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Posted by jmhphr Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

So awesome, great surprise, glad I stayed up late!

 
 
Posted by dariuscuh Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

Kool.. i thought the S2 was dead i guess not, time instead this

 
 
Posted by JRSCCivic98 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

Too bad we couldn't get Verizon to listen based on the leak findings/fixes and get RIM to fix some of the issues it introduced with earlier releases before pushing this one out. This one's also introduced one or two new glitches in the OS as well. :rolleyes:

Will they ever listen to us?!?!

 
 
Posted by TaZ52083 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

Installing os i have a feeling there isn't a big improvement got my fingers crossed.

 
 
Posted by RicanMedic78 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

where's my shout out for finding the update??? lol

 
 
Posted by Kevin Michaluk Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

hit refresh. it's there! you must have missed it. well spotted on the os!

 
 
Posted by seamushollis Wednesday, Dec 01, 2010 540 days ago

Hello there Rican,

I tried today to download this update and no go? I am still running .713 on my Storm 2? What up?

 
 
Posted by ChuckH0308 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

It's official...Verizon sucks! This is the same pile of crap that leaked a few weeks ago with some major bugs. I can handle a few small bugs, but when they are this big you have to wonder how the "F" they miss them! Way to go Verizon! I'm completely convinced that VZW intentionally picks the OS's with the biggest bugs...

 
 
Posted by pcgizmo Saturday, Nov 27, 2010 544 days ago

Verizon releases is a piece of crap. On par with the device itself!

 
 
Posted by Irving94 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

BEST THANKSGIVING EVER. I NOW HAVE FAITH IN RIM AND VERIZON AGAIN.

 
 
Posted by HellKatzX Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

You shouldn't, this OS is a piece of crap

 
 
Posted by RicanMedic78 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

thank you thank you! I'm an overnight celebrity now lol jk

 
 
Posted by TaZ52083 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

Thanks for the find ricanmedic78.

 
 
Posted by RicanMedic78 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

no problem man! I'm not a hawk or anything. It was just an accident when trying to downgrade the leaked version OS back to .713. only problem was....the downgrade turned out to be a lateral grade lol

 
 
Posted by TaZ52083 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

Ha you were at the right place and right time lol.

 
 
Posted by RicanMedic78 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

yep yep. now I'm waiting to get the bump up to moderator status lol jk

 
 
Posted by TaZ52083 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

Same here :-0

 
 
Posted by TaZ52083 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

I got a white screen with application error omg i'm going to reload this again just to be safe.

 
 
Posted by mvm549 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

if ur happy about this im sorry but ur fuking retarded. i mean im not even a storm owner but this pisses me off. fuk u rim for pushing this garbage and fuk u verizon for approving this. maybe its jsut me but i expect more. especially because rim is on life support right now because they are getting owned by droid and apple. dont get me wrong, im a long time bb user. but fuk this

 
 
Posted by Irving94 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

Would you please explain why exactly you are angry?

 
 
Posted by DatBoyHam Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

LMAO, yeah they are a tad bit dramatic

 
 
Posted by q649 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

Wow, dude calm down. Calling someone retarded while throwing around words like fuk, ur, and jsut?

 
 
Posted by mrismail Friday, Nov 26, 2010 545 days ago

lol... Well said.

 
 
Posted by Revyrah Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

Wow Angorus Prime.No need to be so down brutha. :) I'm a Storm2 owner and have had this build on my phone already and I'm happy Big Red made this official. It's a kick arse build and worth the time to download.

Rim normally would have made us wait a good six months for this kind of thing.

 
 
Posted by BerryExcited Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

dude. you're basing this all on a couple years if that. RIM is now transitioning to more consumer based devices full of fun and flavor with a new QNX os coming for the upcoming 2011 map of devices. You have the foresight of a child and you don't realize that RIM sells a SERVICE FIRST and DEVICES SECOND with a coming transition to a heavier influence on devices.

How about you shut up, take some ativan and keep watching Steve Job's keynotes over and over again. you're emotionality is better placed on Grey's Anatomy or Jersey Shore and given your uninhibited ability to swear and sound like a jackass, I'll say its the later.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone else!

 
 
Posted by drummerman2008 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

then why are you in here posting in crackberry? get the fuck out then.

 
 
Posted by sloegin Friday, Nov 26, 2010 546 days ago

Dude it's ONLY a phone! Relax!! There are far more important things in life than an OS update for a phone! Geesh!

 
 
Posted by mcfisher1980 Friday, Nov 26, 2010 546 days ago

sounds like someone needs to change their tampon. get a grip dude. its not that serious. if your unhappy with the os, then downgrade or switch to another phone. its that simple. now let the rest of us enjoy this. so stfu

 
 
Posted by mpatchez Friday, Nov 26, 2010 545 days ago

Your string is showing dude, just like he said. GO CHANGE IT! Lol

 
 
Posted by ffac789 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

Guys, I wouldn't waste your time. Same build as the leaked one a few weeks ago. I heard that one was bad, never tried it out.

 
 
Posted by wesleyaver5 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

Select Computers, Laptops, Digital Cameras, Home Appliances

 
 
Posted by Irving94 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

I'm opening Desktop Manager with my Storm2 plugged in and it's not asking me to upgrade (it usually does when there's an OS update). I can't do the web upgrade because i'm on a Mac but even when i search for new updates it gives me nothing.

 
 
Posted by RRMan03 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

I have been running the leaked OS 6 .333 on my Bold 9650 Verizion and have had no issues at all. Had it since the day it came out.Battery is decent as I have a lot of apps running and memory is plenty.WiFi is fast.Over all its a pretty good version.I may keep it when the offical one comes out if ever.Will the same operating system run on the 9650 and the 9700 Bolds?

 
 
Posted by Revyrah Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

I like turtles...

 
 
Posted by pcgizmo Saturday, Nov 27, 2010 544 days ago

The 9650 OSIs for 9650 only

 
 
Posted by victoriak68 Friday, Nov 26, 2010 546 days ago

I'm having the same problem... :(

 
 
Posted by RRMan03 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

Anybody have any idea when OS 6 is supposed to drop for the Bold on Verizion. The link I got my version on was gone in 2 days max.It is no where to be found now. Whats up with that?

 
 
Posted by ceb21 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

First off hello to all you fellow storm 2 people.i went from .713 downgraded to the.607. (robotic voice thing) Now trying out the OS version 5.0.0.1015. WISH ME LUCK......... LOL

 
 
Posted by Revyrah Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

Mr. Roboto is long gone and this build is a much better build than 713. Improvements all across the board for me. Good luck and enjoy it with some turkey :)

 
 
Posted by Irving94 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

Thanks!

 
 
Posted by Auli Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 547 days ago

Do any of you realize that the openGL malfunctions on this OS? (Not like anybody uses it anymore on bb) I think that's a biggy mistake on an official os... Proves again that leaks tend to be exactly the same as official os's

 
 
Posted by KNG60FT Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

IM GOING TO UPDATE THIS TIME BUT MY GIRL ALREADY SAID SHE IS DONE WITH BLACKBERRY AND WHEN THE IPHONE COMES OUT ON VERIZON SHE WILL BE FIRST IN LINE. THIS STROM 2 HAS SO MANY GLITCHES WITH THE KEYBOARD ITS PATHETIC. IT REALLY GETS HER FRUSTRATED TO WHERE SHE WANTS TO THROW THE PHONE AT A WALL.

 
 
Posted by medman25 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

I agree, but for me its too late. I recently moved and the area I am in sucks monkey balls for VZW signal. After contacting them the agreed to let me out of my contract with no penalty. So I am leaving for ATT and will be getting an Iphone 4. I really liked VZW and had never dropped a call until I moved and now have dropped 15 calls in 1 month. I am going away from blackberry too, it kills me cause I have always defended them. I am just done with both of them.

 
 
Posted by XWolf Friday, Nov 26, 2010 546 days ago

Do you not read the news/internet? If you are changing due to service reasons - good luck! iPhone has the well known signal issue AND the battery is sealed, so after a year or so you will have battery drain issues.

 
 
Posted by TowedJumper Wednesday, Dec 01, 2010 541 days ago

Have you tried doing a *228 then pressing send (in an area with good cell coverage of course)? Choose option 2. Updates the wireless tower information and VZW recommends doing it monthly. I haven't ever heard of any other carrier recommending this kind of thing or even being able to do it, but I have seen it bring a phone with no coverage (AT A FREAKING AIRPORT NO LESS) to being usable in about 90 seconds. I support about 30 BlackBerry phones on our company network and all need this kind of thing frequently (9630, 9650, & 9550).

 
 
Posted by victoriak68 Friday, Nov 26, 2010 546 days ago

I'm perfectly happy with the Storm2 9550 keyboard. Maybe "your girl" just doesn't know how to use it?

 
 
Posted by TowedJumper Wednesday, Dec 01, 2010 541 days ago

Keyboard yes, screen accuracy no. There are parts of webpages I have to scroll up and down on until I find a piece of screen that accurately clicks where I press so I can select a link. Drives me freakin nuts. Maybe this is what he is talking about but the Keyboard is slightly inaccurate because of this kind of thing. Second 9550 I have used with the same kind of problem.

 
 
Posted by XWolf Friday, Nov 26, 2010 546 days ago

Not seen the CAPS LOCK glitch before - is it new to this build?

 
 
Posted by green_ember Friday, Nov 26, 2010 546 days ago

Amazing some people have no idea that this is considered shouting, is rude, is aggravating, and just plain a pain in the ass to read...

 
 
Posted by Revyrah Friday, Nov 26, 2010 546 days ago

Rotfl

 
 
Posted by Jon Hanson Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

Not on BB desktop for Mac yet! :(

 
 
Posted by damenace Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

My storm 2 phone keeps saying no upgrades available. Is there an ota link or something? Its not finding it through wireless update.

 
 
Posted by RicanMedic78 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

you have to download it from verizon's OS download page. Google verizon blackberry software. I forget the address but that should pull it up pretty quickly

 
 
Posted by cannon83 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

I downloaded this leak a while back and it worked just find for me. I'm uncertain of these bugs certain people claim to have. I think bugs only show up on certain phones not every experiences them. I love the reboot time. I think its under 3 mins!

 
 
Posted by PossumPete Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

3 mins? Mine's taking 10. I wish it was faster. That's my only complaint with the S2.

 
 
Posted by rickylee626 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

When I first installed the OS, my boot up time was less than 3 minutes.., but after I restored all my apps it seems to take quite a bit longer lol... I was so excited too.. haha.

 
 
Posted by nyr88 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

Wanted to do this wireless!

 
 
Posted by Hondaalpinestar Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

This should help out a little bit.

http://vzw.smithmicro.com/blackberry/download.aspx?ct=personal

 
 
Posted by Mystic Traveler Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

Just an FYI for anyone that is using CrackMem to delete preloaded items from the OS before you install it: you can't delete the vendor.xml. At least not from within CrackMem. You might be able to do it manually (though I just left it and removed the samples and other memory hogging junk). If you do try then when you attempt to install it on the phone DM5 will give you a message that there isn't any software to install. Basically, it isn't recognized at that point.

Anyway, thought I'd mention it for those (like me) that drop the junk before installing, might save others a couple of hours.

 
 
Posted by kbeard26 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

are the widgets just for vcast? i dont see any widgets...just wondering because i dont have vcast on my phone. i dont use it.

 
 
Posted by STR8WESTCOAST Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

Reboot a lot faster but can't assign sms ringtones to certain contacts. Downgrading, if anyone know how to work around this without all the gimmicks let me know. mclark0805@aol.com. This is one reason im rushing my upgrade date. Too many gimmicks with bb

 
 
Posted by Jon Hanson Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

completely false! verizon has not released this

 
 
Posted by saw8414 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

Already downloaded this from the vzw website.

 
 
Posted by victoriak68 Friday, Nov 26, 2010 546 days ago

Verizon has indeed released it. I downloaded directly from Verizon myself.

 
 
Posted by jelp2 Thursday, Nov 25, 2010 546 days ago

Didn't they release a new OS for the Storm1 this time of year before releasing the Storm2? Maybe Storm3 is on its way!

 
 
Posted by kbeard26 Friday, Nov 26, 2010 546 days ago

i will be downgrading tomorrow. i can't deal with the music tracks skipping like a broken record. not worth the download. very disappointing verizon would release such crap!

 
 
Posted by dshoe3926 Friday, Nov 26, 2010 545 days ago

Is there anyway to upgrade to this newest OS on a mac? There is no OTA download available, and BB Desktop Manager for mac doesn't have this upgrade available yet. I can download the file from Verizon but it's a .exe file that works on Windows. Anyone with a mac find a way to download and upgrade?

 
 
Posted by gzaha Friday, Nov 26, 2010 545 days ago

Dont waste your time. This OS shouldn't have even been released. My phone froze three times in a row and when it wasn't frozen bbm wouldn't work. What a joke. Do yourself a favor and don't waste your time.

 
 
Posted by sreidenb Sunday, Nov 28, 2010 543 days ago

Still isn't showing up on my mac either. No point in downloading the .exe because it wont open with anything on the mac anyway. Are only us mac users having download issues?

 
 
Posted by Grim020 Saturday, Nov 27, 2010 545 days ago

Nothing shows up for me on Desktop manager..WTH

 
 
Posted by tnhwyman Saturday, Nov 27, 2010 545 days ago

I installed this OS Thanksgiving night without problems.
Pros: improved boot time, not as sluggish, speaker phone sound appears louder as well as headphone (hard wired type)
Cons: Bluetooth issues not found in previous OS. I use a Dell BH200 Wireless headset. I have to do a song & dance each and everytime I use Slacker, Flycast, and Tunein (pairing device). The sound volume and quality suck as well. I am not able to get Bluetooth to work at all with my phone's built in media music player.
Overall opinion: I like this build better. I just hope I can overcome my Bluetooth issues before mowing season starts back up again.
My 2 cents worth,

Jerry

 
 
Posted by K_Daddy Saturday, Nov 27, 2010 545 days ago

This update is completly useless. Faster reboot. No. smoother No. Unable to login to google. Yes. Need to reregister your apps. Yes. app world not showing all your apps even the ones you paid for. Yes. BAD !

 
 
Posted by jwsnj3rd Saturday, Nov 27, 2010 544 days ago

Works fine no issues haven't seen any speed changes when you reboot. I use quickpull and it wasn't loaded but it was on my app world so that was an easy fix. AP wasn't working had to uninstall it then reinstall it. Another easy fix . My internet wasn't working somehow switched to hotspot anther fix.. Other then that haven't seen any real changes or noticed any major improvements. I'll keep playing

 
 
Posted by Sanch0 Sunday, Nov 28, 2010 543 days ago

I recommend you guys try this release with the Driphter hybrid posted by logitec. You won't be disappointed.

 
 
Posted by Batteman87 Sunday, Nov 28, 2010 543 days ago

Just Updated.... Boot up time went from 5 minutes to 4:59... Thanks RIM! NOT! Can't wait for Apple to come to VZW, and even if they don't I will go to Droid or back to the big car phone bags from back in the day.... you know the ones I am talking about, ones bigger than the house phone. Only if RIM was as great as Crackberry itself...

 
 
Posted by Smmrgrl Sunday, Nov 28, 2010 543 days ago

This update bricked my phone. Had to have Verizon do a wipe and reinstall. Even then, it goobered up my BBM and AppWorld to the point of not being able to use them. I finally downgraded back to .713.

What a mess. I was hoping I'd be one of the few that didn't have any problems with this one but it was not to be.

Guess I'll wait til the bugs are fixed, and even then I'll proceed with great trepidation. :(

 
 
Posted by autopandit Monday, Nov 29, 2010 543 days ago

I stay in India..please help me how to download and install 1015 on my storm2

 
 
Posted by wrxnfx Monday, Nov 29, 2010 542 days ago

Been running this updated OS for a couple days now. Haven't really experienced all the issues that everyone is complaining about. On a bad note, my Need for Speed (open GL) game did crash after about 30 seconds of play. That was about it for now. Overall, my wife and I are happier with the quicker and smoother response we noticed from the update.

 
 
Posted by TowedJumper Wednesday, Dec 01, 2010 541 days ago

I had an issue where my device drained overnight (I think spotty VZW signal caused the phone to search and re-link with the network too much) but when I plugged it in and charged it for a bit the cell phone antenna (Mobile Network) would not turn back on. Had to do a battery pull to get it working. Anybody see this yet? This is my 4th OS version and this is the first time I have seen this.

 
 
Posted by TowedJumper Wednesday, Dec 01, 2010 541 days ago

Interesting. The executable for this is almost 8mb larger than the previous .713 version. Wonder what could have changed so much...

 
 
Posted by rcymozart Thursday, Dec 02, 2010 540 days ago

This upgrade made the bedside mode functionality non-existent for me unless I plugged the phone into a computer to charge. Sound quality was massively degraded, particular for music and video having a lot of random skipping, but phone audio actually improved slightly.

End result: I'm downgrading back to .713. That did everything I want without bugs getting in my way.

 
 
Posted by BB_GURU Thursday, Dec 02, 2010 539 days ago

1.Does anyone have a link to download the Update on a Mac OS?

2.Anyone have any Issues Updating the software from a PC?

 
 
Posted by akdick Thursday, Jan 06, 2011 504 days ago

I have had nothing but problems with the new OS, which updated itself OTA without asking.

Most importantly, I haven't been able to sync since installing it and lost all 2,500 contacts on BB when I tried.

Not a happy camper - am trying to downgrade now