Had mine now for 4 days and in some respects I am not to pleased with the set . Here is the good and the bad.
Good,
-Great screen, viewing pics and watching vids is amazing.
-Loudspeaker is clear and loud.
-Music is as good as my nano .
-Love how SMS and emails are managed, and how easy it was to set up.
-The phone looks and feels great, the weight is spot on.
-Browser seems pretty solid and easy to navigate, 3G faster than i expected (when available!)
-Vf have a dedicated eforum for the Storm , a admin will answer your question.
Bad,
-There is a gap between the screen and the main case (you can see the electronics).On all promotional material and on the dummy the screen was flush . I understand why the gap is there , but why they couldn't have some sort of grommet around the screen ,to stop dust and other shit/moisture getting in there ?.
-Battery life is terrible, not even lasting the day (in stand by dropped 25% over the night), so taking a charger or spare battery everywhere is a must.( why they made the claims offer the battery life of 15 day stand by and 6 hours talk time beats me)
-Trying to bring up the media progress bar is pretty much impossible.
-The 4 buttons at the bottom seem very poorly fitted and i can see why some peoples have snapped off. The end call key seems to be the only one that fits flush.
-The carry case is two tight, not helping the previous issue and also causing the screen to click.
-The main worry for me at the moment is the screen. The top right corner of the touchscreen has become very unresponsive, sometimes not clicking at all! Its not so noticeable because of where it is but this could spread to other areas of the screen.
-I was barred receiving incoming/out going calls ( now is resolved)
-Not having Flash ( cant watch iplayer,some utube )
-There was no data card in the box ,you have only a gig of space on the device.
According to Vf the new batch of sets will come with updated software
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I don't have any experience with the iPhone , but they must be rolling on the floor seeing RIMs predicament.
I shall persevere with the Storm for the time .Its a bit like my BMW
Good,
-Great screen, viewing pics and watching vids is amazing.
-Loudspeaker is clear and loud.
-Music is as good as my nano .
-Love how SMS and emails are managed, and how easy it was to set up.
-The phone looks and feels great, the weight is spot on.
-Browser seems pretty solid and easy to navigate, 3G faster than i expected (when available!)
-Vf have a dedicated eforum for the Storm , a admin will answer your question.
Bad,
-There is a gap between the screen and the main case (you can see the electronics).On all promotional material and on the dummy the screen was flush . I understand why the gap is there , but why they couldn't have some sort of grommet around the screen ,to stop dust and other shit/moisture getting in there ?.
-Battery life is terrible, not even lasting the day (in stand by dropped 25% over the night), so taking a charger or spare battery everywhere is a must.( why they made the claims offer the battery life of 15 day stand by and 6 hours talk time beats me)
-Trying to bring up the media progress bar is pretty much impossible.
-The 4 buttons at the bottom seem very poorly fitted and i can see why some peoples have snapped off. The end call key seems to be the only one that fits flush.
-The carry case is two tight, not helping the previous issue and also causing the screen to click.
-The main worry for me at the moment is the screen. The top right corner of the touchscreen has become very unresponsive, sometimes not clicking at all! Its not so noticeable because of where it is but this could spread to other areas of the screen.
-I was barred receiving incoming/out going calls ( now is resolved)
-Not having Flash ( cant watch iplayer,some utube )
-There was no data card in the box ,you have only a gig of space on the device.
According to Vf the new batch of sets will come with updated software
.I don't have any experience with the iPhone , but they must be rolling on the floor seeing RIMs predicament.
I shall persevere with the Storm for the time .Its a bit like my BMW
