Unofficial Verizon BlackBerry Storm2 Pricing

Would be outstanding if they did.... some how I kind of doubt they will though.

Well, coming from big RED i doubt it. Or you wait till you qualify for annual upgrade or wait for your regular upgrade date.

You're right !

Droid ads are catchy, but I keep reminding myself it's Motorola....can it really be all that?

While an actual Verizon rep could be a credible source, there are so many people around here claiming "I just talked to so-and-so" that it becomes impossible to believe. That, combined with the flood of "proof" documents which all look fake due to various errors just makes everything look too suspicious to believe.

If its any true, any customer service or corporate store reps that tell you when a device will be out are just taking a risk of getting fired because they are not allow to disclose such information.

bogo works with 2 new contracts or 2 renew .. either way

I love the people that come out of the woodwork to criticize any Storm owner that even hints that they should get even a marginal discount to upgrade...why do you care?

Did Iphone early adopters get some kind of discount or incentive when the upgrade showed up a year later? I thought that they did.

When you have the CEO of Verizon coming out and saying that the Storm 2 is what the Storm should have been, I think that shows that at least some conversation should include a discount to those that purchased the Storm thinking the same thing.

im in the same boat as you. i think with vip discount the one yr is worth it. Question: does that mean you get a full upgrade after that year is up?

How does that work? I know Verizon gave me VIP status this year, but I'm not aware of any discount. Tell me more....

I got S1 for $25 last year between those same discounts and the RIM trade-up program. It can happen.

Well, the pre and the storm will both be different than your treo. You are talking a gamble asking what the difference between the two is on a blackberry site, you are bound to get responses in favor of the storm. I would recommend you go to precentral.net and look around. Read precentral's review and also look for an article describing features they would like to see in future versions of webOS (to get an idea of what may currently be missing). Read reviews of the storm/storm2 here. Also go to your local verizon and sprint stores and test both devices out. If you need to, use your 30-day return period to get additional testing.

There is no real way to give you a concise overview, but I'll try anyway :) Both devices are nice devices, but they have different "personalities". I'll give you a quick list of pros and cons for each device, and then try to explain what I mean by personalities.

Pre pros:
- An intuitive, flashy, and fun to use user interface.
- A very capable webkit based browser with multitouch zooming.
- 8GB of builtin storage.
- The optional touchstone charger is very cool.
- Synergy, which pulls in contacts from facebook and google.
- Advanced multitasking capabilities.
- A well designed, non-intrusive notification system.
- A passable slide out full qwerty keyboard.
- Aol IM support (yahoo and google may be coming soon)

Pre cons:
- Limited app selection, but the app selection is rapidly expanding.
- Limited battery life.
- Limited push technology.
- No expandable storage.
- No facebook application (yet), although the pre supports facebook's web site well (even facebook chat), and you can leave it running in the background.
- No autofocus on the camera (although this makes taking pictures take less time)

Storm/storm2 pros:
- Surepress. I like surepress, some do not. Surepress has been greatly improved on the storm2.
- Good battery life.
- Support for up to 32GB sized microSD cards.
- Push email.
- Advanced messaging capabilities (mms, sms, aol, yahoo, google, msn)
- Multitasking.

Storm/storm2 cons:
- Surepress. As I said, some don't like it.
- Limited application memory (storm: 128mb, storm2: 256mb)
- Limited web browser (it is a capable browser though)
- Aging OS and user interface.
- The original storm does not have wifi (the storm2 does)

Personality wise, the storm is a blackberry at heart. The storm excels at getting stuff done and getting it done fast. The storm has decent media capabilities and application support, but it is not really a "fun" device at it's core. The storm is great for communicating, whether it is via email, sms, mms, BBM, aol, yahoo, google, twitter, facebook (but not facebook chat), or msn.

The Pre is a mix between a work device and a fun device. It has a fancy, fun, and functional user interface, but it can also do an adequate job managing your email and calender. It features a capable media player and a good solid web browser. The pre is great for browsing the web.

There are not really many capabilities that one device has over the other, so I wouldn't just use the spec sheets to make my decision. Also keep in mind that both devices are constantly improving as RIM and Palm release new software updates. While the storm may have a lacking web browser now, a year or two from now, this will have improved. Also, while there is currently no facebook app for the pre and a limited app selection, a year from now, things will be different.

I hope that helped. It wasn't as concise as I would have liked, but you asked a very complex question. It was the best I could do :)