BB Bold has already released on att and will try it later.
iPhone already passed RIM in smartphone share as #1, nothing could beat iPhone in my opinion.
For me, I don't like touchscreen phone with no hard keyboard.
Think Verizon doesnt offer the TAP to deafies...look at this:
Text Only Messaging Plans from Verizon Wireless
Currently mine is on the $35 TAP cell plan (with the LG EnV), but when I get my Storm, its gonna be $55 a month but worth it.
I did go to Tmobile store yesterday. I found nothing about BB Storm available at store. I did play with Tmobile Google G1. I thought it's cool!
Here is why the Blackberry Bold should be your first choice as a deaf/hearing impaired person:
It is a 3G phone with FULL web browser support and a QWERTY keyboard.
Why is this important?
AT&T 3G network allows for SIMULTANEOUS data and phone connections. This enables truly MOBILE WEBCAPTEL to work on a SINGLE PHONE. This is a revolutionary concept, folks.
The only other phone that can do this is the iPhone. NO OTHER PHONE can do this. Verizon/Sprint have EVDO instead of 3G and EVDO DOES NOT SUPPORT SIMULTANEOUS PHONE AND DATA CONNECTIONS. Not even the T-mobile 3G network supports simultaneous connections. Currently, ONLY ATT 3G network supports simultaneous connections.
And there is one more requirement for mobile captel: Full-Featured browsers with AJAX support. Only the iPhone and Blackberry Bold has these browsers.
So it boils down to just iPhone and Bold. There are two major disadvantages to the iPHone:
1) No QWERTY keyboard. We all know how important keyboards are for us!
2) NO TETHERING. You can't use the iPhone as a 3G modem for your laptop to surf internet at fast speeds. You can't use iPhone as a modem for any reason. The Blackberry Bold CAN be used as a bluetooth modem for tethering!
Best of all, AT&T has a $35 data only plan for unlimited internet surfing at 3G speeds. Nobody can beat that!
BB Storm is exclusive to Verizon.
Not interested about tmobile, their network signal is really crappier.
I hear and read another forums that some owners who had bb storm, they arent happy with it. they said they realized that bb storm is not push-emails anymore, and others whats missiings their needs to meet.. I hope you arent next who is unhappy with storm in future.. please think before buy storm for this is your need to meet or not..
Good Luck with your own decision.
Really? Did you play with BB storm for test?? I haven't go to Verizon yet. I will ask my husband to go Verizon Wireless to check it out. I just want to curious what BB storm alike that all.
Never tried it.
Then why you said it's crappier?
I said network signal from tmobile.
I love Verizon.
Oh okay. I have a bills of Verizon phone and dsl. I am not sure how about wireless bills add more cost.
How much cost for verizon wireless a monthly per?
I am plan to rid of phone house.
BB, unlimited data, 250 text and insurance are all total at $60 per month.
How about text message unlimited or limited?
unlimited txt is automatically part of the package.