Comments on: BlackBerry Storm 9530 Gets OS 5 Update

By: ricky

ricky — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:43:01 +0000

How can i unlock my blackberry storm 9530
And how to get a country code for blackberry storm 9530
plz send me it hurp….

By: maty D

maty D — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:50:50 +0000

I updated my phone after i was forced to by my phone itself so i thought what the hell. After it taking like hlf an hour! my email icon has diappeared! does anyone know how to get it back because now i have to use that stupid message icon. thankyou

By: mark

mark — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:24:48 +0000

The way text messages are now stored is not functional. It puts all of the messages from the same sender into one location and it mashes them all together. You can not start a new message and keep just that correspondence. Now it puts all of the texts that were made with that one person in one, so when you go to review that particular stream of replies it is just added to all the others.

New text messages or the ones listed at the top are frozen and can not be opened intermittently. (Not more than anything) This is just annoying. You get a new text and can not open it. I found if I start a new text string (not reply) with that persons name it will then open the new message … so stupid.

The other is the way the voice call feature is hanging up now. It does not give the sound when waiting for a reply as before, and only randomly will actually call a number after it says it is calling.

The last issue is with Device Memory. Applications will not function or the phone will just freeze like a lame PC computer. Then it will say it is due to the Device Memory being full. After looking at the options/memory it will show for Device Memory TOTAL 879.2mb and FREE 829.7mb ?

I only have like 4 applications that I chose to download, and today it said the application memory was full and asked if I wanted to delete the following applications. Again, just like “new” PC’s that have really good processors but the current Microsoft OS has so much junk loaded in that it takes all of the memory and speed to run it, thus making all that useless.

I want to like this phone and it does have some great features when it works. But after seeing and using the I-Phones that my friends have it looks like a worthless little imitator of another kick butt Apple product. I would not have gotten this but Verizon does not have the I-phone and the coverage of Verizon is so much better than att that I had to stick with them … thus the Blackberry.

I have the 9530 Storm.

By: mark

mark — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:09:53 +0000

This update is cool and it is so bad at the same time. This just reminds me why Apple is Apple and everything else is a product of Microshaft not ensuring their software works before putting it out.

I have several issues with the 5.0.0.328 “update”
The most annoying is NEW MESSAGES -

By: christina

christina — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:09:34 +0000

Awesome review. I just got finished posting a screenshot, step by step guide to installing OS for the Storm on Tmobile using App Loader. This is a great list of features for the 5.0
http://theblackberryreview.blogspot.com/

By: heather

heather — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:28:41 +0000

I like the update overall, but there are FAR TOO MANY GLITCHES. Beyond the fact that any customized themes no longer work, several websites aren’t recognized, you cannot play videos online-youtube is the only one that works, you can no longer upload pics straight to facebook, twitter, etc…the only option is email or mms, and “uncaught error” message comes up multiple times a day. ARG.
I like the messaging which is now more like chat, and the phone runs a bit smoother, but it’s not worth all the above. I think I’m going to switch back to the old version until they get some of these things fixed. It’s a hassle.

By: michael

michael — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:48:30 +0000

Has anyone figured out the hotmail issue. I still cant get to my hotmail

By: BrixtonMassive

BrixtonMassive — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:20:27 +0000

LOL.. just get a storm 2. Yes the upgrade to 5.0 is nice, But the storm 2 is more stable. i just bought it and it is a sweet phone. very quick and responsive. i bought it after trying it out in the store. I bought it the next day and i use it for T-mobile with all its features. I just couldnt wait for the Bold 9700. the only major difference besides touchscreen is the faster processor on the Bold 9700.

By: tee

tee — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:04:56 +0000

After many many tries I get the 5.0 upgrade.Then it wipes out my BBM and the app memory shows it is in my bb someplace.VZW tech people do not know how to help a customer helps me more.i was seriously considering downgrading. There are many improvements..