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Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

01-17-2009, 01:47 PM

Replies: 19

Going back to the Curve

Views: 1,477

Posted By paulpo

I couldn't have said it better. I made the change...

I couldn't have said it better. I made the change back to my 8703 yesterday. I gave the Storm EVERY chance. I wanted to like it, and there were things I did like. The phone call quality was...

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

12-20-2008, 10:35 PM

Replies: 16

Storm after 1 week

Views: 2,182

Posted By paulpo

I've done everything I can to like the device...

I've done everything I can to like the device despite these 2 major problems. I'm about one more missed call away from dusting off the 8703.

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

12-13-2008, 03:09 PM

Replies: 12

Phone Dialing

Views: 1,575

Posted By paulpo

I didn't know you could give a multi-part voice...

I didn't know you could give a multi-part voice command like "call Kathy Home". Unfortunately it only gets it right about 30% of the time. The rest of the time is starts asking "did you say..."...

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

12-12-2008, 07:36 PM

Replies: 12

Phone Dialing

Views: 1,575

Posted By paulpo

Coming from an 8703 I thus far find dialing...

Coming from an 8703 I thus far find dialing contacts and "speed" numbers on the Storm a chore. The voice dialing is practically worthless if the contact has more than 1 phone number. It takes longer...

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

12-12-2008, 07:30 PM

Replies: 22

How do you answer the &%*$# phone???!!!

Views: 2,762

Posted By paulpo

I got more patient today. When it rang I took it...

I got more patient today. When it rang I took it out of its horizontal case, waited for it to turn portrait and then hit the answer button. It did work for me each time. I'm not used to trying to be...

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

12-12-2008, 01:31 AM

Replies: 22

How do you answer the &%*$# phone???!!!

Views: 2,762

Posted By paulpo

I'm on .75 Has anyone else had that little...

I'm on .75

Has anyone else had that little menu pop up over the answer soft-key that gives the answer/ignore options?

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

12-12-2008, 12:43 AM

Replies: 14

HUGE text size when receiving HTML emails!

Views: 2,474

Posted By paulpo

I also get it from @gmail accounts. I also...

I also get it from @gmail accounts.

I also noticed that an @comcast person whose emails look fine did a "reply all" to an @gmail account. I was part of the reply all list and the @comcast came in...

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

12-12-2008, 12:32 AM

Replies: 22

How do you answer the &%*$# phone???!!!

Views: 2,762

Posted By paulpo

The send key and the answer key are one and the...

The send key and the answer key are one and the same on my other BB and according to the Storm manual as well.

I'll try slowing down, but I have to admit I'm not excited about it. The latest and...

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

12-11-2008, 09:46 PM

Replies: 22

How do you answer the &%*$# phone???!!!

Views: 2,762

Posted By paulpo

Appreciate the input, when I take it out of the...

Appreciate the input, when I take it out of the holster it is usually landscape.

But something is not right when when everything has to be arranged just so before simply answering a call. RIM...

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

12-11-2008, 09:42 PM

Replies: 22

How do you answer the &%*$# phone???!!!

Views: 2,762

Posted By paulpo

Do you get that little menu that obscures the...

Do you get that little menu that obscures the soft-key and prompts to "answer/ignore"? I only get it sometimes, but its the inconsistency that's killing me.

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

12-11-2008, 09:17 PM

Replies: 22

How do you answer the &%*$# phone???!!!

Views: 2,762

Posted By paulpo

How do you answer the &%*$# phone???!!!

:cry:

I have missed so many calls on this thing. There was a thread about the answer hard-key not working the first (or second, or third) presses. That happened to me too. The answer soft-key...

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

12-06-2008, 12:46 AM

Replies: 24

What's the trick?

Views: 2,682

Posted By paulpo

For me the softkey work well, the hard key takes...

For me the softkey work well, the hard key takes 2 or 3 presses. Did they test these things?

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

12-06-2008, 12:37 AM

Replies: 12

Voice Dial Problems

Views: 3,776

Posted By paulpo

There are too many questions to answer. It takes...

There are too many questions to answer. It takes me longer to voice dial somone who has multiple numbers than to just dial it. The loss of alphabet speed dials kills me as well.

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

12-06-2008, 12:32 AM

Replies: 2

Problem with address book...

Views: 737

Posted By paulpo

I have mine sort Last, First. I don't know if its...

I have mine sort Last, First. I don't know if its different with the First, Last but I've heard people say putting a space first puts things to the top. Is there a space hiding somewhere?

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

12-04-2008, 12:29 AM

Replies: 16

Visual Voice mail call volume

Views: 3,172

Posted By paulpo

I did notice the phone app has an "enhanced...

I did notice the phone app has an "enhanced audio" which contains an "automatic volume control" setting under options. I can't say I notice any difference with it on or off however.

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

12-02-2008, 07:25 PM

Replies: 18

How is the STORM as a "Phone"

Views: 1,727

Posted By paulpo

The call quality buries my 8703. Really, really...

The call quality buries my 8703. Really, really good quality on the Storm for me.

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

12-02-2008, 07:17 PM

Replies: 16

Visual Voice mail call volume

Views: 3,172

Posted By paulpo

Same for me. Unfortunately I can't help.

Same for me. Unfortunately I can't help.

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

11-30-2008, 01:02 AM

Replies: 8

VCast icon location on screen

Views: 1,438

Posted By paulpo

Same with me. It appeared mysteriously with the...

Same with me. It appeared mysteriously with the icon after the "off" icon. I so used to my "off" icon last that it annoyed me. I wanted to delete VCast altogether, but I don't see it in the...

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

11-28-2008, 10:24 PM

Replies: 7

Visual voice mail working?

Views: 3,813

Posted By paulpo

Yep. Uninstall, reinstall and restart made it...

Yep. Uninstall, reinstall and restart made it work. Thanks (also from South Central PA, 17055 to be more precise!)

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

11-28-2008, 09:40 PM

Replies: 7

Visual voice mail working?

Views: 3,813

Posted By paulpo

Visual voice mail working?

I sprung for the $2.99 per month since I hate traditional voice mail retrieval. My Storm tells me when I have voice messages but so far every time I try to play the message I get "! Playback Error",...

Forum: General 9500 Series Discussion - Storm

11-28-2008, 09:29 PM

Replies: 20

Storm Typing Question

Views: 2,541

Posted By paulpo

its OK I guess

I'd still prefer a few simple arrow keys. Turning the cursor into box works, but if the cursor is at the edge of the screen (particularly the bottom) touching the screen activates the keyboard...

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