can't wait to find out!

I wondering how big the lines going to be when its not even announced... No commercials, no media no nothing..

This guy sound EXTREMELY confident. It will be interesting to see how he, or RIM as a corporation, respond if there are any issues with the device at launch.

As for myself, I will be going over to the store as soon as I can tomorrow to check it out and see if I switch over from ATT. I can't wait!!

will be a wonderful "experience". The case of the original Storm, however, will live for a very long time as a textbook case of how (and when) NOT to launch a product into the market.

Good luck, RIM.

Storm 9530 with new official 5.0 !

I hope the Storm 2 has a good showing. I would like to see BlackBerry make some noise in the touchscreen game.

that the Storm 9530 could have entailed less hype so I wouldn't have bought a sub-par phone at premium price. After having to take my Storm back 6 times to have it swapped out they should be giving me a Storm 9550 for my troubles over these past eight months, too bad that it took RIM a year to finally get it right. Notice that the original Storm only had one thing it excelled in out of those three key points, Eye Candy. Typing is still a chore on the Storm 9530 and until Sunday when .328 was released the phone was anything but fast and responsive on a Verizon approved operating system.

Verizon is simply trying to cover for themselves so in case the Storm2 is a big ol' fat fail noticed they've already prepped the market for another BB, the Curve2 as well as the Android and Pre, finally some legit options from the nations largest 3G network.

i bought the storm 9530 from verizon last january
the storm was satisfactory, maybe a bit below, but i managed the first month. during the 2nd month though, the screen was acting quite weird clicks were not registered in the corners and memory loss was extreme.

most storm owners have problems with their phones and this is the fault of RIM for making 2nd grade hardware and verizon's fault for approving the faulty hardware.

i seriously think that storm 9530 owners deserve some sort of discount on the 9550

i mean, even the iphone has wifi. how did the 9530 end up with no wifi??

will verizon offer anyy sort of discount?
they should give free upgrades for 9530 owners, but in this "economic crisis", i doubt tht

i played with a storm2 today...the touch screen is much much more accurate.

the problem is that as the screen may be more accurate for typing...it feels like each click is a workout...my hand started cramping up after about 3-4 minutes of playing with it...

i really dont see any innovation in this phone as compared to the first version...my friends have the new update on their storm1...no reason to get the storm2 in my opinion...unless WIFI is a must for you

@kiju0605

sorry but that is the way of the game...original iphone users didnt get a special when the 3g came out...when you buy a computer/car/couch and something new and great comes out...your not reimbursed for your initial purchase...why of why should phones be any different

dude mr. bean has a storm 2!!!!!!!

I dont know about anyone else, but the first thing I noticed was the the 3G symbol was back!!!! I want it back on my .328!!!! LOL

koo, lets see how good is this device hope it is.

the only thing im worried about after reading that interview is who won the typing test? as soon as i read his "ten second time for the quick brown..." the first thing i did was test myself and i think i'd come close to beating 10s. (are we counting typos?)

I'll be stopping by the VZ store on Market street before the phillies blitz the yanks tomorrow night to try this bad boy out. best part is that, because my company uses each others lines for upgrades, and we recently went to a rule that you can only upgrade when your line is up for one, i'm up for an upgrade with $100 credit as of Oct 7th. WOOOT!

I feel that the interview was pointless but it's from RIM/Blackberry themselves so...guess you can't do anything. There are definitely more important questions to be answered and asked...

from a marketing stand point RIM and Verizon probably realized how much of a flop the S1 was. Now they are here with the S2 and how can we all be let down when they havent built it up, made us believe its something that will change our ways of communication... no they are giving it to us for what it is and what it is and does will be exactly what they have given us. no ideas or information to assume and then be let down. Take it for what it is. Im getting mine in the AM!.

@ jwphillips

sorry guys...but no one who is having issues can return their storm for a storm2 (unless they have had it less than 30 days or gets a really dumb rep to do it for them)

the car analogy is problematic...
car warranties cover less than a phone warranty does ie. if its within one year of purchase, and it not physical damager, phone replaced...now i know getting warranty phones is no fun BUT thats the way it is with every carrier

and no offense but if you are a consumer who has purchased a storm in the last 8 or 9 months AND your on crackberry posting (not directly you sir) than you should have done a little homework...wouldnt take much to realize you shouldve waited....and no amount of b*tching is gonna get you a storm2 at a discount per owning the original

and the new software does make a huge difference

Well then, if the 9550 Storm 2 is so much better at all the things that were in the first gen... I think it's only fair that you make it up to all the first time sucka's that bought the 9530. How about you have a cash for clunkers program for us? I want to get a smart phone that is actually smart, not a cool idea that works sort of like it should have. Improve relations with your customers that bought into this the first time you launched and offer us a new chance at owning something that works.