I was over at the Verizon store yesterday because I was having a little technical difficulty with my phone and thought I would check out the Storm as an alternative. I was truly disappointed — the touchscreen was not all that easy to use. I have small hands and too often a letter that I had not pressed appeared on the screen. The salesman offered another Storm for me to play with and it happened again. I would have had to use my pinkies! When he tried it, the same thing happened. He then said, “We sold out the first day. I’ll bet you’ll get used to it!” My son showed up and excitedly said, “Are you thinking of getting the Storm?” but when I told him the problem, he began to play with it and concluded that he didn’t care for it either. He preferred the Curve. I suspect that those who bought it the first day it became available are gadget junkies, who just had to have it based on the months of hype leading up to it finally being released to the market. I think I’m going to wait because they may receive a lot of comparable feedback and refine the next generation. I also think iPhone will soon be reaching the end of its contract with ATT and that will open up new possibilities for us Verizon users.

Hey Carol… there IS something out there that is exactly what you’re talking about. Here’s a link to it. http://www.jitterbug.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=cell… I thought it was the best idea when I saw it. I’d have got one for my mom when she was alive if they’d had one then. she had bad eyesight and didn’t like a bunch of technology but wanted to be safe. these are perfect for that.