We finally have the official word on the Verizon 3G BlackBerry Tour which will be in Verizon Wireless stores on July
12. The notice also shows price drops for all BlackBerry smartphones.
The BlackBerry Tour is a 3G world
phone, allowing customers to make phone calls in 220 countries
and to access e-mail and Internet in any of the 175 countries with
Verizon Wireless data roaming
The BlackBerry Tour offers push e-mail; messaging (IM, SMS, MMS)
and social networking; a 3.2 megapixel camera with geo-tagging and
video recording; advanced multimedia capabilities; built-in GPS; full
HTML Web browsing; and support for Verizon Wireless' Mobile Broadband
Connect tethering service.
The Verizon BlackBerry Tour supports Verizon Wireless' V CAST Music
with Rhapsody and VZ Navigator services. The BlackBerry Tour has all the BlackBerry
security profiles that make this an efficient business tool. A model of
the BlackBerry Tour without a camera will also be available.
Email and Web for BlackBerry plans start at $29.99 when added to any
Nationwide voice plan. For information on Verizon Wireless' voice and
data plans for BlackBerry smartphones. Verizon says customers can pre-order the
BlackBerry Tour for $199.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a contract. The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition
Smartphone or the BlackBerry Curve 8330 cost $49.99 after a $70 mail-in
rebate with a new two-year customer agreement for a voice plan with
e-mail feature or an e-mail plan.
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 and
BlackBerry Storm 9530 are available for $79.99 and $149.99 respectively
after $70 mail-in rebates with new two-year customer agreements for a
voice plan with e-mail feature or an e-mail plan. Customers receive
rebates in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use
the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted.
If you order your BlackBerry online from Verizon you can save the waiting for the rebate by using Wireless and Mobile News' $50 off online only coupon-link with the purchase of a plan.
The BlackBerry Tour 9630 is due from Sprint on July 20, analysts say that the new BlackBerry smartphone changes are incremental and not innovative enough to compete.
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