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Old 02 June 2009, 08:50 PM
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Default For all you Blackberry Storm users...... OS update....

By all accounts so far, turning the Storm into something close to what it should have been at launch.....

http://crackberry.com/leaked-os-v4-7-0-151-storm-9500

Might be tempted now

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Old 02 June 2009, 09:19 PM
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I have a storm and apart from the terrible keyboard its a great phone!
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Well I'm now tempted. I know that storm 2 could be later this year but the main improvement will be wil-fi.
Now I'm currently writing this on my iPod touch from the back garden so I don't know whether I need another device with that type of connectivity.
I don't want an iPhone either.
Choices choices. All I do know is that my current phone is starting to die so I will be forced to upgrade soon anyway.

But this new os does look like of transforms the phone into something like it should have been at launch.
Old 03 June 2009, 08:39 AM
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A new impressive exciting OS upgrade..... Surely not. Only iPhone's get such things surely lol
The Storm is by far my least favorite BB, but its always nice to see it heading in the right direction, and improving.
Old 03 June 2009, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ScoobyDoo555
Now I'm currently writing this on my iPod touch from the back garden so I don't know whether I need another device with that type of connectivity.
I don't want an iPhone either.
That's crazy talk, if you're getting along with the iPod why not add a phone and GPS to it.
Old 03 June 2009, 08:56 AM
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Simple really. I've already paid alot of money for my touch. I'm not going to pay circa £200 for something I already have and a MUCH higher monthly bill.

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Flog the touch to pay for the iPhone and have a look at the monthly bill for the Blackberry, it's pricey too for a limited service.
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Originally Posted by JackClark
Flog the touch to pay for the iPhone and have a look at the monthly bill for the Blackberry, it's pricey too for a limited service.
Or do what my mate just did: Bought an ex-vodaphone Blackberry off ebay, unlocked/debrand it (£15).

Presto, Blackberry storm working on a bog standard o2 contract

Still lack of WiFi is a shockingly blatant intentional omission, done to force users to use the networks 3G/2G service (for a fee )

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Ali, I have to agree, but I think I understand.

BB's for a long time have NOT been a private user thing, so have not been developed that way. I think the next generation are proof of that coming FULLY loaded.
What excuse did Apple have for not putting 3G on the first iPhone

Good plan there though, how much did the berry cost you alone ?

555 get the berry man, you know it makes sense lol
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only 4.7 pah !!!!! get 5.0.120 on the berry and bug test the new OS. not too bad. random power off if i visit certain web pages, but hey ho the price you pay for beta OS
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What improvements exactly does this new OS have?

IMO the Storm is so shockingly bad, it will take more than a new OS to make it usable.
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Have you considered one of the Android based phones, Google G1, HTC Magic and Hero. Very versatile and now with cupcake 1.51 OS upgrade.
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