Hey, Nokia N97 is set out to be released in 2009. This smartphone will really blow your mind. Forget the BlackBerry Storm, Apple iPhone and Google G1. Nokia N97 will rule smartphones all around the world.

I would love to buy something new from Apple than to go in for Blackberry Storm.

I don't like Blackberry Storm. They were earlier with good products. Now i prefer Apple!
Amelia

I'm hearing a lot of complaints about the blackberry storm. I was able to get my hands on this device the first day of its release. Initially I thought I made a big mistake after my first experiences with this device and I was also highly skeptical since it did not have WI-FI capability. I even remember telling my wife of my plans to return the darn thing, however we have now purchased a second storm for her use.

The first thing I had problems with was the screen clicking which took a bit of getting used to. After a lengthy IM chat I was convinced that this technology out shines any other solution on the market. Once I became confident in clicking the screen I was sold. The main problem I have is the convenience keys on the side of the storm. They are easily pressed when typing or using it with one hand and will launch the camera or voice dialing by default once pressed. However you have the option of setting these keys to do nothing and that's what I did. Navigation of the GUI on the storm is a pure delight in that I do not even need to use the convenience keys at all. The fix for this is easy. Rim just needs to add a delayed time option for these keys so that they will not initiate a command for a set amount of time, say 4 seconds.

I have not been able to master selecting text for the copy and past feature which I may be incorrectly using.

Momentum scrolling is the other major problem with this phone it can be tedious scrolling long web pages. I am sure RIM will come up with a solution for this. I love how people forget that this is rims first touchscreen phone unlike HTC who has years of touch screen experience and apple who is now on the second version of its Iphone. Once you grasp the understanding of the screen touch/click screen you get the feel similar to double clicking mouse. Imaging first touching the mouse button then clicking to get the same effect of double clicking. There is no other device on the market like the storm so we are all unfamiliar with the screen function in the beginning. Also there are fixes to the touch sensitivity in options/Screen/Keybord. If you enlarge your fonts the menu spacing becomes larger and thus gives you more accuracy when touching.

As far as wi-fi is concerned, I have broadband connection speeds everywhere except in last mile rural areas on the road. I highly doubt there are any wi-fi hot spots in these areas either. People complaining about wi-fi are living a fantasy of the ability to one day use voip over wifi hotspots with consistency. If you know anything about IP networks you know the variables of voip over wifi are so enumerable that it makes voip over wi-fi almost useless unless every access point you use have the same configurations. Further more security is an issue for many business users and voip over wi-fi just wont cut it.

What is feasible though is the consistency that voip over 3G networks will bring. Most people don't realize that voip over licensed 3G networks is where things are headed. Wi-fi would be nice when traveling outside the US but I don't know of a single voip provider that provides free international long distance either. FYI when traveling abroad on business or leisure its still a good a idea to have a laptop with wi-fi connectivity. I complained about the lack of wi-fi at first but I have now seen the light.

What is awesome about this phone is it hands down kicks butt on the Iphone and the G1 in features.
Stereo bluetooth anyone? How about not being tied and forced to use GOOGLE! How about using a back up battery
with that Iphone? What about license agreements that let Google or Apple remotely disable applications on your phone?
The storm has silky smooth video. I have Opera Mini installed on my storm and it works in touch only mode with no need for clicking the screen. This is probably the most flexible hand held on the market both now and forward looking.

If you want a toy get a g1 or a iphone. If you are serious about getting things done on both a business and pleasure level nothing compares unless you are using a laptop.