Giving up my BlackBerry

So, I liked the Storm but it was just a little too big and the batter life just plan wasn't good for me.  I would still recommend it as a phone b/c I love a lot of things about it but my final decision was to return it in the first 30 days to get a phone phone since that's what the main reason I use it for.  I know I'm going to go into withdraw but we will see how bad it is.  I was pretty much a crackberry person so it's not going to be easy.

Day one review of Storm

Overall I really like the phone.  I still would like a week to give it my offical review but here are some quick day one notes:

Pros

• I have the typing down (I'm still faster on my pearl)
  
• Touch screen with click is nice
  
• Screen is wonderful and video podcasts look great
  
• Facebook reinstall fixed menu problem (I blame stupid appstore)
  
• Voice quality is good and my old Bluetooth headset connected quickly
  
• Easy to move icons around and customize it to your preferences
  

Cons

• Still haven't got the browser down (zoom when I want to click or click on the wrong thing)
  
• I miss the scroll ball
  
• Takes to long to reboot (if you install something)
  
• Flips to landscape to quick (Maybe I hold my BB to flat)
  
• Same with my last blackberry - I feel like the mute button should also be a Silent or vibrate button that switches to configurable profile (top left)
  
• I have answered the phone upside down when I'm using it in landscape mode (strange feeling)
  

Still need to figure out

• Google maps still doesn't use GPS (works with NAV4ALL and BB Maps)
  
• Need an app to easily upload video
  

Wish list

• e-mail/messages in conversation (like g-mail or IM messages)
  
• More app to work with new OS (bbPlaces and Qik don't work)
  
• An application store that works and is up to date (version looks to control it 9)
  

BlackBerry Storm 1 hour review

Well, I can't really say that I got to do much in the first hour.  I basically played with it for 10 min and then upgraded it to v4.7 of the OS that wasn't a quick process.  I'm not sure what was on it before but  4.7 works pretty well.  So, first hour was basically set up and that's it.  My first hour review:

Pros

• I like the luck button (on my old BB I remaped the 
  
• Love the auto focus camera: you can push the button (or touch the screen) and it focuses so when you take the picture it's a quick process (about a second)
  
• Transfer of contact and settings was seamless from other BB
  

They need to fix

• Sporadic menu drawing errors (ex, Facebook's submenu never looks quite right)
  
• Browser isn't quite there yet (maybe I just need to get used to it)
  
• Landscape suretype keyboard option
  
• Stop letting applications control the type of keyboard (ex, Opra Mini doesn't use suretype)
  
• Application store is down right embarrassing
  
• A little disappointed my mail accounts didn't port over but that's due to switching providers
  

ToDo

• Figure out why Goggle Maps isn't using the GPS (BB Maps does)
  
• Move around icons (not a fan of default folders)
  
• Look for some new applications
  
• Make some calls on it
  

One in five homeowners with mortgages underwater (Reuters)

Nearly one in five U.S. mortgage borrowers owe more to lenders than their homes are worth, and the rate may soon approach one in four as housing prices fall and the economy weakens, a report on Friday shows.

http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081031/ts_nm/us_usa_economy_mortgages

Home prices see another record plunge

Home prices fell in August for the 25th consecutive month and prices in 10 major markets plunged a record 17.7% over 12 months earlier, according to a key index of real estate values released Tuesday.

http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_topstories/~3/434687817/index.htm

The pace of new home sales fell to its lowest level in 17 years in August, according to a key government report released Thursday that signaled more dismal news for the housing sector in coming months.

http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_topstories/~3/402883414/index.htm