BlackBerry Storm

Woohoo!! I finally got my BB Storm yesterday. I had to order one since they sold out at most of the Verizon stores. I've owned other smartphones before and this one is the nicest one!! My Verizon contract was up and I was considering switching to AT&T and getting the Apple Iphone. Verizon is the sole carrier in the U.S. that offers the Storm.

A couple of things made me stick w/ Verizon and get the BB Storm: better network, they gave me $100 off plus a $50 mail-in rebate and I read about it's improvements over the Iphone.

Is it an IPhone killer? Not really, but it's a great alternative for U.S. customers who want a touchscreen smartphone but also want to remain w/ Verizon Wireless.

Some cool features are: the clickable hi-res touchscreen, 3 different keyboard modes - including landscape, expandable memory, removable battery, multitasking capability, 3.2 MP camera w/ flash and video and it can be used as a tethered modem for laptops. (With a monthly fee)

The negatives? No Wi-fi and typing takes a while to get used to. Verizon is known for it's excellent coverage, so that's not a big issue for me. As far as typing, with all touchscreen phones there is a learning curve. I prefer the clickable screen to the IPhone's hard, non clickable screen.