Author Topic: Blackberry Tour...? (Read 4563 times)

APoshiterYid · « **on:** April 11, 2011, 09:35:31 PM »

Hey all.
So I have a Sprint C&C (read: cheap) Plan, and its time for a new phone. The guy that set me up told me the newest blackberry I can use for this line without any problems is the BBerry Tour. The only thing is he mentioned to get the first generation, but when I look around I can't find anything showing that there are multiple generations- just the 9630.
Any leads?
Thanks!

smurf · « **Reply #1 on:** April 11, 2011, 09:47:37 PM »

they don't always know what they're talking about, maybe he thought the bold was a next gen tour

SuperFlyer · « **Reply #2 on:** April 12, 2011, 01:25:26 AM »

Not sure what they have.

What I do know is that you should try to stick to the Bold. Forget about the Tour, Torch and Curve.

APoshiterYid · « **Reply #3 on:** April 12, 2011, 11:37:34 AM »

Quote from: SuperFlyer on April 12, 2011, 01:25:26 AM

Not sure what they have.

What I do know is that you should try to stick to the Bold. Forget about the Tour, Torch and Curve.

Hehe, thanks, but the trade off with my plan is that I have a limited phone selection.

myb821 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 12, 2011, 11:40:01 AM »

Quote from: APoshiterYid on April 12, 2011, 11:37:34 AM

Hehe, thanks, but the trade off with my plan is that I have a limited phone selection.

i had the tour it is a sucky phone it would constantly freeze and need to have the battery pulled. after verizon replacing my tour twice i finally got them to upgrade me to the bold for free.

Yordai Dooma · « **Reply #5 on:** April 12, 2011, 12:35:54 PM »

Quote from: myb821 on April 12, 2011, 11:40:01 AM

i had the tour it is a sucky phone it would constantly freeze and need to have the battery pulled. after verizon replacing my tour twice i finally got them to upgrade me to the bold for free.

I actually really like the tour...i have it with sprint

APoshiterYid · « **Reply #6 on:** April 12, 2011, 02:04:28 PM »

Quote from: David on April 12, 2011, 12:35:54 PM

I actually really like the tour...i have it with sprint

Yeah, its very possible that the Sprint one id great while the Verizon one sucks. I'd be going with Sprint, so thanks for your report, David!

Yisha · « **Reply #7 on:** April 12, 2011, 09:30:01 PM »

I guess you're with the tour till you'll see the new Curve, the main things I found helpful is the startup speed and the searching ability's

AsherO · « **Reply #8 on:** April 13, 2011, 03:24:28 AM »

Quote from: myb821 on April 12, 2011, 11:40:01 AM

i had the tour it is a sucky phone it would constantly freeze and need to have the battery pulled. after verizon replacing my tour twice i finally got them to upgrade me to the bold for free.

Are you happy with the Bold? None of the freezing/frequent-battery-pull problems?

myb821 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 13, 2011, 07:39:03 AM »

I'm happier with the bold then I was the tour. Every once in a while it still freezes and needs a battery pull. My next phone won't be a blackberry I'm not a fan

smurf · « **Reply #10 on:** April 13, 2011, 09:07:30 AM »

Instead of pulling the battery you can try pressing the left alt the right shift and the delete buttons.
You still have to go through the whole startup but its easier then actually pulling the battery especially if your phone is in a skin.

Yordai Dooma · « **Reply #11 on:** April 13, 2011, 10:06:02 AM »

Quote from: smurf on April 13, 2011, 09:07:30 AM

Instead of pulling the battery you can try pressing the left alt the right shift and the delete buttons.
You still have to go through the whole startup but its easier then actually pulling the battery especially if your phone is in a skin.

I used to do that...until one time my phone went buck nutty on me and wouldnt boot up. I called sprint tech support and they said based on what i was describing, i had bricked my phone. I had planned to go to the sprint store the next morning...Before i left the next morning i tried putting the battery back in and voila it booted up. Dont know if it has anything to do with the the alt-shift-delete, but since then i always do the manual battery pull

Yisha · « **Reply #12 on:** April 13, 2011, 09:07:48 PM »

The concern you just mention is very common on PC, meaning when a program is running bad the easiest way to shot it down is by pressing ALT +
CTR + DEL to start task manager, but if the situation is very bad it might not work and you'll end up unplugging your PC (not that this is the way to do), this doesn't mean that by doing ALT + CTR + DEL you harmed the computer.

dd321 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 17, 2011, 02:43:19 AM »

Quote from: APoshiterYid on April 11, 2011, 09:35:31 PM

Hey all.
So I have a Sprint C&C (read: cheap) Plan, and its time for a new phone. The guy that set me up told me the newest blackberry I can use for this line without any problems is the BBerry Tour. The only thing is he mentioned to get the first generation, but when I look around I can't find anything showing that there are multiple generations- just the 9630.
Any leads?
Thanks!

. Yes I had same issue. Bec u have a "cheap" plan, ur on a old sprint plan and the only way to get bold, curve 3G or any new model is to switch to legit plan, might be cheaper. I switched. But if u don't the tour is the newest phone that will work on ur plan?

ash · « **Reply #14 on:** April 17, 2011, 03:09:04 AM »

i have the bb tour and i like it better then the bold or the new curve ..... i also have it with sprint .... but i m thinking of leaving the bb for another smartphone though i have time before i decide

elikay · « **Reply #15 on:** April 17, 2011, 03:21:44 AM »

btw a bit OT but it seems like Sprint will soon have an Android with no Smartphone Tax. My guess/hope is it will work on the legacy plans as well.

AsherO · « **Reply #16 on:** April 17, 2011, 03:32:35 AM »

Quote from: elikay on April 17, 2011, 03:21:44 AM

btw a bit OT but it seems like Sprint will soon have an Android with no Smartphone Tax. My guess/hope is it will work on the legacy plans as well.

Where did you see this? Which Android is it?

hocker · « **Reply #17 on:** April 17, 2011, 04:06:32 AM »

Quote from: AsherO on April 17, 2011, 03:32:35 AM

Where did you see this? Which Android is it?

+1

elikay · « **Reply #18 on:** April 17, 2011, 09:03:58 AM »

I saw it on FW or SD it shows up here http://www.google.com/m?q=sprint+android+smartphone+fee

dd321 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 17, 2011, 11:18:21 AM »

Quote from: ash on April 17, 2011, 03:09:04 AM

i have the bb tour and i like it better then the bold or the new curve ..... i also have it with sprint .... but i m thinking of leaving the bb for another smartphone though i have time before i decide

really? Why's that? Unless u tried a sprint bold with os 6. I hate os 6