I was deciding between these exact two phones when picking my first BlackBerry (heck, my first smart phone period, I was upgrading from a Nokia 6030). I got to play with a friends Storm little bit and was amazed at how fast I could type with the touch screen. Plus I liked the way it felt when I clicked on a letter. Remember I have had no other phone to really condition me one way or another. I was close to getting two Storms for $200 via the Verizon special, however, my wife did not want to upgrade right now and when she does she does not want or need the ability to text or email (get this, she acctually likes to only use a phone as a phone). Anyway she did want me to keep cost down, both for a new device and a phone plan. As a long time T Mobile customer my decision was made for me. Unlimited talk time, cheap BB service and I got the 8900 for a $100. Was the Storm neat? Yes. Would I one day like to try out a touch screen BB for an extended time? Oh most certainlty yes.
The kicker is that the 8900 (even though I did not get to try it out first) has exceeded my expectations. It has been perfect out of the box with no bugs. (Althouh I still can't get buzzme to run properly on it). Although I liked the BB browser, Bolt has made browsing and inputting coments like this so much easier. And yes, I now see how easy it is to type on this little key board.
All this to say that either way you go you know in the end it will be cool cause it is a BlackBerry.
Happy picking,
rgc
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