BlackBerry Storm It Is ...

After obsessive and excessive back and forth, the Realty Buzz has upgraded existing BlackBerries to the BlackBerry Storm. Yes, we did eye the iPhone 3G. In fact, we gave the iPhone a test run. It was nice but, in short, we had concerns with the AT&T network (already being on the Verizon network and having great voice / data service), price points were considerably higher for the iPhone itself while data plans and voice costs were similar between both carriers, and (most importantly) the immediate receipt of emails on the BlackBerry was too much to pass on.

In brief, the screen real estate on the BlackBerry Storm is wonderful. We like "clicking" the keyboard less touch screen (definitely a matter of opinion though as plenty of reviews can't stand this feature). The operating system is considerably buggy (to be expected with a first generation phone). Leaked OS's provide for considerable improvements from what Verizon currently has loaded on their Storms (.75). We are running leaked OS (.113) which is rumored to be the next "official" OS release from Verizon. Not a perfect OS by any stretch but SIGNIFICANTLY better than (.75).

Much more to come in future posts as we begin to discover the limitations and possibilities of this phone ...

Are you a Storm user?

First Glances at the Blackberry Storm

The Blackberry Storm can now be yours. Take a peak at the 9530 ...





Useful links:

Blackberry Storm at Verizon Wireless - http://estore.vzwshop.com/storm/
Blackberry Storm at Blackberry - http://www.blackberry.com/blackberrystorm/

TwitterBerry - Tweet and Much More from Your Blackberry

Caught up in the Twitter revolution? Tweet this, feed that, micro blog yourself into oblivion!

If you don't already know, you can Twitter from your Blackberry too, in style, with TwitterBerry! TwitterBerry is an "Orangatame Software" product that allows you serious Twitter tweeting capabilities from the comfort of the circumstances in which your Blackberry is the "connect me to the net" device of choice.



Posting your Tweets made easy:



TwitterBerry will be happy on your new Blackberry Storm:



You can download TwitterBerry directly from your Blackberry device:
http://orangatame.com/ota/twitterberry/

Minimum Requirements:

• BlackBerry OS 4.1.0+ (BlackBerry OS 4.2+ for TwitPic support)
• BlackBerry Internet Browsing Service (BIS-B or BIBS) OR a BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) OR a direct TCP data connection

Supported Device:

• BlacKBerry Storm
• BlackBerry Bold (9000)
• BlackBerry Curve (8300, 8310, 8320, 8330) Series
• BlackBerry 8800 Series
• BlackBerry Pearl (8100, 8110, 8120, 8130, 8220, 8230) Series
• BlackBerry 8700 Series
• BlackBerry 7130 Series
• BlackBerry 7100 Series
• BlackBerry 7200 Series
• BlackBerry 7520

All of this information can be found at:
http://www.orangatame.com/products/twitterberry/

The Blackberry Storm

If you're a realtor, an investor, or simply a real estate professional, period, you need a Blackberry type mobile device to enhance your day to day business functions. Our eyes are set upon the soon to be released Blackberry Storm. The Storm is poised to rival many of the plush features / functionality of Apples iPhone. Here at Property Qwest, we've been extremely partial to the Blackberry primarily because of the emailing capabilities. Those of you who own a Blackberry know what we're talking about, those of you who don't, need to find out.

ZDNet, Twitter, and the Blackberry Storm