Vodafone BlackBerry Storm 9500: One Sold Every 13 Seconds

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Okay, they sold a BlackBerry Storm every 13 seconds on the Sunday after launch rather than right now, but that is still a pretty impresive feat for what was a huge gamble for both Vodafone and BlackBerry.

TechRadar spoke to Vodafone about the BlackBerry Storm, and their spokespeople were understandably pleased with the positive response to the first ever touchscreen-driven BlackBerry device:

“The BlackBerry Storm is in very high demand and we are doing everything we can to ensure customers can continue to buy it in store, online and through telesales.”

It seems like Christmas has come early for Vodafone, and pinning all their hopes on this phone being a stocking filler seems to have paid off. We think it has the cachet of luxury, e-mail functionality and coolness to appeal to the core ‘CrackBerry’ addict.

We think there could well be a Wii Fit-esque Storm drought this festive period…

Tags: blackberry storm, storm 9000, vodafone