Considering that the specs and prices are those of the 8830, this test page is probably just a template being used for the Storm. I wouldn't expect the prices to be any more accurate than the fact that the Storm will have a QWERTY keyboard.

last night I was on the verizon site and the storm came up as an option when you highlighted blackberrys. now it's not there anymore. OK- I just want to know when i can pick mine up!!!!!! I reserverd mine through best buy and when I call they are clueless or "act" clueless anyway. What's the big secret for anyhow?

Also most of Verizons blackberrys get $70 rebate which means it will be a more rounded $149.99

I don't understand why Verizon is waiting so long to release the official release date and price... the sooner they release the date the sooner they can let people know when to go out and buy one of these. I mean i understand they want to build up anticipation but I think they should give people at least a week to clear their calendars on release day so they can go pick one of these up.

Does this mean that the Nov. 16th date I was told by my Best Buy associate who helped me with my pre-order was right?!

: )

I think the no release date could either be really good or really bad. On one hand, everyone is always talking about it because no one knows and when someone 'hears' something everyone knows about it and it keeps the anticipation up. On the other hand like lazyyboy said, some people who would be willing to wait in a potential line may not be able to because of prior obligations. Either way, the phone is going to sell like magnolia cupcakes (for all of you who don't live in NYC they are the food of gods.)

I talked to my Verizon rep friend the other day, and they pushed the date back again from the original November 14th-15th date!!!

Yeah, I just checked VZW.com and the storm is not an option, I got my hopes up last week to go pick mine up this friday, but then I heard rumors of the 23rd...aaahhh..I'm about to go crazy! if 219.00 is the price, that is so excellent, my NE2 was up on Oct. 2nd...the 14th or 23rd??? either way, I'll be there to get it!!! :)

219.99 plus a possible rebate? WOW!
That seems like a very competitive price for the phone, if it's at all true or holds any value. Verizon's really looking to give the iPhone a run for its money

come on Telus step it up. I guess they are waiting for VZW to release there pricing so they can jump 200 over lol!! so maybe next week we will see the price for Telus. geez, I'm ok with waiting on the Dec 8/9th release date but give me something, please! lol!!

congrats VZW on getting a price. now if you can just get the phone.

about 20 minutes ago by my friendly Verizon store greeter that Black Friday is definitely the release date. She said they had no pricing details and that they weren't going to get a demo model before the actual release date.

I spoke with a Verizon sales rep this morning and he said the release date was pushed back for two (2) reasons: 1) The software is still not ready & 2) He claims the US Government ordered 80,000 units and they take priority over everyone else.

He also implied the week of Thanksgiving.....

My company's IT department issued a statement this morning saying that they have come to an agreement with VZW on the pricing of the Storm. According to our internal communication the Storm will be available for us on November 24 for $90. Typically new devices are available through our IT department about a week after the launch date. I realize this still leaves room for speculation but at least we know it wont be much longer.

NICE IF TRUE

I heard it wasnt coming out....Well let me start from the begining....

I went into my Verizon sotre THIS morning, because I am going to switch from Alltel, onto a family share plan for my business. I wanted to wait until the Storm cam out, but I won one so I spoke to my rep and he said that I could buy a cheapie and change the ESN come time I get my FREEBIE!!!

***NOW TO THE MEAT***

When I went in this morning to set everything up, I asked about a phone for my dad, who will be an add-a-line later (so he too can have the STORM), and MY Verizon rep said, this phone was a PIECE, and they have had to do, and still HAVE to do so many revisions that it will not come out until the FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER!....or was it the second?

OK this whole story was fabricated, except for the switching part and the I WON ONE part.....but do you all listen to yourselves (sorry to those who deserve more credit). You are all doing EXACTLY what Verizon is doing to us.......teasing to get everyones hopes up. All these BS stories about "I heard" and "he said she said" are bull and you all need to tone it down a notch till some concrete facts come out to post. You sould all be freaking weather people. Build peoples hopes up for lots of weather (snow) only to recieve an inch, or freak them out and scare them into hiding because a TORNADO is coming, only to have a little wind.

You are all contributing to the freaking out of each other and it is all essentially over nothing...I mean what the hell are you going to do knowing the price of the phone today, or three days before it hits? Are you going to budget that extra 30 bucks they tell you it will be today only to find out it will actually be more? I think not. You will but it reguardless fo price, and you will stand in those lines no matter what......

SO CHILL, RELAX, and WAIt for Verizon to (in their own time) put SoMeThInG out, but until then tyour freaking out and making up stories wont get it out any faster......

WOW, I feel better.....

well what do you have to say to the 98765433 stories about where when and what? so far NONE of them have been true...

Thanks so much for posting this! I've been trying to get a scoop of the Storm pricing lately. I am so excited for this thing to come out!!!!