Blackberry's for logging on to Reef2Reef?

EliteReefs · Oct 11, 2009

SaraB said:
Good information here! I just can't stomach spending an extra $40 a month just to have a iphone. It's a great novelty, but I might have to go with a crackberry instead and this thread has some great tips ... thanks all!

dont forget the blackberry will also have a month to month fee as well. sepending on yoru provider it will be anywere from 29 to 49. for verison it is 29 for unlimitied data and access

SaraB · Oct 11, 2009

EliteReefs said:
dont forget the blackberry will also have a month to month fee as well. sepending on yoru provider it will be anywere from 29 to 49. for verison it is 29 for unlimitied data and access

Thanks, you are referring the the additional cost for having data, correct?

I was referring to the extra $40 cut that Apple gets on its 3G phone that AT&T kindly passes on to the end users is all.

TonyB · Oct 11, 2009

mfinn said:
I went to my local Verizon store and had a rep show me one with a touch screen. It seems kind of slow and clumsy. She also said I needed to log-on and log-off everytime I go to different websites or it would slow down the phone.

Find a new store because this is simply not true. If you were to log onto R2R and click the "keep me signed in" box, you will stay logged on anytime you navigate to the site. The ONLY way it will slow down your phone is if you leave the browser running in the background. This is the case with ANY phone.

The Storm is a nice phone once you get used to it. Most purchase the iPhone because it's trendy.

mfinn · Oct 11, 2009

TonyB said:
Find a new store because this is simply not true. If you were to log onto R2R and click the "keep me signed in" box, you will stay logged on anytime you navigate to the site. The ONLY way it will slow down your phone is if you leave the browser running in the background. This is the case with ANY phone.

Don't need to find a new store. Already bought the Storm.
Just looking for more tips.

lReef lKeeper · Oct 11, 2009

oceanparadise1 said:
the touch screen blackberry is horrible i had teh storm for about 2 months then traded it in.......

i ABSOLUTELY LOVE my storm !! of course ... you cant really use the "official" O.S. that the service providers approve, but i have a hybrid O.S. and this is THE BEST phone i have ever owned. i would not trade it for any other phone out today, and MAYBE only for a storm2 when they come out (i will have to wait for some hybrid O.S.'s to be made first though. i would put my storm up against any other phone any day ... its that good with the hybrid operating system.

lReef lKeeper · Oct 11, 2009

BTW ... if you guys dont already know about it, check out this site

CrackBerry.com ? The #1 Site for BlackBerry Users & Abusers ... it is all BB all the time.

another BTW ... here is MY storm OS and directions on how to install it onto any storm.

9530/9500 .148/5.0.0.93[9000] Hybrid - BlackBerry Forums at CrackBerry.com

condiman · Oct 11, 2009

Right now I have the pearl and its time for me to upgrade what do you think works best

mfinn · Oct 12, 2009

Are there any settings I can change on the Storm that would help me log on to R2R?
My Storm really hangs when it comes to logging on here.

mfinn · Oct 13, 2009

Paul_PSU said:
The only thing I am unhappy about is if I don't do a hard reset about every 4 days the phone will get the timer icon telling me to wait and just get real sluggish. It's fine after a hard reset. I have been reading that it is an OS problem and should be fixed.

What is this?
How do you do it?

BlazinNano · Oct 13, 2009

mfinn said:
What is this?
How do you do it?

Take the Battery out of the phone and let it reboot. There are two versions of the storm 1. if you got the one that came out first I am sorry for you. If you have got one in the past 6 months it is better. I just cant wait for the Storm 2 to be released. I really want that one. SOOOOOO much better!!

mfinn · Oct 13, 2009

Thank-you.
Should this really be done every 4 days?

Just got mine 3 weeks ago

Paul_N · Oct 13, 2009

mfinn said:
Thank-you.
Should this really be done every 4 days?

Just got mine 3 weeks ago

No it doesn't have to be done that often. There are actually times when I won't do it for a week or so. I just depends on if the delays are getting longer or more frequent. I am going to try putting one of the hybrid OS's on it and see if that makes a difference.

mfinn · Oct 14, 2009

I seem to be able to get most of the page loaded but the bb usually just stops or hangs

mfinn · Oct 14, 2009

I get a white screen. (of death)

EliteReefs · Oct 14, 2009

works fine for me. matter a fact i find it works really well. i postred a whole thread from my phone just for fun yesterday while my wife was sending out tracking numbers. I tried to tell ya to get the tour.