I have 4 S1 pods in total... Kinda hoped that S2 would fit!

Glad I didnt go balls out on accessories with the Storm 1. Weather or not RIM could help the slightly different design or did it intentionally, I am not surprised.

Wow, the S2 really is a porker! Look at that 4th pic! :o

I have the SEIDIO version so I can leave the skin on while I dock and it may work with the Storm II as the opening is larger to accomodate the skin and extended battery...

DOES THE STORM 2 HAVE THE STUPID LANDSCAPE VIEW ON THE LOCKSCREEN???

Will the storm 1 fit on the storm 2 charging pod?

Will it work with a little modding? I have two, one for my Desk and one for my car. Considering I got the first one for $40 since it had just come out.

I mean is the fit REALLY close? Could you shave off a few mm of material with a Dremel to make it fit?

I guess we'll see. As soon as they come out I will try it and post.

-Paul

Wow, this really shows the size of the S2.... Oh well looks like ill just have to make the dock fit to it lol

DIY hackery on Storm 1 charging pods doesn't hurt.

.....and 1 dremmel. I'll carve the hell outta all 3 of em and make it fit.

A little work with a Dremel tool, and you're good to go.

Most likely this was intentional, just to sell accessories.

i was going to ask about that since i plan on getting a storm 2 and have the storm 1 charging pod

Really? Really Really? Well RIM this make you supreme FUGKWAD of the week.

cases, sleves, skins and my favorite my otterbox

Seriously RIM... Think things through a little bit more... And if they DID think this through and explicitly made it not fit to sell more cradles than for SHAME!

It doesn't matter to me because I am Stormless right now. When I purchase the S2 I will certainly purchase this item; I have the one for my 8130 and love it. But it does make you wonder why the engineers can't allow for things like this. Do they do it purposely to sell more stuff or do they just not care when they design the phone? The original base could have been a little wider, had a little play in it, and not hurt anything.

Don't suppose you have a Seidio cradle you could test with it?

That caption is just screaming for a "that's what she said".

I kinda figured it wouldn't, but was curious to know.

I also purchased a BB Leather Horizontal Holster directly. So if the Charging Pod won't work, will the new Storm 2 fit into this case or do I need to invest more $'s?

I was hoping that for the Storm 2, they would have changed the charging dock NOT use the USB port, and use metal contacts instead like the other blackberries.. I really disliked that I had to hunt around while trying to plug my storm into the dock..

the Seidio dock? Since it has the extra room to fit a Storm 1 while still in a small case, will that fit the Storm 2?

Of course.....again just to anger customers and so they can make a little more money they have to change the accessories. Is this totally necessary?

I wonder if the Storm 2 will charge in the Seidio charger since this one allows you to charge the 9530 with a skin on it, which is about the amount of room that is needed to fit the new storm???

Ok, so now Storm 1 owners not only will have to pay a decent upgrade fee (guessing $100-$150) to get the Storm 2, but now also upgrade our nice charging docks (I have one at work, one at home).

This is gonna be expensive.

Stupid move by RIM to not get this tiny, yet important detail right! ;(

grumble grumble

how annoying! $70 down the drain!

Will the storm 2 have its own charging dock??

look at the difference its a brick now!! why dont they get some hardware designers or manufacturing to make it thinner like the iphone? thats the one thing that i like about the iphone its thin. but this is getting unacceptable. i will just wait for the next generation of touchscreen! no one should buy this phone for the first week just to show RIM (RIMM) this is not acceptable! Iphone went in the other direction (That's what she said!) and made them slimmer (That's what she said!)

A lot of whining on this issue. Believe me I like to save money as much as the next person, but come on, you don't often see any electronic products keep their exact demensions as the product line evolves. Ipods, other brands of cells, even the iphone have changed to some extent from one generation to another. There is MORE hardware (wifi) in the S2 then in the S1, as well as different hardware. It's not too hard to imagine that it would take up a bit more space for that new screen hardware. Whenever I buy any portable electronics I pretty much expect I'm gonna end up buying some accessories for it. Try just being happy that RIM seems to be releasing what looks like a very cool phone with a new OS soon (hopefully next month :) can't wait).

I was looking forward to the Storm2 come out but after this article I was real disapointed. You would think they would just add the things they missed in the Storm 1. I have too much money tied up in accerssiories to trash them and replace them. This is a small change to make and they would sell alot more phones.
So if the Storm 2 comes out like the above picture and does not fit the cradel and car mount I will stay with my Storm 1. I hope all storm owners do the same.

Being a BB user since we had Blueberrys and always getting the latest BB phone, and now this sheet* that RIM pulls is just bad marketing... I was expecting that they fix the sheet thats wrong with Storm 1 in the first place... They are true azz's for doing this!