Comments on: BlackBerry Tour hits up Bell… tomorrow!

By: Gary Grant

Gary Grant — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:22:26 +0000

My wife and I picked up one each on Monday from Bell Whitby. My first BB, her 2nd. Sound quality is awesome, screen is pretty, OS is pretty intuitive and I am already typing pretty well.

Nice little machine!

By: Tech Head

Tech Head — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:10:40 +0000

Just got my this am and have it BES & BIS working / having a keyboard back is like finding a long lost love!!!!

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:22:29 +0000

have 20 in stock in edmonton, arrived earlier today, feel free to call to have one set aside
7809904118

By: Tech Head

Tech Head — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:56:47 +0000

Cell Phones won’t working planes, where Wi-Fi will work in planes, therefore dual connectivity is more flexibile, thereby making one more productive or simply enabling them to stay in touch easier.

Additionally, this is helpful, when one is out of range (i.e. international) and don’t want to pay a high roaming rates.

By: JenJen

JenJen — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:56:31 +0000

Don’t understand what the point was to prematurely launch the Tour in spite of TELUS with limited stock availability. It will just be another Storm situation all over again! I thought that Bell was supposed to be taking their focus off BlackBerry to boost sales of other smartphones…

By: BrownGuy

BrownGuy — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:52:54 +0000

@GG

Unfortunately most of us are lost because they give us mixed information. Some of us are intelligent enough to dig deeper. Others don’t have faith in what they tell us because they’ve disappointed us in the past. Some of us genuinely don’t want to mislead or disappoint you so we if they tell us 16th, we say after 16th, because they’ve lost our trust.

They’re definitely getting my trust back, I’ll soon have faith in them.

PS
@Carbob – hell yeah, F Telus

PPS
@ Wifi needy people:

I don’t need wifi, i got EVDO everywhere i go, and its unlimited. As to using wifi at home, why the F would I use wifi on my 3″ screen when i have a desktop and a laptop at home? People want whatever advertising tells them to want. Half of them don’t even know why they want it. Just that they want it, and they want it now, and anything that doesn’t have it must be crap.

By: BrownGuy

BrownGuy — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:34:38 +0000

Confirmed, got 16 of them right here in my hands. Enjoy guys, and yes its $249.95 on a new 3 yr, or if you got full credits on an upgrade.

By: Mel Gibson?

Mel Gibson? — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:42:35 +0000

Mel Gibson loves the Tour. Wifi isn’t a necessity when u have unltd data and u have great coverage EVERYWHERE in your city. And Mel never travels to Israel, so he never racks up roaming anyway…
iPhones are TOYS for SHEEP
P.S. Women are way hotter than phones. U should try it

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:01:48 +0000

lol Bell is gettimg agressive lately. Even beat the US

By: mario

mario — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:28:23 +0000

I don’t know about you guys but my dealer is getting three tomorrow and one has my name on it !

By: GG

GG — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:52:03 +0000

Went to 5 bell stores today…yes 5…not one of them knew exactly when they would have it in stores.All they had was the dummy phone.3 stores told me they would have it on the 17th, 2 told me they really didnt expect it this month.I also did a live chat off the bell.ca site and whoever i chatted with told me maybe in a month or two.When i called today, they told me they had it in stock and ready to ship and also told me all stores would have them Monday.
How can bell reps be so lost.. who to beleive?

By: BNiZZlE

BNiZZlE — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:27:05 +0000

Got 13 of them @ my store in West Edmonton Mall….gotta love it!

By: Jeeverz

Jeeverz — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:12:37 +0000

picking one up from my dad tomorrow

By: CarBob

CarBob — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:56:32 +0000

Hi Y’all,

I’ve been saying for months that BELL MOBILITY would be releasing the BlackBerry 3G TOUR before Telus. And lo and behold, BELL is releasing this puppy tomorrow on Saturday, JULY 11th.!! How sweet it is.

WAY TO GO, BELL.

- CB

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:13:32 +0000

Its live now, $249.95 for a 3 year.

By: pkcable

pkcable — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:12:33 +0000

I believe the 3 year price is 269

By: Tech Head

Tech Head — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:46:10 +0000

Legally, phones are not allowed/should not work in airplanes, however Wi-Fi IS now becomming common on short term hauls, as well as long hauls. Therefore, by having Wi-Fi on your phone, one would then also have email functionality from their flight!!

Another benefit, is where one just isn’t getting a signal, overseas if you don’t have an international data plan/etc…

By: StevenGlansburg

StevenGlansburg — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:35:32 +0000

@griffen72,

It has nothing to do with unlimited data packeages. If you have a smartphone chances are you have one or are required to have one. Since no network has perfect service everywhere wifi is reassurance that you can get online.

Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone) at: Sharonville United States

By: griffen72

griffen72 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:30:34 +0000

Who knows if this thing has Wifi or not. But really, if you’re a Bell customer, who cares when they’ve got unlimited data packages?

By: mangenius

mangenius — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:26:05 +0000

hy reRusett how about you go to http://www.bce.ca and read the press release.

By: deRusett

deRusett — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:20:53 +0000

Don’t believe it,

Bell has not released any info on this product on their website, nor on the internal site for Bell World Employee’s. they still have not publicly announced the 17th as the release date, and my account manager can’t confirm anything with me about when it is getting released still today!

By: TechHead

TechHead — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:17:37 +0000

Tour = no wifi Yes!!

By: StevenGlansburg

StevenGlansburg — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:15:38 +0000

Tour = no wifi

Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone) at: Cincinnati United States

By: grrr

grrr — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:04:49 +0000

sunday! sunday! sunday!

By: TechHead

TechHead — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:46:17 +0000

They wouldn’t be second either – same day if they move it up from Sunday to Saturday. They will probably end up splitting hairs and say they have begun processing online orders or something….

By: mangenius

mangenius — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:43:14 +0000

well if Verizon did do this they still wouldnt be first GO BELL!!

By: RetroAnndreas

RetroAnndreas — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:42:22 +0000

damn!!!!!

I’m at a cottage tomorrow.

By: p.mcgee

p.mcgee — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:40:02 +0000

z0mG diS Is kEwL i CAnT WAIt 4 my m0M 2 GeT DIS F0nE SunDaY w00t w00t

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:33:58 +0000

It would be cool if Sprint would do something like that! C’mon Tour!

By: TechHead

TechHead — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:30:12 +0000

Any word with whether Verizon Wireless ante up and meet tomorrow’s date in order to claim they were the first carrier to make the BB Tour available????

If so, I’m ready to pounce!!