BlackBerry Storm 9500 User Reviews

Having had a number of mobile phones over the years the Blackberry Storm has definitely been the superior phone.

With great functionality including emails, Blackberry messenger and camera. Not only is it stylish and easy to use as a personal phone but it also has the applications at your fingertips to use as a business phone at the same time.

Very easy menu options and if your unsure on first time use the Blackberry owners lounge is full of very helpful members.

I love the push down touch screen, it means not having to worry if your phone is locked and calling someone you dont mean to or connecting to the internet, but it gives you the feeling of actually pressing a button. Great phone and would definitely recommend.

It is not great for texing on as sometimes the qwerty keypad doesn't register the correct letter which I find very frustrating. The battery life is bad so if you are receiving emails you have to physicaly turn off the location finder for the sat nav setting as that drains the battery.

It has good size screen for watching movies and the speakers are good. The camera is to slow to take good action shots which is annoying. I wouldn't buy this particular model again as there is too many faults.

I absolutely hate this phone, I used to be an avid texter but am unable to use the keyboard, I end up sending randomly spelt messages, my friends and family have to decipher what I write. I cant wait for my contract to end so I can get another phone. The signal is poor and the phone keeps cutting off, whether this is the Vodafone network or the phone, I am not sure.

The typing takes some getting used to but overall it is very user friendly. Its main competitor the iPhone is much more advanced app wise but each has its own advantages. Battery length on the Blackberry is average and poor when used frequently, there is also the issue of the gprs and 3G services, which as you may have noticed does not include wi-fi, this may be solved with the Storm 2 but yet again it puts the iPhone ahead. Overall I would purchase the iPhone over the Blackberry.

After a few 'updated models' I have finally got one that works properly. There is no end to the amount of add ons you can get for the phone. Battery life is really good and internet is quick, but it takes a while for the phone to boot up when you first turn it on. I use it as a business phone and would definitely recommend anyone to try them out.