I can't wait for version 2 either . . .

As far as other BB's go? That seems like a good number for basically 2 months (and maybe another week). Are there similar numbers somewhere for the Bold or Curve?

How many have been returned??!!! Does that number include replacements???

Does the 1 million count exclude returns?

I say about a billion

They may have included each new replace as a unit moved, something about them claiming a million sold seems misleading.

of course they only use a very brief comment about people being too picky about the phone. in truth, i sent a 7 paragraph response defending the capabilities of the storm to the original article in the WSJ from my storm, hence why i was quoted this time around.

if you'd like to see the email exchange, just send me a message.

DM

I wonder what number I am in that one million?

Still absolutely loving mine. I want themes now though. :(

hardly. apple sold 2.4 million iphone 3g's in 3 months. i think verizon is holding its own!

There are SO many more benifits that the Storm has over the iPhone. I am glad that I can take a phone call indoors and not have to walk outside to take a phone call. The iphone has ALL those apps, but no video camera? no turn by turn GPS? I could list more reasons why the Storm is better than iPhone. But I dont want to type out all that. lol. Dont get my wrong, the iphone is a cool device. But the Storm exceeds it by far.

Wonder how many Storms have been sold worldwide.

People say bumpy because some have had device problems and had to take them back. However these people don't say anything about most just exchanging and once they have a good working device love it.

Yeah, the phone doesn't have iFart and iZit (my gosh!), but it gets my work email without FAIL, and I don't EVER miss a single phone call.

I'm also pretty stoked about the upcoming APP store. That should sell a few more handsets if they can get some good apps out there for a reasonable price....

The Storm has sold very well considering that it debuted during one of the worst ecomonic downturns in recent history. The original iphone hit long before things started to get really bad. Sales of a million for such an expensive, non-essential item (yes I can live without my Storm, but I would NOT be happy) in these times is actually impressive.

I like mine (purchased at release) so much I'm looking for another one!

version two? what, where, when, and why?

version two? What, where, when, and why?

Not For Crackberry Fiends.....A Milli, A Milli, A Milli, A Milli, A Milli, A Milli.....

Mom always said I was one in a million. Guess she was right.

It came out a version too soon, needed an update and a few more to follow for fine-tuning, was complicated for new users, and frustrated them. Those that didn't quit on the device, learned the potential of it. Look at the last 30 reviews for the Storm on Phonescoop.com and the answer is quite apparent. The phone is terrific and it's only limitation is perhaps the user who cannot appreciate what it can accomplish....

My Wife still clings to her Phone - even though she drops no less than 5+ calls a day as she drives around a town with 100,000 people. Yet AT&T can get service right. Again - what is the point of a phone if you can't make calls - or god forbid want to text someone a picture - holy cow...oh ya right - it just works LOL

I bought 2 storms One for me and my wife. Its taking some getting use to. But i'm not regretting it one bit. I'm waiting for another firmware update and the launch of the Blackberry App store.

That's impressive...I really didn't think they'd sold that many... It won't be a million and one though... I'll stick with my BOLD and Jailbroken Iphone 3G!!! ;-)

I love my Storm. Almost didnt get it because of all the negative press.
My Storm works perfectly and is the best phone / gadget I have ever owned.

and I'll buy one as well. Work out the kinks and make it happen.

Nice job

I'm happy to see it doing so well. It's an amazing device.

I can't do without it.

Question i would like to know is how many of those were returned.

I'm another happy storm owner. Didn't have to return. Newbie - still learning how to use it, looking forward to 90, but it does everything I need it to do, very dependable.

funny. i don't see anyone walking around with or pulling out their blackberry storms.

Hey at least no storm users complained of BURNING THEIR FUCKING FACES OFF FROM THE BATTERY like iphone users did

ehe

Congrats Storm, and I think all the haters need to realize that with any first gen phone its going have some kinks to work out much like the first and newest iPhone.

I understand peoples lack of love for the operating system but I still have .75 installed and the phone works great with no major issues as most people describe, but hey maybe Im just lucky or not incompitant Idk.

I'm on .75 still and love my Storm. I wish suretype weren't so sure of itself sometimes, but I guess Pearl owner can complain about that too.

I wonder how many people apple pays to dump on products that blows theirs away! Storm rocks! Feeling strong my friend? try getting my storm away from me!

anybody read this article:http://www.pcworld.com/article/158381/its_official_blackberry_storm_is_no_iphone_killer.html??
it states only half a million storm has been sold since november??
pc world publish this article but the figures are from the wall street journal.

The WSJ article reports:

"A Verizon Wireless spokesman declined to comment on specific sales figures for the Storm, but said the percentage of units returned is in the single digits...."

I can only add that during the four (4) weeks following the Storm's introduction, I regularly visited the Verizon Store to get as much hands on time of the Storm demo units and those of one Verizon Store employee in my evaluation of the handset. During each of my several visits, there was an unrelenting flow of disgruntled Verizon Customers returning their Storm handsets!! And, many, including myself have left Verizon in favor of AT&T's BlackBerry Bold or iPhone offerings.

I don't care about Verizon's PR spin touting their unit sales figures. The reality is that if you take a look on the street or ask your business associates, colleagues and neighbors what they're now using and what they previously were using, a great number of responses are that customers have left Verizon and gone to AT&T.

The plain truth is that Verizon's handsets have been constrained and limited by Verizon's policies and decisions, and the market is sick and tired of it and not taking it anymore. There is no doubt the Storm handset will improve over time, but for the time being it remains, lethargic, buggy and satisfying only to those that can tolerate such factors.

The people who had to go thru 5 or 6 Storms to get a good one does that count as 1, or more, towards the 1 Million. ;) j/k

EDIT: Don't get me wrong folks, I love my Storm, BUT it took me a return (just 1 for me) to get a good one. ;)

I've never replaced mine either. And I do IT for one of the Big 4 Accounting Firms here in NYC and I tell client's who buy the Storm 1) there is a learning curve involved, 2) to be patient with the device- it has its quirks, and 3) the iPhone was not perfect right out of the gate either. The new software updates just make it better.

On another note, when I hear of people exchanging the device because their corner is sticking....ughhhh, I just want to tell them to return it all together as this device is not for them. My corner sticks sometimes and I just deal with it. Knock on wood, I'm still on my first device and I got it on launch date. At that rate, that person will go through a replacement device every month at that rate if they complain about their corners sticking...and thus not be happy with the device.

FYI for the Storm haters...of the 15K Blackberry users here at the Big 4 Accounting Firm I work for (yes, we have 15 BES servers)...it's NECK AND NECK. 741 Bold's versus 702 Storm's activated on our servers throughout the US.

Peace all!

Congratulations to Verizon, the BEST cellular service in the nation!! I just wish they'd get the OS on their flagship device corrected totally. Oh well, I guess you can't have it all!!

I got my storm the wed after it had come out and when I first held the device all I could say was WOW. My first impression was this phone is so beautiful until I powered it on right lol. After I had turned it on I was like wtf buggy as hell after about 2 days I seriously was thinking on returning it. Anyways after some time this phone had grown on me

I got my storm the wed after it had come out and when I first held the device all I could say was WOW. My first impression was this phone is so beautiful until I powered it on lol. After I had turned it on I was like wtf buggy as hell after about 2 days I seriously was thinking on returning it. Anyways after some time this phone had grown on me but There is defiantly some work to be done. This phone has the potential to be so much better and its a shame that the software IMHO is crappy. Some people say that can't wait for a version 2 to come out and I say why? This phone has everything hardware wise just needs a software tuneup and some sweet apps other then what it has. I dunno I love my phone but sometimes I just want be done with it and get something else.