April 23, 2009
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uh oh, I may actually have a problem with my Blackberry Storm. It just might be a defective unit. This isn't about complaining about the surepress screen (won "Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough" at the GSMA by the way), or how the Storm hogs up a lot of memory, or the many other things that people love to complain about the phone. My issues are a little bit more legitimate. Apparently there are a couple of hardware issues that happens with some people's Blackberry Storm, the "dust getting underneath screen" issue (which theoritically happens due to how the surepress screen is designed), and the "micro SD card reader doesn't work anymore" issue. I have both problems. Correction I have the dust under the screen issue but the micro SD card reader is working again, so I'm one of two at the moment.
Supposedly, some verizon stores will offer an exchange with a new Storm if you report the dust under screen issue, while some will deny that it's the phone's fault. From what I've read, RIM doesn't have an official stance on the issue, which doesn't help us Storm owners, but hopefully will be addressed upon the inevitable release of the Storm 2. Some people don't even bother looking for Verizon or RIM to solve the issue, and have taken it upon themselves to get rid of the dust under the screen (search youtube). As for me, while the dust is there, it's not a huge issue for me... yet. I'm gonna wait it out until a better solution is available.
As far as the card reader issue, the fact that it is currently working is good news for me. My problem now is that I'm not going to want to remove the microSD card from my phone ever again. The problem might just happen once more if I take it out, so I'd rather avoid the issue.
I still like the Blackberry Storm, and don't see myself NOT owning it despite my issues. My recommendation for everybody else who might still be considering getting the Storm, is to just wait. The next version should be out sooner than you expect, and hopefully by then they'll have fixed some of these issues us early adopters are experiencing.
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This week was Earthday so combined with your post I thought this was appropriate:
http://lastyearsmodel.org/
On the flip side, how long before we just start implanting some of these thing into ourselves. I'm lost without my cellular these days so it'd probably be best if I can never forget it anywhere.
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