Will Verizon every offer the iPhone???
Yes, starting first quarter of next year if I'm not mistaken.
As for problems with the Storm, they are known issues. A 67% return rate is a huge scar on an otherwise great handset. My Storm (purchased in Apr 09) has worked without issue since day 1. Now my buddy who picked his up the same store, same night as me has had to have his replaced for the screen getting stuck in the pressed position. When he got the refurb model, it didn't feel hardly any different from the one he was sending back so I hope it works out ok. Please see my tips and tricks below for maintaining your Storm and solving minor issues.
To keep your BB running smooth, simple maintenance practices are necessary to get the best BB experience. Think of your BB as a computer that after a while gets bogged down if too many programs are running or memory is running low. This is tailored to Storm users, but general navigation and benefit should be relative to all BBs. Here's how.
1. During general use CLOSE using the BB menu button (spotted button) out of everything you do from programs to desktop menu icons, do not escape with the 180 back arrow or red button. Why? Because open programs or applications take up valuable resources/memory and in some cases cause extra battery drainage; think Weatherbug or BerryWeather. How do I know if everything is closed? From your home screen hold down your BB menu button until a row of icons comes up, all you should have is: Home, BB IM, Message Envelope, Call Icon, and Browser Icon.
2. On a DAILY basis, soft reset your device with a free application such as "Quickpull" or pull your battery out to bring your phone back to its peak operating efficiency. This is like restarting your computer and will also solve many issues or errors you might run into while using this device. So if something is not working, you've got no sound, the phone is very sluggish, whatever the case may be, a soft reset on your handheld will a lot of times be just the cure you're looking for. "Quickpull" will allow you to schedule resets which I like to do in the a.m. before I wake up for a fresh phone.
3. On a weekly basis, clean your memory by going to Options>Security Options>Memory Cleaning>BB menu button>clean now. You can set memory cleaning to automatically clean at a certain threshold if you're so inclined. Also, from the home screen in landscape mode hit BB menu button>bring up your keyboard>type "/"/ >BB menu button>Clear Log>Delete.
4. On a weekly basis, clear your browser cache by opening your browser>BB menu button>Cache Operations>Clear history.
