VZW: BlackBerry Tour

[Alienware_51]

Verizon Wireless

Bam. Look for it soon according to Verizon. It seems like it will be a very nice addition to Verizon's Berry line. I might have to try this one out.

[Alienware_51]

Be the first to hear

Sprint is also getting it

[Heavy Fluid]

I am excited to see this on their site finally.

[CASH629]

i want it. rumors are a mid july release

[Buickman]

Official now, July 12th.

[CASH629]

Originally Posted by Buickman

Official now, July 12th.

jump to VZW site

[JFB]

Here is the Press Release from Verizon with specs and details.

BlackBerry® Tour™ from Verizon Wireless

The highly anticipated global 3G BlackBerry® Tour™ from Research In Motion (RIM) is available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on July 12. The BlackBerry Tour is a 3G world phone, giving customers the option to make phone calls in 220 countries and to access e-mail and Internet in any of the 175 countries where Verizon Wireless provides data roaming services.

Verizon Wireless customers can visit www.verizonwireless.com/tour to pre-order the BlackBerry Tour for $199.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.

Following are key features and specifications on the BlackBerry Tour:

Network Support
• Quad-band: 850/900/1800/1900MHz, GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks
• Single-band: 2100 MHz; UMTS/HSPA networks
• Dual-band: 800/1900 MHz; CDMA/EV-DO Revision A networks
• BlackBerry Tour comes with a pre-installed SIM Card

Specifications
• HTML Web browsing
• Size: 4.4” (h) x 2.4 (w) x .6” (d)
• Weight (battery included): 4.58 oz.
• Memory: 256 MB internal flash memory; 256 MB RAM
• USB Port: enables charging and high-speed data synchronization via USB “A” to micro-USB “B” cable
• Power Adapter: +5V DC / 500 mA AC power adapter with interchangeable location specific plugs
• Battery: 1400 mAh removable/rechargeable cryptographic lithium cell
• Battery Life:
o Talk time: five hours
o Standby time: 14 days
• Keyboard: 35-key backlit QWERTY and Trackball navigation
• Display: High-resolution HVGA+ (480 x 360 pixels), 2.4” color, TFT LCD. Supports over 65k colors
• Voice:
o Input/Output integrated speaker and microphone
o Hands-free headset-capable
o Bluetooth® headset-capable
o Integrated hands-free speakerphone
• Ringtones: 32 polyphonic – MIDI, .mp3

Bluetooth Capabilities (version 2.0)
• Supports mono/stereo headset, hands-free, phonebook access profile (PBAP), serial port profile supported, Bluetooth stereo audio (A2DP/AVCRP), and DUN

Stay in Touch
• Send and receive text and picture messages (SMS and MMS)
• Enhanced Web Mail for AOL® Mail, Gmail™, Windows Live™ or Yahoo!® Mail
• Open document and graphic attachments including JPEG, Adobe® PDF and Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Excel® and Microsoft® PowerPoint® files
• Edit Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint files
• Instant messaging capabilities with Windows Live™ Messenger, Google Talk™, Yahoo!® Messenger, AOL® Instant Messenger™ or ICQ® applications built specifically for BlackBerry smartphones
• Social networking for BlackBerry smartphones – customers can access Facebook® for BlackBerry® smartphones; Flickr™ Photo Uploader for BlackBerry® smartphones; and MySpace® for BlackBerry® smartphones

Entertainment On The Go
• Media Player – Customers can watch videos and listen to music
o Supported video formats: MPEG4 H.263, MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H.264, WMV
o Supported audio format support: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMA ProPlus Bluetooth
o Built-in video recording
• Camera with Geo-Tagging capability – allows customers to take photos with a 3.2 megapixel camera* with image stabilization, auto flash, auto focus and 2x digital zoom. Date, time and location stamp geo-tag supported by camera, BlackBerry Maps and Flickr
• BlackBerry® Media Sync – allows customers to sync their desktop music files with their BlackBerry® smartphones
• Mobile Streaming – allows customers to access videos, music or even sports and news clips from Web sites built for mobile streaming
• Expandable Memory to 16 GB: pre-installed 2 GB microSD™ card*
• 3.5 mm stereo headset-capable

Browse, Shop and Buy
• BlackBerry App World™ – customers can personalize their BlackBerry® smartphones with games, social networking, and personal productivity applications

Business Ready
• For small- to medium-sized businesses, Hosted BlackBerry® services and BlackBerry® Professional Software are designed to offer affordable solution options. For large organizations, BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution is designed to provide advanced security features and enterprise-grade functionality.
* A BlackBerry Tour without a camera will be available to enterprise customers. This version does not come with the 2 GB microSD card pre-installed or the stereo headset.

Verizon Wireless Features
• V CAST Music with Rhapsody – customers can choose from more than 4 million songs to download over the air; get the master copy of the songs on their PCs; and sync favorite tracks, albums and playlists from their PCs to their phones using a USB cable
• VZ NavigatorSM-capable – customers can get audible turn-by-turn directions to more than 15 million points of interest and share the directions with others and BlackBerry Maps
• Visual Voice Mail to help customers prioritize their messages
• Mobile Broadband Connect-capable – allows customers to use the device as a modem to connect to Verizon Wireless’ high-speed network with a qualifying Nationwide plan

[Buickman]

Daddy wants!

[Alienware_51]

Anyone getting this bad boy? Would love to get some first hand opinions of the device.

[paulmac]

Originally Posted by Alienware_51

Anyone getting this bad boy? Would love to get some first hand opinions of the device.

Not right away, but eventually. Still have a year to go before I can upgrade. Still like the storm, but wouldn't my trying this thing out, or whatever new toys RIM comes out with by the time I can upgrade.

[Alienware_51]

Originally Posted by paulmac

Not right away, but eventually. Still have a year to go before I can upgrade. Still like the storm, but wouldn't my trying this thing out, or whatever new toys RIM comes out with by the time I can upgrade.

RIM is also developing a new CDMA Berry that will blow the doors off every other Berry (including GSM carriers). Should be out next summerish.