[NEWS] Sprint matches Verizons pace launching BlackBerry Tour on July 12

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Sprint matches Verizon's pace, launching BlackBerry Tour on July 12


by Chris Ziegler

So much for exclusivity, eh? Sprint is staying toe-to-toe with Verizon in the race to get the BlackBerry Tour to market, launching the consensus hottest RIM device to date on July 12 for $199.99 on contract after rebates. It's awfully refreshing to see an ominous statement like "later this summer" morph into "early summer" instead of slipping into the "dead of winter" as is all too often the case with hotly-anticipated phones, and we have a sneaking suspicion the Tour's gonna sell like a remastered Bonnie Tyler live album (that's a good thing, by the way). Who's in?

[TheSignor]

Dang I am loving this. Sprint is not messing around anymore. Sprint (and Palm) appear to be tired of getting pushed around by the so called big boys. Sprint is going after Verizon and ATT and Palm is going after Apple (in the smartphone market). I LOVE an underdog!!

[ON3/\L]

Sprint just has a bad rep from back in the day that some people just can't let go. Sprint has the fastest data...yes is it faster than verizon...on paper..spec for spec. Faster upload and download speeds. Also, Sprint is cheaper than both Verizon and At&t, and even Tmobile in some cases when comparing apples to apples. It does depend on where you live as to what carrier works best for you sometimes, because no carrier has perfect coverage. I personally never drop a call with Sprint, and Sprint roams off Verizon and Alltel so coverage isn't an issue for the most part. Small towns varry, but major cities and airports Sprint has on lock. Anyway, the Blackberry Tour looks very impressive and 3.2 megapixel cam was a shocker to me! I haven't seen much advertsing on this device..something Sprint needs to work on is Marketing! I think once the word gets out this device will do very well on both carriers. RIM claims to have taken the best from the 8900, the Bold, the Storm, and the curve and put them all into this new device. I hope that is true, we will find out on the 12th!