connect to my car audio kit through bluetooth it does detect but fails to connect.Please can anybody hel pe me out.

  • No that is definitely not true. Im using os 5.0.0.741 and its running smoothly with no issues.

  • Hi, im from singapore also am i have been using this phone for 6 months or so already. 1. It may be faced out soon as there are rumors on the new storm 3. However note that that will not come too soon the earliest is about Q2 2011 estimated. Furthermore when this phone ships to SG it will take a couple more months so yeah. 2. The official word from RIM a few months back said that the only devices that are getting OS6 are the 9700, 9650, and 9100/9105 and future devices to come. Although they didnt specifically said that the storm 2 will not get os 6, you can pretty much discard your hopes on it. 3. Well the pros and cons are subjective but i'll just state my opinion. I love the surepress touchscreen the most as it's unique (no other phones in the mkt has this feature) and the speakerphones (both the headset and loudspeaker) they are loud and crisp. The camera quality is pretty decent as well for a 3.2MP camera with led flash. The cons would be that the browser currently does not support pinch-to-zoom. Furthermore only 1 tab can be opened at one time. 4. The download rate depends on ur internet connection so i cant really comment much about it. However there are some heavy websites such as engadget which lags a little when loaded.

  • Yes, this phone has multi-tap, suretype and full qwerty on potrait mode.

  • No he's wrong actually original BBs can come from canada, mexico or hungary. Mine is a hungary build and its perfect

  • Yes i'm in SA, thanks for the advice,,

  • Hi,does this phone have portrait qwerty keyboard?

  • Which is better storm 2 or the bold 2 or any new upcoming model like the r020

  • if your so satisfied with the phone & ur actually posting this comment with it, why is it nothing you're saynig is making sense?

  • u can transfer all contact from nokia via bluetooth... but cannot transfer sms or mms because bb used different format for sms and mms...

  • how to copy all my contacts , sms , music & images from my previous Nokia E66 to my new storm 2?

  • Thanks Achik. So orniginal BB storm 2 comes from Maxico but not Hungary.

  • mexico

  • Can original storm 2 devices come from Hungary or Mexico? Can pls any one let me know.

  • Yes u can use it as a modem, but ur service provider will charge u. Its onli free wen u browse using da handset.

  • go to options, select and go to mobile networks, select network mode and select 3g

  • Hi , i dont see why not. Are u from SA, cause if you are and u have the BIS service active and you use your phone as a modem u will be charged data rates.

  • no i m using Im on wifi on my bb but u need to get the correct and hacked version :D

  • Is it true that you cannot access IM such as yahoo messenger if you're only connected to wifi?

  • Hi Guys, My Storm is on its way,i just want to know if i'm able to use my phone to connect to the Internet using my Laptop? basically browse in my Laptop..Pls help me

  • Does this phone having 3G facility if so how can i activate?

  • i have some trouble with micro sd card, i put kingston 8G micro sd card at storm2 9520, but it hasn't shown any memory or media card. so what i support to do? any error at phone or software? pls let me know. i will wait every body reply. thanks

  • Can some one please help me on how to use net using edge, as the phone keeps asking to activate wifi.

  • it does have qwerty read review

  • Does it have Qwerty key board.

  • The 9520 is GSM only, on EDGE, while the 9550 has CDMA 3G and GSM EDGE.

  • May i know whether this phone provide QWERTY touchpad or just ordinary touchpad when you wanna text someone?

  • Hi I have some questions; please help me: I am from Singapore. will appreciate very much especially if you are from Singapore and currently using this model 1. I wonder if anyone knows if this phone is being phased out in RIM soon as I am considering to use a BB for the first time 2. This will be a miracle if anyone knows but I will try - anyone knows if this phone will get an OS 6 update? 3. What are the pros and cons of this phone? 4.For web browsing - is the download rate slow and what kind of websites does it not work well?? Thanks!!! Thanks!

  • Ive been hearing rumours that the storm2 has been having major software issues. Im considering purchasing the phone but am now confused. can someone provide clarity on this software issue, please

  • I can definitely say that this is the worst ever phone RIM has come up with and definitely there is no OS6 for it. Wait for Storm3 or Torch 2.

  • I've gotten my Storm 2 about 3 moths ago, it has been replaced 3 times and I've sent it in again for repairs. Still waiting on it. This has been the worst phone I've ever used! And it's been the software every time, not my fault. Though, I'm not the only one moaning about the exact same faults and flaws of this device.

  • Got my storm 2 with a little bit of hesitation and I must say it�s pretty cool. Its not quite the multi-tasker everyone says it but the touch screen makes up for it.

  • this phone is great, the surepress makes it even better, ive been using this for 2 months now after my iphone 3G. iphone is good but comparing the screens, its night and day. sometimes in my iphone i accidentally select an application while scrolling and accidentally select a link page web browsing, and im sure this happens to in any other touchscreen phones, but in storm2 theres nothing like that, scrolling is just scrolling only and selction is pressing the screen, thanks to the surepress technology! brilliant phone.

  • Been using the Storm 9520 for a few weeks now and loving the touchscreen. You can slide all you want without it selecting anything. Only when you press the screen it selects. Nothing similar to iPhone and better than any other touchscreen.

  • AfrozGood phone and displey quality is veri good iam loving this phone if any query pla call +917503706786

  • The storm1 has seperate key buttons for the call, end call, back key and blackberry button, while the storm2 also has this buttons but not dedicated buttons, meaning they are part of the screen.

  • can some one tell me how sensitive the touch screen is compared to something like, iphone, as in when scrolling does it react to the slightest touch well

  • hi guys,i just bought my storm2 device and cannot send any SMS to friends.i also copied all my contacts from my previous handset to the storm2,and my network keeps on telling the number is wrong anytime i make calls.

  • How can you tell the difference between BB Storm2 9520 and BB Storm1 from the outside (i.e design, physical)?? I'm looking around online and don't wanna get cheated when I buy Storm2 online but they send Storm1. Thanks.

  • just got my BB 9520 I am trying to set up Wi-Fi and E-mail I am failing. How does it work? Please help me start up.

  • Pls guys how do I use opera 4.2 on my storm 2? After installing it, when I open it it tells me failed to Conner to the internet. What settings should I use?

  • can anyone tell me what is the different between Storm 2 9520 and Storm 9550?

  • Just got my BB9520 last week and I couldnt stop but admire its futuristic features and its crisp design. It may not be simple to use but, its not an ordinary phone for just an ordinary user to fiddle around with. It is but is an essential tool for business peeps on the go. Its an awesome piece of gadget, very useful and keeping you informed while going around on meetings and yet you are able to check on your official emails as if you are at the office. You can't get any better phone than that.

  • My handset keeps switching off displaying a white screen which does not stay long enough for me to read but seemingly something needs to be reset. This happens every 5 minutes or so...how can I rectify this?...anyone..

  • yearghh... i would to buy this device..but may i know what the CPU is..and also what OS does it has??

  • I have been reading coment anot this phone, okay I dnt knw way phone the people criticising have but it cannot be a 9520 storm 2 cod I have that phone infact am posting this comment with it and my phone, best phone EVER, of ur in doubt don't be

  • Hey dude, in order for you to view and play the wmv file in your cp unit, you habe to convert it to wmv file because the LCD format of that file is not compatible when it comes to its size definition. The wmv format you are trying to play in your cp is formatted in desktop pc. Use a video(mp4 or wmv) converter and set the size compatible to your cp setting.

  • this phone is very amazing its depend if you know how to use it properly if you don't know what's the real power of this phone. use your brain and study about new generation of communication. if your brain is low buy nokia 5110 just you can make is to call and txt only!

  • Oh well i just dont know what to do i just ordered my blackberry and its on its way but after reading all these comment i am not sure anymore

  • Iphone.

  • i phone ,or bb storm ?

  • Very few handsets are compatible with Office 2010 X64, its not free but companionlink bridges the gap betweent eh X64 and most mobile handsets desktop management software. Will probably still be a while before manufacturers start fixing that problem. If you use office X86 then its no problem.

  • y cant my storm 2 play wmv video file?i transferred it directly w/o converting it 1st,bcoz its already in wmv format...yet only the sounds came out,but not the display.....pliz pliz help me...

  • Yes this phone can run MS Office 2010 64bit, You just have to download a working crack from TPB, and then format your computers hard drive.

  • Please guyz i just bought blackberry 9520 and i don't really know how to use any of the facilities on the fone, and i have a wi fi internet connection at home and how come i cant collect to the network? Guyz pls someone should just take his time and teach me most of the important things i need to know on bb and what i would enjoy so i can join the bb family my email is ([email protected])

  • Hi, is the Storm 2 compatible with MS Office 2010 64 bit? If not which smart phone is compatible?

  • I have had the pleasure of owning a storm 9520 b4 it got stolen then i got the bold 9700.I think go for either one of these phones.Bold 9700 has qwerty screen but it looks like the cheaper versions of BB.Storm makes a statement right away its a premium phone.But then once again not everyone is a 'touchscreen" fan.Well i am.Take the storm 9520.

  • From what I have heard from the review of the BlackBerry Storm 2 9520 from here - , it seems that it is worthless to buy, because of its highly paid applications, its slowness even though a good amount of ram is added and also its heavy and bulky weight.

  • How come my phone do not have WiFi service on my phone??

  • why i cant create my existing email ,only blackberry enterprise could be?

  • dude.. BIS is something to do with ur carrier..contact them for more info..

  • Been using Blackberry Storm 2 for 6 months for work and it has never let me down once. I would have to say one of the best phones out there.It is more of a business phone and the only downside is you must charge it everyday.

  • ya...i think have same problem like u,can anybody help us?

  • Hi, I have to choose between an N97 mini, or a blackberry 9520 or 9700. Please can anyone offer some advice?

  • Nishant... Dude take my word dont go for it i hv seen people buying it ang getting a duplicate chinese piece so my sugesstion dont go for it . I ts better to buy one from a blackberry showroom or some other retailer

  • Pardon my lack of knowledge. How do I activate my Blackberry Services on my device? Is this something to do with my network provider or its a software related feature that I have to download and install to activate?

  • you need to have your blackberry services activated to download appstore. do that & you will get it :)

  • Can someone please help me with installation of the appworld on my storm 2. Everytime I go to the internet using the device I am not able to download and install as I get a message saying that mu device is not supported. Secondly, I want to include my personal work emails on the device but it seems like the option available needs enterprise activation.

  • I need an honest reply from you guys.There's a reseller in ebay who is offering me the "Blackberry 9520 Storm 2 Unlocked Smartphone" in about 344$.I read some of the comments here and am not very sure whether to buy BB from this Guy,as he is from Hong Kong and in a comment i have read that it could be a duplicate piece.Please guys suggest me;is it worth buying BB from ebay and from a reseller from China?Is the unlocked version has any further cases of Locking again?Please reply!

  • either u can call urself as unlucky bcoz u got urself a lousy faulty device..or perhaps u bought it from ebay or any other 'internet market' or 2nd hand phone from anybody who use it like animal..or ur phone is actually a cheap lousy CHINA LOOKS ALIKE!!..that is y u got so many problems instead of have a happy nice day!!

  • This is quite honestly the WORST handset I have ever owned (and there have been quite a few!!!). It freezes, crashes, needs rebooting/battery pulls at least 3-4 times a week! I cannot make voice calls as I cant hear anybody (they can hear me, I can only hear static). Absolutely useless! hate it hate it hate it! hate it so much I have pinched my daughters really old (and nasty) samsung phone that cost 10quid from Asda! wish I had got the iphone!

  • i like this phone because it is second to none.i suggest to buy this phone.

  • Yes, it is possible...one of the menu icons is password lock, when u click on it and u av a set password u must enter the password first before using the handheld

  • ive ordered the fone im really excited got it for £200 not bad im lukinn forward to it av already got the bb 8520 will i have to have a new PIN for my bb mesenger coz im on contract already with orange and bought this fone sim free?

  • Is it possible to lock the phone by using a security code?

  • you can choose Strom 9520 this is future mobile

  • Guys i need some help on a phone choice. I previously had a HTC HD2 but it got damaged. Between BB Bold , BB Storm 2 and X10 which is the best option?

  • It is a fantastic phone. I love my BB Storm :)

  • Been using this phone for the past three weeks and its marvelous, except for the battery life which am ok with. The problem is taht i cannot open any youtube clip, every time i try i get error messages...plus most avi files dont play....how can i solve this problem?

  • I upgraded from HTC Tytn2 to the BB Storm 2 9520 in Jan 10. Wanted to wait for Iphone 4, but decided on BB for work functionality. BB has been sent back 3 times & had 3 different handsets & waiting on 4th, as every time screen becomes unresponsive, i.e. cannot answer a call or hang up after a call. It is very frustrating as I use the phone for business. Don't use BB app world downloads as feared 3rd party apps affect OS 5 badly. But last Storm only downloaded BBM, but same happened! Not a good experience & BB refuses to exchange handset for Bold 2.

  • very cute

  • this phone is a very nice one to be frank it also has a high quality standard.

  • if u having troulbe choosing a handset. brother go for the best fone ever, ( nokia 11oo) the best battery ever made on earth.

  • Guys Hold on man. This phone aint that bad,Blackberry is 1 of the best 4ones that I have ever used,I used to use Nokia before,now with the Blackberry,Nokia is forgotton. The email facility is excellent,actually I get my mails faster on my Device than the Pc.The instant messenger is super quick.The style of the 4one is extremely sexy.Only a BlackBerry user will agree with me that this 4one is good.BlackBerry is a complete diffrent operating system compared to Nokia or Samsung. I say go for it!!!!!!! You wont go wrong.

  • I was an iPhone 3G user but now I have migrated to storm 2 and to be very honest I love everything about it more than iPhone especially the battery life which is around 28 Hours with heavy calling and a bit of browsing too. The browsing is same as iPhone with opera mini & to be honest BB browser isn't bad either.. I dint user safari on iphone too it sucked but I still use BB browser sometimes .. That says it all .. Though opera mini is way faster than anything right now.. Typing all this from the BB and the touch feels super awesum.

  • yes better than that

  • I don't know wat ppl see iN BB.wAT so special abt it. U get excellent mobiles than it.

  • storm 2 if ur comfy with only touch screen...

  • Hi guys, i have a htc touch pro and its that time again to upgrade my contract, im looking at the 9700 or storm2, which one do i go for? i enjoyed the keypad of the my htc touch pro as well as the touch screen on it. i find the 9700 keypad tad bit too small. oh,does the storm2 have sms thread?

  • can someone pls tell me if bb messenger works BB PEARL 8110/8120? can i stay connected with other bb users? im planing to keep this as a spare phone cause i really like the feature to stay connected with other bb users. i am nokia user so pls someone tell me if bb messenger works in this phone cheers

  • does the blackberry OS 5 for storm 2 supports HTML 5? or will the upcoming OS 6 support it?

  • Try this: 1-go to call history 2-options 3-smart dialing 4-country code 5-select unknown Good luck

  • Don't listen to many people who say this phone is the worst phone ever because they are completely wrong. They probably bought a cheap Hong-Kong or Chinese one that has been used/refurbished and posted as "Brand New" as they do on eBay. I strongly recommend the brand BlackBerry and their products (especially the Storm2) and the people posting about the Storm2 being bad are usually just Apple-lovers/iPhone-lovers etc.

  • This smartphone is better than any iphone. incl. iphone 4

  • I am a BlackBerry Storm2 9550 owner and it is by far the best touchscreen phone available.

  • Hi, try to go to call history, option, select smart dialing, go to country code and then select unknown.....after that is done

  • Design is good, bt lacks a processor, iphone 3gs or iphone 4 is a much better option

  • @Anonymous just get the upcoming Iphone 4g

  • my fone can never call from contacts list. each time I have to type the number which is horrible.Lousy fone ever.Greatest feature though is the auto hang facility which is frustating.

  • worst fone ever ,screen display fails miserably. The icons cant be seen and even after putting the battery again the screen wont reboot,everything is hazy.

  • hey am having trouble choosing mobile phone can anyone help me ??? am thinking of buying the storm 3 bb or htc hd mini or the apple i phone 3gs ??? what is your opinion ????

  • plz anyone tell me that this mobile have same touch like blackberry 9500

  • I am a first time Blackberry user. About three weeks ago I got the Storm 2 9520. I have been LOVING using it, and to begin with all my calls were crystal clear, but in the last few days I have more often than not been struggling to hear what the person on the other end is saying. Does anyone know if this is hardware o software related?

  • @johnny tan, penang. Just the app to boost your memory. Its found in BB Appworld.

  • what CPU does this phone have?

  • i have bought this bb 9250 storm 2 for 3 months ready, everyting is good except the hatest thing that my storm 2 can easily get "hang", i have no choice but waiting for around 1 minit then only back to normal, anyone can help me to solve this problem? besides this, there are a lot of softwares that v have to pay for it as compare to Iphone..for etc, digital compass, any funtionality sotfware....a bit dissapointed as compare to apple iphone used by my friend... you are welcome to email me via [email protected].... thank you in advance!

  • this h/s is too good but 1 problem is that ki ye bahut mast phone hai no doubt.

  • Today I bought this BlackBerry and it is a great phone, but there is one problem everytime I call someone after 20-40 seconds the call stops, it says Call Failed. I checked in the options , there was an option under General Options Auto-end calls , I changed it to "Never". After that I tried calling someone , it continued stopping the call. Does someone know how to fix this?

  • Been using this phone for the past one week and its marvelous, except for the battery life which am ok with. The problem is taht i cannot open any youtube clip, every time i try i get error messages...plus most avi files dont play....how can i solve this problem?

  • I honestly think that if anyone loves using a BB then the storm 2 version is a more advanced BB that anyone would love using. It is a truly original phone for the simple reason that it stays true to the BB trademark which is one of the most successful, innovative and original releases in the arena of the new genration phones!

  • hey... ive d phone for abt 3 months n its all cool. which firmwar u using ?? my only problem is battery.. lasts jus ONE DAY !! how does t last u 3 days man ?? u use push mail service ?? wats apps do u use ?? ANY WAY HOW TO SAVE BATTERY ??? BESIDES REDUCING SCREEN BACKLIGHT N DISPLAY FEATURES ??

  • I'm using blackberry storm2 9520 for 1 month. So far no problem because I upgrade the firmware. The battery can last about 3-4 days if I using it. Buy blackberry only from vodafone or verizon wireless.

  • User interface is simple and intuitive. Everything works as intended/designed. Great business phone with all the basic extras (apps, navigation, etc). I find the touch screen easy to use. Very happy with my Storm 2 and would recommend it to others.

  • The review says this phone tries not to be an "iPhone wannabe". Really? From the looks of it I don't think it's trying hard enough. What this is, is a classic case of too little, too late against the iPhone OS juggernaut.

  • thinking of getting this phone, so many mixed reviews tho so veru unsure now..there are about 50/50 on mixed reviews... but really really like the look and specs of this handet.hmmmm decisions decision.

  • Buy storm2 9520 only from vodafone and verizon wireless...hehe..

  • What problems were you having with the screen ? I found it to be one of the most accurate and responsive screens that I've ever used in any mobile phone ! Are you sure your not mistaking this for the Storm 1. The storm 2 which I have, is the one I'm using now (also using it to type this message). The thing I love about this touchscreen is that you can't select anything by mistake on screen (as you have to click press on the screen to select something while touching the screen just highlights an item.

  • Hello All, kindly i hope someone answer my question what's mean 3G Network (EV-DO)? is it optional to choose this option or necessary? i'm from Saudi Arabia, is there a problem for me to buy this phone regaridng the network? Thanks

  • What does the screen have?

  • Don't get this phone or you will regret it.

  • Worst phone in the world, shocking screen DONT GET ONE

  • I had the BB Storm2 on T-Mobile for 2 days. I thought it would be fantastic after my experience with the Bold 9700 but I was very disappointed. Overall the phone looks and feels very nice apart from the battery cover which I think is very flimsy. I had problems with the touchscreen when using the Facebook app, the Internet and when texting (phone seemed to lock up until you pressed top of screen and then go back) T-Mobile think phone is faulty and arranged an exchange which was sent to the wrong address. I have now sent the phone back under 7 day return policy... I'll stick with the Bold 9700 I don't want a phone that's faulty "out of the box" - it doesn't give you much confidence Pete

  • Got the 9520...an awesome device ! love the screen technology, 5.0v OS ...every thing about the phone !

  • Hey! To all users, is the keypad easy to use, being touch screen and all.

  • Blackberry failed to fix up softwares for 9520. They should really start working on softwares and not hardwares. The new OS 6 isn't really a new OS. Its just a catch up to every other phone.

  • please don't buy this phone. I have only been using the Blackberry Storm 2 9520 for 17 days and from what I think, the battery life is just a total disappointed and I just can't believe Blackberry Appworld approved some applications that doesn't function properly. Waste of money. You'll regret buying this phone. Iphone is way ahead of this.

  • its got no pdf reader,storm 2..bad,tell me how do i survive???dont buy,go for samsung 8910 for better quality.

  • Be warned, talk time will drain your battery VERY quickly. With moderate use (mainly mp3s and leaving Bluetooth on and about an hours worth of web browsing will give me a day no problem without having to switch to 2g only.

  • ive been using it for 4 months now without any simcard plan.. but by far it is fantabulous..:D i mean for a gurl who loves changing phone, this phone is by far a good one.. easy to use but for those who want to buy small phones just for accesorizing and not for business i dont recommend u to buy it cause its rather bulky

  • 1st U must 'charged' ur battery a least 12 hours then try to update operator service from 2G & 3G to 2G only..I'm sure U battery will lasting for 3-5 days

  • I have the BB 9500 but having this problem of the key pads not functioning like tab 8, a and so on. i have tried to restore to default but to no avail. pls help me

  • User who have problem with 'battery' which not long lasting, try to change at 'signal' received from 2G & 3G to 2G only. Ur battery will lasting for 3-5 days for normal use, tq

  • You can use the storm 2 for internet browsing even without a BB data plan. I have a sim free BB storm 2 and am using a pay as you go sim from the '3' network and although I can't use things like the app store, I am able to use the internet with no problems.

  • Yes the Storm 2 has file transfer capabilities. You can send and receive files via other handsets. You just need to pair with the other phone first. To receive files, go to the media folder, then press the blackberry button and then just click 'receive via bluetooth'.

  • is it a dual sim mobile?

  • I am using BlackBerry model No 9520. I have tried evry way to record the voice both incoming and outgoing, but not succeded. Pl inform

  • hey guys,I need some info about BB Storm2...Is BB's bluetooth able to transfer files to/receive from other brands of handphone such as nokia and SE?because I use bluetooth a lot...

  • A best phone I found when considering with the other brands and visit this site

  • Great BB but battery is very terrible as you must recharge your BB on daily basis

  • of course..this phone can be use as a modem..just install the application from the CD then connect your phone to laptop..then connect easy...

  • Hey to all of you who are BB fans...I agree Storm 2 is way better then the first storm. I was gona get mine this weekend but delay in shippment so till next month (sob) As for all of you who complain the battery life is short, Thats coz BB is using the data 24/7. If you want the batt to last forever carry a generator on your back wherever you go lol

  • I have the BB Storm 2 for over 4 months now , its an amazing phone and way better then the Storm 1. The screen is much better, its faster , it never hangs! Only minus point is that the battery realy is empty after one day of usage. So sometimes you need to take the charger with you if u need it for some extra hours. Watch out for the screen, if u drop it from less then 0.5 meters , the screen wil burst. Repairing it costs you arround 200 euro's, so be very carefull for not dropping it! 9/10 This thing beats the iphone with no doubt.

  • Any one knows what type of CPU is used for this device?

  • I use d BB 9520. And it has never for a day given me problems. The keypad is amazingly easy to use, the touch super receptive, in my opinion d most stylish BB ever made! Loving the phone.

  • Bought this through a catalogue sim free/unbranded. I'm not a business user and don't have a contract. For those of you living in the UK, if you get yourself a pay as you go sim card from Orange, you can have a BlackBerry data plan for £5 a month. This simply gets deducted out of your credit each month. Ideal for those of you ki

  • it stincks don`t buy!

  • i am planning to buy the storm 2 in the next couple of days. i wanted to know how good/bad this phone is. does it hang very often? if any of the users are experiencing any kind of problem, please let me know if this is a worthwhile investment. thank u.

  • 9520 is mainly for asia-pacific and the european countries. 9550 is mianly for the US.

  • It's proven to be scratch-resistent. I.e. resistent to finger nail scratches etc. As for scratch-proof im not too sure though.

  • It really depends on your personal preference.. If u like a big nice touch screen phone then go for the storm 2. If you prefer phones with physical keyboard then the bold 2 will be the right choice.

  • Try rebooting the phone by doing a battery pull. That should fix the issue.

  • 1. Not too sure about the price in msia. But its around 780 SGD. 2. No, OS is provided free of charge and the company behind the phone updates the OS on a pretty regular basis. 3. SurePress is a kind of technology which RIM (company) have created. What it does is that when u press down on the screen, it provides a tactile feedback and a little click sound, thus making it feel more like a physical keyboard. 4. I've owned this phone for 1.5 months already and i have to say im pretty satisfied with this phone. I'll rate it an overall of 7.5-8.0 out of 10. Hope this helps! :)

  • how to actiavte the blackberry enterprise server~

  • the battery life is just disappointing.

  • I have had one now for about a week. This has been plenty of play time. There are too many choices out there so you need a phone-broker to objectively select your phone for you. I went from a combo of basic Nokia/Palm Tunsgten to the Nokia N95, then Blackberry Bold. I loved the Bold because it seemed to combine the features I want from a phone the best. What do you want in a phone? as this first. Check the specs and marry them to your need. Then see which phones get reasonable reviews. Then go and feel them and play with them in the store. Then buy, and if there are problems work with your supplier and service provider for the best. Blackberry Storm 2 9520 was not the only choice I had, but I considered my basic needs (communication: phone, speakerphone, email, sms, titter, facebook, Blackberry ,messenger etc). Then I considered that I wanted to try a touch screen (larger screen). Most phones will do the synching, mp3 playing, games, etc so these were not the deal breaker. I was told I could buy a HTC, Iphone, etc. At the end of the day, it didn't really matter. I love my Blackberry Storm for what I really wanted from it. I am dealing with battery life issues, these are the same with all the phones in the same category anyway. I am shutting down GPS, 3G, wifi, and unnecessary apps, and buying a car charger, and I am happy to deal with it in this way. The phone is beautiful when I compare it with the 5-10 phones/electronic organisers I have gone through over the last decade. Things are getting more interesting with age. Enjoy the ride, the Storm 2 won't disappoint you.

  • yes contact you provider to activate this serices for you

  • best phone in the world

  • Can this phone be used as a modem (want to connect to my laptop when I travel) ?

  • how can u update my OS?

  • never going to buy the bb again... just waiting for the i phone 4g... that should put a end to bberry waste of money.. i phone all the way

  • HEY ANDRE ... wats d firmware number u updated to ??

  • well,i have a storm 2,and it were replaced 3 times by blackberry in 2 months... but guess what... after i`ve installed the latest firmware, my phone actualy started being my world. i had 3 chances to swop it with the blackberry 9700 at vodacom.... and i promise you,i haven`t,because i love the huge screen and even my dvd`s. if you ever have the chance to have a look at it,take it.

  • I got the same problem after about 15 seconds during calls made or received the call drops...HELP...ive heard the fone needs to go for software upgrade...is it true?????

  • Tried a hard reset "removed battery while phone was on" and this seems to do the trick. If the problem pops up again then I'll try THE KING's method. Don't have the phone long enough to comment on the battery life and wrt sound haven't been able to stay connected long enough on a call to really judge. I'll keep you posted.

  • how is the sound quality nd battery bakup ????

  • YEAH... it cud happen sometime... delete it den try makin ur calls. make sure u DONT delete it from menu.. go to OPTIONS - APPLICATIONS - den delete it.. re install if ur calls work den. use only official site hope it helps

  • Hi THE KING, thanks for getting back to me. I just purchased the phone, 1st time Blackberry user. Only application i downloaded was from the Blackberry website i.e. Blackberry Messenger along with other upgrades that came along with the download. You reckon I should remove this? How do I do it considering the upgrades as well?

  • hey REDS.. chill.. i had d same issue. it is bcos uve downloaded some not trusted applications. Delete the applications uve downloaded from non trusted sites.. after each application is deleted , ur phone wil restart. after dat.. all is cool ! ul STORM thru :)

  • Both received or dialed calls are disconnected for no reason after about 25 seconds. This occurrs whether in Handheld or Speaker modes

  • er... Have questions here.. 1. Is BB storm 2 9520 avaiable in Malaysia? how much? 2. do u need to pay to get OS?? 3. what do u mean by " sure press "? 4. rating 4 this BB.. THX VERY MUCH :D

  • Pls my touch pad is getting soft...wat cud b the problem?but its still sensitive though...pls someone shld reply ASAP

  • its nice to operate and the feature like presslock when standby is very effective.overall its a best by at that price.do not try it just feel the features and use it and u will love to play.

  • Nice to have it, in my future but no money to have it ,so please gift me

  • U are right i had mine for 2 days and the call button broke too. But i dont bother using the call button i now use my bluetooth headset. Except for some occassionally faults like being unable to end calls atimes. I think the phone is a great phone cos i have been using it for three months now. I am seriously waiting for the OS 6.0, i think it should solve the problems.

  • yes it will play .avi files, quality is pretty good, supports xvid and divx playback, although doesnt say that on this website

  • hello i have a blackberry 9520 and its wonderfull ..try it

  • I saw this the other day at a store, unlocked, and would like to know (as someone else asked) is the screen scratch resistent? I have a curve 8520 and the screen seems really easy to scratch, as most BB's, so if this was built for constant interaction with the screen, then it should be resistant. So, any input?

  • will this phone play avi filed videos and if not is there a blackberry that will or an app you can get for it that will allow it to also itunes downloaded videos

  • 9700 end of. Storm 2 lacks in processor speed in comparison to the bold 2

  • i am thinking to buy 9700 or 9520 any one reply me which is best?

  • Using mine for a month now....LOVE IT...if u want different feel for BB, go for storm2...can't wait for the OS 6 to realese!!!!

  • i think u must have a strong finger like king kong..thats why all button broken.i used until now no prb beb

  • had mine for less than 30 min and the call button broke (the touch pad gets stuck)! shocking

  • app world icon and facebook should be avail to download from there

  • please can someone gimme a specific site where i can download 9520 apps and softwares?

  • How do I can increase my application memory in Storm 9530 with external memory card?

  • Well, i do love my 9520... much better than any phone...facebook,mxit,applications,messenger,ema­ils ect free.......... absolutley something amazing....

  • is the storm2 screen scratch proof or not..??? it's a great phone.. if the BlackBerry 6 OS released for this device, then it would be perfect..!

  • How do I activate my Facebook for my blackberry??? HELP!!!

  • This is a very good smartphone for the careful. If you have ever dropped a phone, then you have to really think twice about this one. The screen shatters easily as it is not shock proof.

  • Can someone help me how to configure my BB browser. I'm here in the Philippines and using Globe as my provider. I went to Globe office yesterday and they told me that they cannot configure my Storm 2 since they don't have any configuration settings for it yet. I will appreciate your help guys. Thanks in advance!

  • I have the original Storm. I hope any problems are fixed for you. Try doing a software upgrade if thats possible. I might get this one next time we see what this phone has to what I am needing. Have a good one.

  • I happen to love my BB it works as a treat and when this contract finishs I plan on buying another BB maybe even the lastest BB Storm 2. We will see what I can get and what I want in the phone. But I will definitely be getting another Blackberry. Perfect phone.

  • you can compare the 2 phones 9250 and 9550 on this site but as far as i can see the 9550 is made for america as theres not much diffrence at all, if you go to the 9520 and click on compare the 9550 should come up and it shows both on screen with full specs hope this helps

  • much better touchscreen experience then winmo.

  • Nice phone for the very careful. If you have ever dropped a phone, stay clear of this one. The screen is so fragile once you drop the phone, it shatters. A big need to work on the screen to make it shock proof. Mine is gone. Shattered.

  • could anyone tell me what is the difference between the 9520 and 9550?

  • 9550 has been made for the US market. 9520 is for everyone else....as far as i know... Anyone know if the software issues with the 9500 has been fixed in the 9520? Cheers

  • Because its a useless feature thats incredibly awkward to use in public

  • Hi, I wana no wat are differences between 9550 and 9520?

  • how to ugrade the os?plz assist me

  • why all phones blackberry can't video call???????!!!!!..................

  • kelly,. I own this phone for a month dear. Its got d sure press technology and dat is very responsive. It is very diff from other touch phones. Its great once u get used to it

  • i would not recommend this phone to anyone. have been having a lot of problems. screen is not responsive as well

  • Why are the people returning the phones? Is it because there's a problem with it or something else. Do you advise on purchasing BlackBerry Storm2 9520 or BlackBerry Bold 9000? Thank you =) M.

  • ok.. 24500 without bill without guarantee rite ?

  • I work for a cellphone shop but i must say that we are very much dissapointed will the lot that was returned. loses signal

  • Price of BlackBerry Storm2 9520 in India Rs.24500/- uff

  • hi.i am about to purchase a new bb but there is something that i need to know with the bb storm 2 9520.does the screen always make a sound when you type on it?or can the sound be removed?. thanks.

  • i have the storm 2 . after having the storm 1, i am very pleased. it seems to run quicker and has the ability to hold more apps from blackberry app world than the storm 1. might take time to get used to the surepress screen but i love it because you can highlight before you select. you also get multitouch with this screen compare to the storm 2 and more responsive than a NOKIA 5800 .

  • hey guys... ive been hearin soooo much abt blackberry n now after seein ppl ravin abt dis phone deciding 2 buy one.. Im currently using the nokia 5800 ... pls leme kno which phone is good for me ? i use my phone essentially for browsing.. chattin .. msgin .. and some mailin... besides talkin ;) ITS NOT ONLY FOR BUSINESS. pls leme kno if blackberry is d rite choice for me... if so... is it 9700 or STORM 2 ?? thanks... cheers !

  • I have had the 9520 for over a month now. Initially it took me some time getting adjusted to this device, essentially because this was my first blackberry too. But, now I am super comfortable with it & I am quite loving it. Besides the Battery life, I don't think there is nothing else that I would really crib about. The camera performance will easily put any of the Nokia E series to shame.

  • Just a small review of my experience with the Storm2 9520 My 1st blackberry Device Storm 9500 (Sure press tech. was horrible) 2nd Device Storm 9550 (Verizon) - (it's much more better then the storm 9500 but thru my experiance i have a lot of problem becouse of the CDMA, I live in a country which only support GSM network.) 3rd Device Bold 9700 (onyx) - (it was a good phone but sometimes i feels that the keyboard was design a bit small and sometime makes me a bit difficult to do the typing) Current Storm 9520 (Vodafone) - (When the 1st time I bought it, it was running with OS 5.0.0.306 and at that time there was a bit of problem such in lags,hangs etc. But when I keep on updating the OS and currently i'm using OS 5.0.0.580 everything works like charms and I love my Storm2 9520 now.) I will stick with my Storm2 9520 from now on... why ! Becos the Storm2 has an bigger internal memory (2GB) compared to the others Blackberry Device :D p/s : For those who is always complaining about the Storm2 ... if you don't mind try and do some OS update(Operating System) u will never know what u might experiance with the sure press technology. End of my Review (Sorry for my Bad English)

  • Who here has this phone in australia? And what are your thoughts?

  • bought BB storm 9530...FAILED...then i bought tour FAILED too...BOLD 9000 ..DIED..replaced it cuz it was still under warranty and FAILED in just 5 DAYS...its been a month and RIM still dint send my bold back yet...i LOVE blackberrys but WILL NEVER buy em in my whole frikkin life

  • cause we can hear it from a RADIO,dude!!!

  • yo yo. if your bb hp cant recieve Push-mail??! Might probaly due to the service provider or u had change or swap a new set of bb which u need to change your IMEI & PIN with your bb service acc. Cheers!

  • do you have activate the bb service? if yes try to reboot back your bb then re configure back the connection setting.

  • 9520 the internal memory is bigger than 9700 and plus i can support up to 7.2

  • how to repair if i can't recieve any push email?

  • one more thing..now i at malaysia. can i see the share market like forex in this phone??? can i? and if can support what thing need to be install before i can use that features

  • hi guys, do you know this bb support what type of avatar for seing html pages???example from computer we use mozila and internet explorer as a software to view...ples anybody ???

  • Hi everyone. If you're experiencing problems then upgrade your OS! I'm cruising my BB 9550 on 5.0.0.517 and loving it. Visit crackberry.com and you'll get all the help you need.

  • my personal review

  • i have had the 8520 and currently have the 9700. the 9700 is better by far for features, however, the 8520 is fun =] i prefer the keys on the 8520 too as they are seperate from each other and easier to feel for texting while not looking at the phone =] lol

  • you can download a free app that enables you to have a radio on your blackberry =] blackberry rules! =]

  • I want to buy Blackberry Phone. but dont know 9700 good or 9520 better. Please Advise.....Thks....

  • i recently got my storm2 few days back but i can only send e-mails to my phone contacts. i cant send or reply external email addresses. what do i do?

  • My question is about all the blackberry phones. Why don't they have a radio?

  • May I know whether I can use google sarch, gtalk in storm2 9520?Please answer.

  • i have this phone and it is funtasic

  • Had this phone for last 4 days or so. I have already used BB 9000 and Storm. I must say, the improvements are substantial, specially in the OS, and overall stability. UI is much more smoother now. Of course my unit got restarted once, however I am told this is normal for most of the BB units. Overall a great unit.

  • I have had this phone since Dec09. The screen freezes and then you have to remove the battery to solve the problem. Problem with this is sometimes I cant seem to end a call without removing the battery!! Signal quality is bad compared to my e90 and it keeps on going into SOS mode, once again the battery needs to be removed. Another concern is the phone the phone runs very hot. I disabled the GPS but it didn't make much difference. The touch screen is a great idea when it works and if they can solve the problems I encountered on mine it will be a great phone. Until then in my opinion I wasted my money.

  • WEll i have Storm 2 for over 2 month right now, first time used is so different then other blackberry i have before (gemini,8310,Bold) yups is sure press. it much better than storm, is fast,the connection is good, suitable in my head, however storm 2 is difficult to reply BBM, or e-mail with one hand, because the virtual keyword is not have gap letter to letter, in vertical mode. in horizontal mode is easier to reply BBM or e-mail but it must use both hand.

  • I have owned this for all of 5 hours and it's already hung. All I tried to do was set up my email.

  • download google maps into any of your blackberry

  • when i first bought the blackberry storm2,the map wasnt installed in the phone untill i register online and activate thru my subscrible which is starhub and they activate my phone untill than i got my maps installed.

  • Thanks, Mia, but the only choices I have in Options > Applications > Add-on are: Help, View Properties, Delete, Modules, Edit Default Permissions, Show Keyboard, Switch Application, and Close

  • okay..

  • Highlight the icon, then press the menu button and select "move to", Then go to your main screen and press the menu button again, and select "move here". The application should work from your main screen.

  • i have the nokia 5800 and its awesome->never had any troubles! my brother has the storm 1 and it was a hell of failphone->3 times in repair+1 echchange and still buggy software. i doubt they got it under controle by now..

  • I've installed Blackberry Maps using Desktop Manager but can't find it anywhere except in Options > Applications > Add-on and I can't run it from there. Can anyone help?

  • i'm also thinking of buying nokia 5800 instead of a blackberry. Advice pls.

  • yes cant beat a blackberry best phones available

  • Yes it is. If you will go to the www.youtube.com, type Blackberry Storm Vs iPhone or Nokia, you will find the difference between them.

  • Hi, Is this phone better then Motorola Milestone?? An urgent reply needed.

  • no

  • Hi, I'm having nokia 5800XM & iPhone 2G is this phone better then both the phones which i'm using currently. Please reply ASAP.

  • simply superb

  • Hey all, I'm very interested in getting the phone, but have a few questions to ask. 1. When the phone is in portrait mode and you've got the 'multitap' keypad on, does that have proper T9 predictive text. Meaning that if you want to write 'hello' you would hit the following keys (#4 #3 #5 #5 #6). I know that apparently you can use T9 on the SureType keypad, but is it available in the MultiTap keypad. Thanks.

  • So is it worth getting it in austrlia

  • 3 Australia and Vodafone Australia merged in 2009, becoming Vodafone Hutchison Australia VHA. That's why they 3 Australia has received the Storm 2.

  • Vodafone AUS and '3' have merged some time ago... same company now. Launch date was March 11

  • Vodafone AUS and 3 merged... same company now.

  • Vodafone & 3 have merged thats why..

  • How can 3 have it if its exclusive to vodafone only?

  • Got this storm2 for the wife,,,, "wow" what a great fone... I find i use it more than my Nokia N97....

  • It's already in Aus. I was just at a 3 store and they said to check the specks on this site. From the sounds of some of the below comments, I'm not so sure now...

  • Vodafone are getting this device and selling very well

  • y u want to kill the iphone! plz dude it is not its fault if it became famous..after all it has all the attributes to become so..but the things is u need to pair up the iphone with the BB..thats the thing man..iphone n BB are great devices in the world..no others can challenge them..peace dude!

  • Vodafone is not getting anymore BB storm2, discontinue..

  • that phone is useless i bought one i November and it fell once and it was finished i think it was not supposed to be a blackberry big mistake

  • Had the Storm 2 since december and i am on phone no 3.... First one the screen calapsed on the one side, second on kept searching between edge and 3g and dropped calls.... So far in my experience it is a piece of junk... Now been waiting over 3 weeks for MTN to get stock from Overseas... Phone and service provider are both pathetic in my opinion.

  • this phone looks awesome but people say it has many problems. in my opinion its still sad that no phone has been able to kill the iphone hopefully a blackberry phone will be the first!!!

  • Nigel, If you're on Vodacom you can take yr phone back to them and they'll sort out all the problems. Vodacom in SA has sent all their stock of Storm 2s back to BB/RIM for an update or upgrade. Apparently its more than just a firmware upgrade, but that's all the Vodacom salesperson could tell me. They'll be receiving their stock back in mid-March and hopefully that'll sort out all the problems such as freezing, dropped calls etc ... A good friend of mine has a 9700, had it a week and has had it in the repair shop for 3 weeks now. :-( And I'm still going for the Storm 2. Can't wait to get my hands on it in the next 5 weeks or so.

  • The Storm 2 9520 if for GSM networks while the 9559 is for CDMA networks, otherwise same phone.

  • You can buy my one.

  • My GPS works fine here in SA. However, I also agree this phone sucks.

  • 9700 is better.

  • Yes, the GPS and the Maps can be used in South Africa

  • My wife got the 9700 and I wanted to upstage her and I got the Storm 2 (9520). Big mistake I should have gone for the 9700. Many problems, touch screen freezes while trying to make a call, during and after calls. The phone battery has been pulled so many times that the rear cover is going to fall off on its own one of these days.

  • this is the 1st time i went to a Black Berry and its the worst experience ever

  • hi , with no ulterior motive u can go for bold 9700 then u're not gonna regret it . Best buying !!

  • I wouldn't recommend u to use that phone or else it'll be quite a waste of money so keep sticking with bold 9700 . That's just a piece of advice dude .

  • The sure press is no good I have handed two blackberry storms 2 into my local shop because it blocks and you can not use the phone, you have got to take the batery out so it starts again and thsi takes quite a while. Also the phone as someone said looses covarage and the same, you have got to turn the mobile off. IT SAIS CALLED FAILED! I wouldnt recomend this phone, its a lot of trouble!

  • This is to anyone in South Africa. Has anyone made use of the GPS on this phone? I previously had a Samsung with the Garmin GPS, which was seriously brilliant. I know the 9520 comes with GPS, but can it be used in SA? Is it any good? Thanks in advance.

  • I am on the MTN network, also had the same problem. I had the phone for 3 days and when i make/receive calls, after 20sec it tells me call failed. I returned it and got a new one. So far so good. Im sure it is a firmware issue

  • Hi, is there any 1 who can tell me about 9520 storm? Since 3 yrs i'm just using touch screen phones and bold 9700 is good phone but with the small screen and keypad so, please give me a advice for storm, is the touch good and how is the working of phone as compare to 9700

  • I bought the 9520 a week back & i am simply loving it.. The Suretype keyboard is a boon & the lasrge screen is simply amazing.. I would advise you to go for teh 9520

  • cant decide btween the bold 9700 & the storm 2. Which is better?

  • I've had the storm 2 for about a week and a half now. I'm in sunny SOUTH AFRICA. I would luv 2 know if anyone else in SA is having a problem with their storm 2 losing network connection about 25 seconds into their calls. Great phone though.

  • the camera MP is very low, acc. to the price

  • Hey Peter Pan, I'm also in SA and am very interested in this phone. Can I ask you a couple of questions abt it? Email me pls. keane.16 at hotmail.com Thanks.

  • iPhone 3gs is the best. Double bettry time then black berry and amaizing applications Black berry is fair.

  • iPhone 3gs is the best. Black berry is fair.

  • Can't compare 9520 & 9700.. decide whether you are fine with an on screen keyborad or you want a hardware keyboard.. i'd suggest that if you would be typing a lot or email, 9700**.. & if u'd be using it for more multimedia than mails, 9520 woul dbe better.. ** Althoung GSMA auggests that the OSK of 9520 is very close to a hardware keyboard, i have my reservations..

  • Worst phone ever, GPS is totally useless in South Africa, might as well have omitted it when shipped to SA and may have made the device cheaper for cash strapped SA prawns. Touch screen my...$%*#$... you have to hammer the huge screen button to get it going, noisy and sounds like you're hitting up an old typewriter. It's been deceptively advertised the only good thing is the email service on it, I'm sorry i kept it for so long and this phone is truly only useful in other countries *NOT HERE IN SUNNY SOUTH AFRICA* I wouldn't put my $$$ on it.

  • u spoke my words bro..i m using it..n m fed up

  • Really great phone! I ve absolutely no regrets whatsoever!

  • Really great phone! I ve absolutely no regrets whatsoever!

  • Even a piece of rock is better than BB9000

  • can anyone tell me which phone is better bb9520 or bb9700

  • one great phone with all the office gadgets u want in an office phone.......

  • My third Blackberry. Great phone. Email is still the best. Great keyboard and touch screen. If you like Blackberries, you should like this one.

  • Go to the media folder, menu button, receive Bluetooth. Then anyone can send anything to your BB.

  • and the same $16,90 price??/

  • i love this phone and ill buy it when ill get the money !!!!!!!!!!!!1

  • Need help with blackberries go to www.bbgeeks.com or www.crackberry.com lots of help answers and apps!

  • Is the BB9520 screen scratch proof

  • I have this phone and I've seriously had no problems, except dropping it the other day and smashing the screen. :( Love the way the screen works, this is the best handset Ive ever had.

  • The BB 9550's 3G version is only supported by Verizon which makes the device att non-3G in other networks where the GSM-system is used. Get the 9520 if you want 3G support worldwide.

  • Hello all , I'm really eager to know which processor is that baby running ? By the way , I was disappointed with Storm 1 and frankly guys I don't wanna be so once again with 9520 . Therefore , I'd like u to tell me if that thing worths being bought ... Cheers !!

  • Hi XTC Vodafone discontinue this bb ? Any link please

  • Hi Shany, have you : - pair both device - open media then menu then receive from bluetooth receive file at Bb handset is quite different

  • I'm on my 5th storm 2 now issues with all am getting a replacement now different make, as Vodafone UK have now discontinued the set as of today because of so many problem apparently the new stock coming in was fulfilling returned handsets all the time

  • Had the Storm2 for 2months, as a replacement for a much loved old HTC device that I bust the screen on. Initially was quite pleased with Storm2's relatively long battery life between charges, excellent bluetooth (in terms of can leave it on all time & didnt seem to drain battery more) and liked the messaging. My problems started with difficulty being unable to synchronise my Outlook contacts and despite efforts couldnt sort this. Secondly, I found the 'sure type' clicky keyboard a bit cumbersome to the previous sliding QWERTY i'd been used to. Then, I started having problems with freezes which are extremely annoying with this device as keyboard completely locks up and requires taking battery out & rebooting. This improved slightly when I looked up a You tube video advice to adjust security settings so the device frequently empties its cache thereby reducing the number of freezes. However, it all became too frustrating so I sold it a couple weeks ago and with some trepidation shelled out on an iphone....... what a breath of fresh air... everything works so smoothly & its applications are so well integrated together, no freezes, excellent web searching & push email etc etc. sorry if I'm going off the topic of the Storm 2 but I do feel RIM have gone down the wrong road with this, especially the clicky 'sure type' keyboard which in my humble opinion is a complete nightmare.

  • Can someone tell the difference between storm2 9550 & 9520 being released at the same time (2009 November) with exactly identical features and bold 9700 (apart from the fact that this one is not a touch screen)..! ***Very confused*** Did BlackBerry release 2/3 fones simultaneously that are identical??? :-| :-O

  • I must say that having read this comment made by Pari, obviously I just can't buy such a fone period! :-(! It's definitely gonna make my life a living hell. I have used a nokia all my life, & only recently (5 mnths ago) purchased BlackBerry 8520 & thinking of getting a 9520 soon. I guess having seen this comment & still go ahead only 2 suffer the same consequences, I'll hate myself for that...

  • Really great phone, new sure-press works really well I am very impressed by this phone. Only wish it has a better camera...

  • Guys i love this phone,it's simply DA BEST Plz don't ever try to compare any BB with iPhone or nokia,it's something very different,very stylish and amazing.

  • all BB model unable to make video call....

  • ya, wheres the secondary camera..how to make video call if dont have secondary camera???its make cust not comfirt about this..

  • Hey what processor does this phone have?

  • U should have a data plan my dude .. Cheers !!

  • Hey man, everything on the phone is cool enough already!!! But, but, but, where is the secondary camera for video call???

  • Salomondrin storm 2 reviews give me a clue about the old and new build up for storm 2.. It has differences in clicking and the cracks light problem bellow the screen.. Does anyone know, how can I get the new build up storm 2 from the store?? Is there any code/mark or something else on the box? Please help me, I will buy storm 2 in a few days and how the inject cdma works on storm2 9550 exactly? Is it switch system or standby cdma if it on gsm mode? Thank you

  • Hi..I got my Storm2 about 2 days ago.I'm having trouble with the Bluetooth,I am able to send but I cant receive(error: connection failed).I cannot access the internet also(error:This is a Wi-Fi service Please ensure your device has an active connection.I tried numerous times and it's connected to WILAN yet I still get this error...any solutions???

  • All these complaints are faults are exactly the same as with Storm 1 showing RIM have not improved the product at all, and some buyers have not done adequate research before buying!

  • i have a blackberry storm2 9520, can i play videos using youtube? if not, do i have to download any application or software for me to play videos using youtube? pls pls answer me :) ty

  • For all those whiners moaning and groaning about software issues or even battery issues ever been on crackberry forums and explored newer firmwares that solve these issues.

  • i had the same problem with the iphone battery but when i restore it it become very good i hardley have to charge it during the day though i am heavy user also u can restore many times till your problem settle

  • User interface is cool but rims gota get rid of the mechanical screen press design. it gives such a un"sure" press touch screen experience. Also I was shocked and appauled to notice tat the phone vibrate is used as one of the mechanical motors of the touch screen causing it to make a hideous and annoying buzzing noise wen the fone rings in vibrate. Am I wrong ? Do I have a defective piece perhaps? I don't see myself using this Device much longer. Gimme ur reviews, all those tat have used it long enuff, please. Thanks

  • this model can support mms?

  • had the phone now for two days, the screen has already frozen and my play list and all my ring tones didnt work it has shown an error. changing it now for the BB Bold 9700, this phones has too many problems for two days of use!!!!!!

  • I had a lot of trouble with the screen on my BB Storm1, the spring loaded screen will have faults and also with the small space at the sides of the screen allows dirt and dust to get in there and cause faults.

  • To save your battery life make sure all of the applications are closed properly. Make sure you go to the menu and down the bottom will be close. I have had 2 blackberry's now and i had this problem, but a blackberry rep showed me this and i only have to charge my blackberry every 2nd or 3rd day. Try it, it will save your battery!

  • It's a sad fact that all blackberries have horrible battery life. Especially when used constantly like my 8330. And if you haven't already tried, turn off your Bluetooth.

  • Hi Guys, I've just recently got the Blackberry Storm 2, that I bought off ebay unlocked and have connected it on a BB plan with Vodafone Australia (Upon doing so they gave me a BB Bold 2 on the plan for free, so bonus for me lol), Vodafone Australia haven't released it here yet. I have one issue though and I don't believe its the BB but the network provider Vodafone. On my BB I can send MMS/PIX picture from my BB back to myself & the pic opens. I can send an MMS message to another mobile and it sends it and they receive it, however if someone sends me a MMS picture message it won't retrieve it. Vodafone are saying its the size of the picture being sent to me, but I believe this is not true and a bit silly as any other mobile can receive picture messages regarding the picture size. Does anyone know how I could fix this or what I should be looking at to correct this issue, any help would be appreciated ;-) Thanks Craig

  • I'm having problems with the battery life in this phone. Please can HELP me show to save the life of the battery? I have reduced the lighting. Taken off wifi. Put the settings in gprs. And nothing is still working. I'm constantly charging the phone two to three times a day. Any suggestions ???

  • my first BB and on the second day the first problem,unable to make calls from the contact list/phonebook. However I am making calls from the keypad which is irritating as I need to remember the number always.

  • This was my First BB phone, when I got it and found out what I can do with it I was amazed... But sadly, I am starting to have a HATE/love relation ship with it now... It does a few annoying things: 1. The Screen freezes, so you can't press any buttons and so you have to turn it off and back on again which I find helps..) 2. Battery time is NOT as stated. if your chatter box this phone is not for you... 3. Internet browsing is OK, but some common websites (such as YouTube) do not work well.... 4. A slight annoying thing is that you cant hold the phone comfortably and speak... either, the contact from your face cause the call to end/mute etc... and 2ndly you cant hold it with your chin and use your hands... (like most people do... ).. All in all. I'd say do get this phone as it has great features, but as with any high spec gadget, expect some annoying faults... Hope this helps! P

  • ALl the blackerry mobiles r useless scrapped dont waste ur time ppl go for htc hd2 or iphone 3gs or Lg bl40 or nokia n95 the top brands and models in my book.

  • Just to add before anyone starts its still listed on Vodafones (UK) website but is not available.

  • This phone has now been discontinued on Vodafone UK, Blackberry have discontinued the handset according to Vodaphone which were due stock but received a email form Blackberry stating its been scrapped. I was on my 3rd set of this Storm 2 completely useless, kept dropping calls at 30 seconds, freezing screen complete failure. Vodafone did say to me the Handsets that were made in Hungary were causing a lot of problems. I tried firmware updates to no avail. Glad its been scrapped

  • how in the world does this phone give you 5hours of talk time on 2G and 6hours on 3G can someone please explain it to me......................

  • Don't be under any illusions this is a very poor phone. It does nothing other handsets can't do better, it is clunky, hefty and relies on the BB name to get sales. The specifications are weak and the performance weaker still. Those who fall for it will soon be disappointed.

  • I am absolutely loving this phone. My first blackberry phone and sure it impress !! It has everything you need as a frequent messenger. What's more is the screen keypad with the piezo-screen!! Highly recommend for any BB service users!!

  • While the touch surepress touch screen was to my liking I found the UK vodafone network oversubsribed in my area (Glasgow) and no HSDPA/HSPA. The constant signal fluctuation caused the phone to continually switch between 2G/3G and resulting in the battery draining within six hours and virtually no usage at all. I refuse to manually select 2 or 3 G as the software and network should not force me to have to. Standard web page browsing is horrendously slow. Its horrible unless the page is mobile optimised - very surprised by that. On the contstruction front I noticed some of the plastic at the top had came away so got clogged with dust. Not a show stopper but not what I would expect. Camera is pretty poor. Even for a 3.2 meg camera it is crap, to the point of why did they bother. Got a replacement which did exactly the same thing so got the contract cancelled. Really wanted to like this phone, gutted it didnt pan out for me.

  • Having owned both the Storm 1 & a Storm 2 for a brief spell (Note the word brief,) i can honestly say that for all the so called advancements Rim have made the underlying absolutely rubbish battery life when making a call is this phones biggest fault. Surf the net, send emails, text to your hearts content, but make a call and watch your battery drain before your very eyes as it sends and recieves data, and feeds interference into the call. This is supposed to be a mobile phone after all, and having had 5 Storm 1's and yes that is 5, i tried the Storm 2 and experienced the same problems, battery drains, re-boots etc. A phone that can do it all as long as you don't make a call, not really a phone in my opinion.

  • This is the worst phone of the blackberrys. No wifi, its hard to use and the OS hangs and reboots? Good luck

  • It's a great phone. I am using iPhone and Storm 2 at this moment, they are compementary.

  • Do you work at mcdonalds? Go home and get your facts right. The `iPhone is the most popular phone in the UK. It sells in millions. Can you make a phone that sells that well......

  • if voda dropped it well its a wise move, htc hd2 is a redundant phone, since they have the htc magic and the tatoo, it will not attract more sales, its almost a redundant phone, hd2 has just bigger screen and its a winmo nothing new. iphone is completely different and will attract more sales,new users, iphone will make them versatile.

  • check your facts mate cause yes vodafone have dropped the hd2 directly thru them i spoke to vodafone personal sales and theyve droped it for the iphone and vodafone website if you click on hd2 says sold out and vodafone will not be selling this handset any longer!!!!!!!! unless your a business client.... And hd2 has been selling of the shelf at rapid rate in the uk and htc cant supply any of the networks with it fast enough to meet the high demand so yeah iphone is the way forward isnt it mate????... iphone is out of date and apple know it! thats the only reason apple have given it to all uk networks now... ill give it 8 months tops and there will be a totally new iphone even by looks and not just silly tweeks n updates like they have been doing since first iphone and ill laugh myself silly if o2 uk get the sole rights again cause vodafone uk are rubbish at looking after there customers.

  • hi christelle, the clickscreen cannot be turned off as it is a physical feature on the handset. The clickable screen is very responsive and is easy to adapt to.

  • vodafone havent dropped the htc hd2, stock is just very tight

  • Vodafone drooped hd2 because iphone has better sales...evnthou hd2 is waaaay better

  • You gotta have the BB service

  • vodafone are a joke theyve dropped the htc hd2 for the iphone for non business customers prepare to now lose even more business cause how stupid to drop the one phone which is better than the iphone which i dont care how many updates they do its still 3year old tech that is over priced and over rated. just like voda to always play catch up in the uk and ignore the best stuff til its past!!!!!

  • I'm thinking of purchasing a storm 2. I just have a question about the clickscreen: Isn't it rather annoying or is it just something to get used to? Can this clickscreen be switched of in the setting? Thx!!!

  • I keep losing voice during calls on my 9550. Tried software .428 but still its not resolved. I am really angry now.

  • Poor emma jus told all us here, that Voda needs the iphone. What we need is an improved network! my point was that the storm is O2 bound and that the iphone isnt a major coup as it was for o2 wen it was exclusive!!! women

  • Hi I'am thinking of purchasing the Storm 2 put have a few questions on the device: 1.What is the sar rating.? 2.What is the speaker proformance like for making calls.? 3.Can I retrive e-mail's instead off push e-mails.(Do I have still sign up for the BB e-mail account.? Thanks Bert

  • Hi I'am thinking of purchasing the Storm 2 put have a few questions on the device: 1.What is the sar rating.? 2.What is the speaker proformance like for making calls.? 3.Can I retrive e-mail's instead off push e-mails.(Do I have still sign up for the BB e-mail account.? Thanks Bert

  • do you think T-mobile will be getting the storm2 soon

  • Why can't RIM make these phones available worldwide at the same time. It takes DAMN to Much time every time a new phone gets out before it can reach eg. the Caribbean. I really do like all my Blackberries, but what really SUCKS every single time is the availability in certain regions. RIM, please do something about this.

  • its an awesome it kills all the othe touch phones and is super fast

  • Already available on voda, Orange and t-mobile...o2 wont be too far behind hun x

  • The iPhone isn't important to Voda? I work in Vodafone business sales and that's a complete understatement. I've lost so many customers over it not being available but when it became available to EBU customers about a week ago it was soo popular...Get you're facts right xx

  • I picked mine up on Tuesday. Great phone really. Trying to load video's in the correct format. The phone is SA is only worth what it is with the R59 a month blackbery service which opens the internet browsing for free with emails included. Go for the phone if you like it from the start take it. Im not sorry

  • hey! can any body tell me please how is the phone? its urgent i'm in a bit hurry! please & thanks in advance!

  • This is a very good phone but you should also include the provisions of a radio so that the phone can meet the international standards and marke t

  • it will be on o2 very very soon

  • ur so wrong dude as a guy who doesnt work in the industry you shud be careful making such comments! its avalable as of Feb on O2, as a voda employee i have one myself but voda announced to us internally tht as of Feb we lose the exclusive as RIM & O2 have come to an agreement! but with the iphone isnt such a big deal to us at voda.

  • This one wont be coming to O2 for a long time if ever, think how long it took the iphone to come out with anyone other than O2. This i a Vodafone exclusive in the UK.

  • yes cuz without the blackberry service you will have no connection settings anyway

  • Remove Fixed dialling

  • I cant wait for this phone to be released on O2

  • "Piezo" in greek means "push" The owner of BlackBerry is Greek-Canadian

  • why does it not hav fm radio

  • This phone is a nightmare to use.It should have a screen like the iphone and not that stupid click screen (piezo I think).TOTAL CRAP !

  • I just got my Storm 2 on Vodafone UK and I noticed a hissing noise coming from the earpiece speaker when on a call.Has anyone else noticed this?

  • Hi, thanks for your reply, one other thing i wanted to know is when you want to dial a number when you type the name of a person does a list come up with all the names in your phone book, or to put it in a simple way does it have smart dialing?? On the BB Curve you press the first letter on the keypad and a list of contacts appear starting with that letter. Thanks in advance..

  • i just got it storm 2, had to return it because of this same reason you mentioned. i would lose voice calls while making a call. is there a way this bug can be fixed?

  • As for me storm 2 is a very nice phone, i had the iphone 3G before after choosing between it and the storm1, i ended up with the iphone3G because i was dissapointed with the storm1, i can accept the no wifi but the touchscreen and bugs makes me hate it, but now a year later i upgraded my iphone 3g for the storm2. Camera is good, and 3 things i liked about it is first there is a wifi, second is the touchscreen is 10x better than the storm1, you can get used to it easliy, it really feels strange as it feels like you are pushing a button effortlessly, it minimize errors in typing, honestly i had more errors texting after 6months getting used with my iphone that my 1month used storm2. The third is its faster, no bugs like the first storm, the autorotate is quick, the browsing is faster. but its still your call, thats my opinion. But I think you should try it in stores, feel the phone yourself, try it for couple of days then you decide.

  • any storm 2 users please give a short review, good and bad points, i currently have a curve 8900, and i love it, is it worth the change to a touch screen storm 2. please let me know about typing and any lag, sound quality camera etc.. thanks in advance. p.s will i be able to use my blackbery service to the full cos, iam on orange network??

  • i buyed storm 2 the phone is good but if i go and use iphone i thing that i should press the icon but the best phone for me is storm 2 the function u have in storm 2 is the best

  • mate blackberry is the most functional device on the market and are byfar the best manufacturer on the market the only reason you dont like them is more than likely because you cant afford one

  • BB is good only and only for BB fans.... its strong point, i.e, email is handled much better by several other devices (read symbian business phones, winmo).... Here in india people buy BB only for exclusivity, and its exclusive because normal people dont buy boring expensive phones

  • Of course yes dude ...

  • Hey guys can u tell me which the d best n d latest model of blackbarry storm...n is it gud for me 2 buy it?????

  • when storm one came out last year i had one and there were things that were not right with the phone however having had the storm 2 i have found that all problems that were on version one have now been put right texting and sending sms is absolutely brill with predictive texting on lotus notes overall a good phone i dont know why some people continue to slate it blackberry have listened to the comments from version one and put things right

  • Just because it's waiting for the due time to do so kid ... Peace !!

  • will i have to activate blackberry data plan if i use it as modem??thanx for the answer..

  • Voice loss during connected calls is a big issue. Truly bad phone.

  • like $1000,- these are the best phones in the world, even better than my computer o_O

  • Hi, where did u bought that phone? i'm interested in one, how much did it cost? Can u or any one else give me more details, PLS

  • but samsung and nokia have bigger market than apple and BB in asia

  • How can you compair Samsung and Cheap HTC for Winmo Device to BB, or Iphone. Samsung and Nokia both them self announce they are phasing out Winmo next two years. Why? Beacuse they have not been succesful against Blackberry or Iphone in USA. As matter of fact Nokia is facing all kind of Quality problem last two years too. So, I suggest take your time to read and use phone before saying HD2 Taiwan made phone is good.

  • Does anyone else screen 'wobble' or move when they use it? not sure if mine if broken or if it should be like that

  • HD2 is one of the best phones on the market right now. The two best phone are the HD2 and the Omnia II, no question. They both are way better than any BB phone on the market.

  • 3G dosent work on this phone, very often the signal drops, if you get a call while listing to music it will get disconnected in 20 secs, very much dissapointed with this phone....this will work well if you change it to GSM which is 2G, in other words we pay for a 3G phone and its only a 2G phone!!dont even compare to a HTC or iphone....

  • One has to start somewhere. You were like that once, or you just don't remember.

  • I bought this phone last week. The choice was between the storm and the bold 2, both phones are great and have the same specification. I opted for the storm 2 because of the screen size, navigation on browser is much easier with larger screen. The browser navigation is amazing, fast internet. Very easy to use menu's. At first the texting or emailing was a difficulty getting used to the touch screen but im now flying through it. I put this as a best purchase bought and there was nothing to choose from this phone and the bold 2. Please eep away from HTC HD 2 - I have seen the size of that phone and looks like a note pad (it may 1ghz speed but thats it). It looks nowhere like the pictures thats why i stuck with the blackberry. Blackberry storm 2 :12/10 Blackberry Bold 2 (9700):10/10.

  • not just limited to the 2100MHz network, other networks have 3G and they are not on the same spectrum, they just stick a bolt on to their networks, not true 3G (ie. 3 network in the UK)

  • is anyone know how the battery work??? is it good?

  • it seems like whe ncan buy in thailand then based my experiance can buy in Malaysia too. I have both BB 9700 and Storm 2. I loved them both and have no see any problem.

  • i think this model avl in vodafone network only, its price also don't know,if it is avl in general model, can u reply........

  • i skipped storm 1, now storm 2 is too good to ignore. one of the best today.

  • 5. samsung i8910 omnia hd 4. htc hd 2 3. blackberry storm 2 2. motorola droid 1. iphone 3gs are 5 top smartphone based on cnet version..

  • really charmed and sexy

  • Really?????....when is it out????? is it a secret??????? HA HA HA We kinda guessed that they had announced it when gsm had it 6months ago! duh!

  • simply because they make/made smart phones and not multimedia phones.

  • blackberrry has provided the best ph ever.

  • why blackberry never make phone with 16 million color screen and 5 megapixel camera?

  • Really love this phone its really right would like to have one to myself....

  • Great improvement over previous version. Probably a strong contender for top handset of the year. It would be a welcome change if the large number of individuals who post inane questions and comments would actually write in a form of English that is comprehensible to sombody with even the slightest understanding of matters technical as relating to the particular thread. Thanks

  • i found the phone very annoying the touch pad on it keeps flicking when you press the back button and then it clicks on 30 different things then also the alignment i have to keep re-calibrating it not very good at all as far as im concerned its as rubbish as the first.

  • i really like this one.. kahit second hand bbilin ko.. how much?

  • In Kuwait, these phones will be launched very soon at ELECTROZAN. They are having the best deals there. They also dont have complications like Sticker price, credit price etc. as there is one payable price only.

  • yes

  • Honestly,I've got a bb 8900 , an iphone 3gs and an htc hero so I give , respect to all phones because they each have a paticular functionality that , the other phone can't have .Blackberry happens to be pretty good and I enjoy , my blackberry curve I even played with the second storm and I must say its ok nothing is wrong with it although if I had to chose one it would be an iphone or a hero but respect to blackberry to the storm its a good phone at the end of the day its the basis of what suits you better and what you prefer like me if I've got to own a next blackberry I'd go quicker for the onyx the second bold, so people stop knocking blackberry its a pretty decent phone

  • Because it's a God damn business phone. Same goes for the megapixel count - 3.2 is more than enough.

  • Divx player please

  • a long trip to Thailand dude. im from Malaysia. it will be launch on DEC or JAN 2010. Any bugs while you using JOHN?? =)

  • Now you ca nsee alot of Storm 2 9520 in Thailand. Easy to find.

  • urrrr crackeeeeedd its full not better then the iphone lol

  • why is this phone sooo gd ne1 ? explain

  • which would you say is better the 9500storm or the 9520? and why? i have a 8900 @ the minute and i love it! awesome handsets

  • which would you say is better the 9500storm or the 9520? and why? i have a 8900 @ the minute and fekin love it! awesome handsets [email protected]

  • Whats up with everybody buying phones hat cost more than their rent

  • It's a great phone i have upgraded from the storm 1 on voda in the UK, and i have to say i have had no regrets. Its screen is miles better and it really seams like someone has gone to RIM and said all the things wrong with the storm 1 and they have fixed it and produced the storm 2. Also i do a full review of this phone on my youtube channel ( /Jamestheretrogamer ). Over all the phone is fantastic! Buy one if you want a blackberry and are not crazy on the iphone. Cheers, James.

  • Behave would you, why are all the comments on this page asking stupid questions. Why does it have 1 camera!!! What!!?? how many do you want 10???!!! How much is the handset?! �1000000 happy? Someone ask something sensible or give some decent feedback on this phone im fed up going through rubbish comments and questions.

  • Anonymous why so sudden you so unhappy with your BB STORM? i though you like it so much?

  • This is as bad as Storm 1! It is underspecced, heavy, clonky and badly made. BB are simply out of date and out of touch with their customers. Screen problems have already been reported, and overall this thing does considerably less, less well and for far more money than its competitors. I really suggest you take time to evalute it carefully before you tie into a long contract.

  • John. 1900/900/800 is only for 2G. 3G works only on 2100.

  • Oh yeah...cos all phones have to have at least two cameras...of course its got one camera...fool

  • this phone is alot better than the iPhone

  • why the 3G network is only limited to 2100? Whay happen to 1900/800/900?

  • 3.2mp camera i thought it was ment to be a 5mp

  • great phone

  • This phone is being sold on craigslist for about $600CND...I dont think it's much more expensive than that in the US...and all phone's are unlockable, aka it's compatible with all networks....

  • any one for my curve 8900....BB make me crazy...now storm 2..i have to get it...

  • why only one camera!!!

  • Could anyone tell me the actual price for this? for the paper's spec, this phone is just perfect! Like it!

  • Can anyone tell me if this phone would work on T-Mobile network??

  • Still a Great Phone ! i don;t care what yah think!

  • wrong, not simple as that. if you just rely all in a paper specs, then i tell you, you dont really know what you are talking about. not just "with wifi" also faster, dont lag, not a buggy softare, better touchscreen(not clickable screen but electronic feedback). if you dont know it, try it or watch some videos before you tell something funny.lol

  • it's simple the first storm..but with the wifi...still not as strong as ondoy...

  • I have just got this phone and its great, oh and it got sorta secretly released in some voda stores on 23rd, and online availability was 26th :)

  • can any one tell me the actual price...

  • Price please?

  • have available in store, looking forward to sitting down and having a proper play

  • does anyone know how much is the storm 2 cost in the U.S without the any contract?

  • I bought the bb storm 2 today and so far it's the best phone iv ever had. It's incredibly fast and I love the touch screen. I can text very fast and with few mistakes. This is an amazing phone and I definitly would recomend it to everyone.

  • you cannot judge a phone on a 1 day trial.lol thats very funny for you to tell something bad on just a day trial.LOL you cant meet somebody now and be your wife!LOL haha! what you have just said is really funny. a comment that only dumb person would believe. i had an iphone 9 months ago to present, and the first week has been hard for me texting, but now i am faster texting than ive ever been on any mobile phone ive used before.LOL! storm 2 is very responsive, ive been watching videos and ive been in stores almost everyday trying the demos for weeks now, because i want a sure actual experience before buying it, not just a day of using, but weeks. and this phone is very responsive, the rotating screen and clicking, browsing is faster than i thought, even faster than my iphone, it never lags. its a better phone definety in the previous storm, and its definety better than many phones ive seen, thats why im buying storm2 soon. its a great improvement and a phone to watch.

  • you cannot judge a phone on a 1 day trial.lol thats very funny for you to tell something bad on just a day trial.LOL you cant meet somebody now and be your wife!LOL haha! what you have just said is really funny. a comment that only dumb person would believe. i had an iphone 9 months ago, and the first week has been hard for me texting, but now i am the faster texting than ive ever been on any mobile phone ive used before.LOL! and this phone is very responsive, the rotating screen and clicking, browsing is faster than i thought, even faster than my iphone, it never lags. ive been watching videos and ive been in stores almost everyday trying the demos for weeks now, because i want a sure actual experience before buying it, not just a day of using, but weeks. its a better phone definety in the previous storm, and its definety better than many phones ive seen, thats why im buying it soon. storm 2 is just a great improvement and a phone to watch.

  • Vodafone has officially announced storm 2..

  • i think the storm 2 is a business phone for proffesionals and its great thats why all the high ranked people in the world trust and use blackberrys its going to be a hott phone a world wide seller

  • Yes, you can put this phone on the t-mobile network as long as you unlock it, and insert the sim card.

  • Try Omnia 2 or Omnia Pro 7610 if you can get one. I will be surprised if it does not meet your requirements.

  • I had this on trial today absolutely dreadful. It represents what storm 1 should have been and failed to be. This handset is laggy, the screen, though fitting better, is still poor to use. There are more features missing than you would believe and the deals on offer are the final killer. Nearly every other phone does more, cheaper, but this is the key - MUCH BETTER.

  • I used the Storm 2 today in my local Vodafone store and I have to say that I'm still not convinced with the Surepress screen.It does feel better than the first Storm though. The new OS 5 is a lot quicker and responsive than 4.7. I think I will wait for the new Bold 9700 which should be available in mid November.

  • They didn't say anything about the Processor of blackberry.

  • Had this phone in my hand on Saturday - dont like it at all - it is not intuitive - I have always used a Qwerty phone - recently I tried the IPhone again and its keypad was acceptable so my mind opened up to the possibility of using a touch screen. Having made the journey - this phone wasnt for me - and still the search goes on for the perfect phone - slim, qwerty, good email/fax/ phone, office and media apps, good screen and good design - not too much to ask is it? I think I am going mad - all the manufacturers are heading down the facebook line - arrrgghhhhhhh

  • does anyone know if this phone will operate on USA t-mobile network?

  • AK47 is right.Vodafone have only got the exclusive on the Storm 2 for a few weeks and then it will be available on other networks.

  • whats your source for this information?

  • Research In Motion have taken away the exclusive on the Storm 2 on Vodafone because they are going to sell the Iphone 3gs from January. RIM are concerned that the Iphone 3gs will out sell the Storm 2 so they will offer the Storm 2 to other networks.

  • you speak as if u were a silly person it's non sense comparing a golden jewel to a silver one . Thanks !!

  • the storm 2 is going to be available on Vodafone only as it was made for vodafone.

  • BB Storm released on VF yesterday. If you call up VF sales you will see it has been released for new connections and upgrades

  • I believe HTC is better than iphone.. once you use iphone, you will know it..

  • not a "little better screen" its totally different better touchscreen, storm 1 has a bad screen, but this one has a huge improvement. many considers that storm 2's touchscreen is even better than an typical touchscreen were you are tapping on a hard surface. this one is typing is really error-free when you are typing on the screen.

  • 7.2 mps is not designed for EVDo as the phone spec's say this is purely GSM and not CDMA at all. Meaning it is still great for north america, just not certain providers. Splits the market since some providers choose to not have the dual performing handsets. My provider is GSM which makes the 9520 seem fairly appealing. Any word on any HSPA+ models??:P

  • Vodafone have only got the exclusive on the Storm 2 for a few weeks. It maybe available on Orange before Xmas.

  • Vodafone have lost the exclusive on the Storm 2.It will be available on other networks very soon. GREAT NEWS!

  • Blackberry Storm 2 available on VF today.

  • I love BlackBerry. Even though the Storm 1 had its faults it was still a BlackBerry. I prefer phones qwerty buttons instead of touchscreen (but that is just me), but hopefully this phone (I use the term phone, but computer is more appropriate) will be as good as all the pre release hype suggests. BlackBerry phones are almost perfect now (Especially the fact that they all have 3.5mm audio jacks). The only thing BlackBerry lacks is a FM radio, but I will forgive them, just because everything else is soooo cool.

  • is this locked or not ? and what about release in india ? coz unlocked black berry are in grt demand here ?

  • is this locked or not ? and what about release in india ? coz unlocked black berry are in grt demand here ?

  • come on rim. north american 3g won't work! what the hell! rim seems they don't care about their own country. canadian consumers can't wait for the storm 3... come one... need taller screen the width is perfect. need very fast processor and video and memory on board like 32gb or 64 gb. even the sony psp that are sold for 249+tax has 16gb built in and has bluetooth 3.0. come on rim don't put us down...

  • Hi guys , I just wanna know about the processor cuz I'm really keen on that jewel ... Can't wait any longer !!

  • kuwait dont tell me iphone is your first cell phone? i can take blackberry anytime, iphone with the corporate joke, blackberry all the way.

  • This is basically the 9500 with Wi-Fi, a little better screen, and 2GB memory vs 1GB memory I think its the same. HSPA at 7.2Mbps is nice, but not great for people in North America as EV-DO revA is only 3.1Mbps. I wish RIM would make new phones for once.

  • Good news! Just made a pre-order for the storm2 on Vodafone. Very excited. Cant wait. Bad news! Rumours has it the storm2 will be available on other networks such as Orange. Is it true ? Do you know anything about it? If this is the case I dont want to migrate to Vodafone from O2. Id rather move to Orange for better after sales services. Pls let me know what you know so I know, what I know isnt true :P

  • The release date is expected to be around 26th October for Vodafone UK, you can pre-order online now at www.vodafone.co.uk. It looks fantastic, and the battery life is expected to be alot better (I hope so!!)

  • yeah but it still cant beat blackberry for messenger quality

  • Not much of a feature upgrade, but the touchscreen's new improved technology is the story. I think it will be great, I thought the storm 1's only weakness is the poor touchscreen and the no wifi. But Now the touchscreen is much better, and with wifi. This will be a great phone to watch.

  • yes everyones clearly going listen to someone who doesnt even know how to spell. Could you get a new trumpet and start blowing it somewhere else comments about this phone not about how great(not that it is) the iphone is. this phone is shaping up to be one of the best of the year with the best touchscreen.

  • clearly you have little to no idea on how to use a blackberry so please stop makin inane comments. the bluetooth is very easy to use if your not stupid......................

  • this is coming to verizon to

  • Iphone 3gs is best, don't excapt any mobile can deal with Iphone.

  • well the storm 2 cant be worse than the storm 9500 lol im on my second hand set,the first ones been back twice for repaire!!and this ones going back soon,the only storm involved with this phone is the one you will be in when you end up stuck with it for 24 months lol hope they get the storm 2 right!!

  • kkkkkkkkkkk

  • Yes, better than the first storm which is heavy !

  • Not much of a feature upgrade, but the touchscreen's new improved technology is the the story. I think it will be great as I thought the storm 1's only weakness is the touchscreen and the no wifi. But Now the touchscreen is much better, and with wifi. This will be a great phone to watch.

  • its better phone .........hahaha

  • yep, no difference. Wait! Didn't they fix every known fault? Oh yah, they did...

  • No , your fine with Iphone 3GS , unless most of your friends using BBM , buy it and have fun messaging and keeping track of what your friends babbling about! other than that , stay with the 3GS like i do .

  • im waiting for the BB storm 2 to come out in about 10days time here in the UK, ive had 3 handsets of the origi Storm and even though they had their faults, they are still a great handset. im currently using a Sony Ericsson Satio untill the BBS2 comes out, and its a horrible phone! and RIM really need to start including more recognized file types readable in their handsets

  • The screen is a huge upgrade. Its better than the storm1's ugly touchscreen! Now Blackberry had developed a screen even better than a typical touchscreens phones. Were you are clicking in a hard glass or plastic hoping you wont miss the electronic buttons. On storm2 its like clicking each electronic buttons to a real soft buttons! Great technology! I wanted the storm1 before, but after trying the ugly touchscreen and the no wifi made me skip it! Now this is way better! I am Completely satisfied and buy this one!!!

  • Under specced again, no secondary camera, basic primary camera, can't handle office (other than as a viewer)Even heavier than Storm 1! Can't bluetooth files without major settings adjustments. I mean why just why would you want to buy this???

  • Nice, very nice. But the Nokia E72 still rules in this department, spec-wise at least.

  • ...but it has a better screen

  • OMG im playing with a storm 2 get back for feedback

  • they must on something hard:::))0

  • Absolutley junk phone, it is almost the same as the first one. Just some Wi-Fi and more memory? mabye a better screen? No innovation here

  • There are few phones that can beat the Samsung i8910 HD Omnia. Iphone is crap compared to it and this thing from BB looks even worse.

  • This version (9520) is being released in Europe (Vodafone) on October 26th. Read the official press release.

  • I yawned through the specs...I hope atleast BB delivers...I eagerly waited...and look!!!

  • What no hsdpa 850

  • 65k colors again??..16million color is far way better than 65k colors.

  • As i'm blackberry owner i still feel that most of bb devices are mediocre and limited, in an age where email is becoming obsolete and we have to pay for it whether you like it or not.

  • i think it is a great phone. it has all these good things that storm 1, didn't have

  • This is soo yesterday. Only 3.2 megs camera? Only one HSDPA band? And why focus on EV-DO? That's a dying standard! Also, only 3.25 inches screen? HTC's Leo beats it hands down!

  • i have my iphone 3gs, is this better ?

  • it's very heavy 160 g..what about the processor??if the price is cheaper than onyx may be i will choose this..

  • hmm, no video conference = no buy :(

  • its much much better than storm 1 .. first they fixed the screen and they puted the wifi thats so great.. i hope it will be fast enough to not be so laggy

  • phone looks great the only thing i find is that BB should follow with the MP this is a 3.15 why ,not a 5 or an 8 than it would be a real killre

  • average phone..

  • Patiently waiting for this baby

  • it also has wifi...

  • Sorry to say but they've pushed it back to October 25th for a final software update before it's released.

  • we are getting i phone as well in january and our tariffs have got to be better then o2

  • The orignal storm works perfectly... would welcome the 5 mp camera, thats about all they can do with the storm.

  • I believe the release date to be next Thursday, the 15th! I spoke to a Vodafone Rep as my contract expired last week, telling him that I was thinking of leaving VF so I could get an Iphone and that I may stay for the BBS2 but it seemed to be taking ages for any release info, so I couldn’t be bothered to wait any longer and would probably just go for the Iphone on another network. He told me to hold off till next Thursday for the BBS2 and he would be back in touch with me to arrange shipping!! woohoo!!

  • anything has got to be better than the first storm!! i had three and all had faults, now im happy with my magic :)

  • What!!?? No avi files player AGAIN! i'm bit curious with RIM strategy by put a avi player in their business line up (bold), but abandon it in their multimedia (wannabe) line up. What r u smoking, guys?