I see info in other forums about the Tour coming to Telus soon, then to VZW and possibly Sprint. Does anyone have a semi firm release date to Sprint? I was going to get my first BB this month, but would wait if a non-camera Tour was coming out in July. What's the latest?

Rumor was Quarter 3 of this year, for Sprint.

Someone from Sprint told me August.

Yeah its 3rd quarter from what ive heard.

My sources tell me that Sprint will be bought by T-Mobile before the Tour comes out.

Well that would be interesting.

T-Mo is GSM while Sprint is CDMA, interesting indeed.

Is Sprint really doing that bad?

Just a rumor of course. ;)

True, but they have a common frequency (1900 MHz), which would make the switch easier.

Yeah, they're not doing so hot. They are really betting on the Pre.

That's re-assuring lol.

I would think that Verizon would be interested in Sprint.

Yes, it would be logical for VZW to take a long and hard look at Sprint Nxtel where they can leverage synergies. However, VZW is still in deep with the AllTel merger.

A TMO purchase would make sense, if they can find the finances to pull it off. Sprint being forced to divest part of it's iDEN network in the Midwest will help.

In either case, there are a number of regulatory hurdles to overcome. As it is, we're down to four national wireless carriers - AT&T Mobility, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless.

Can anyone say Monopoly... It's only a matter of time here.

Here's the Sprint press release on the Tour:

Sprint | News Release: The New BlackBerry Tour Smartphone Launches on America's Most Dependable 3G Network to Create a Powerful Mobility Tool for Those on the Go

I just saw that and signed up.

RIM aims to cross categories with BlackBerry Tour | Reuters

Also you can see it on RIMs page
BlackBerry - Tour – BlackBerry 9630 Smartphones – RIM Tour

You guys know there is a 9630 forum now right?

just checking...

Still rumor mill in terms of date.

I'll be slightly dissappointed if Sprint gets this going before VZW.

No I suspect they are within a week from each other. VZW wants to get this moving. The next focus will be transfer Storm 1 users to Storm 2

Sprint isnt do that bad.

Sprint Nextel Corporation Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript -- Seeking Alpha

Also to point out ...


I know Sprint lost a little over 1 million subscribers Q2 but gained 3 million. I dont see the q2 earnings posted yet on sprint.com

I'd say VZW first, Telus, then Sprint.

is this going to be a RevA device on Sprint? Should have good speeds...wonder if they'll let you teather.

Why do they always keep these lame secret release dates? I only have 20 days left grace period on my 8330 and it's killing me. I must have this phone...wonder if Rev.A will eat battery life on it though..

Do the math you still have 2 to 3 days left by the rumored released date. If the tour release date is pushed then talk to costumer service (nicely) and you should be able to work something out, but make sure you get it in writing

Yea, customer service is usually pretty easy to work with in those type of situations.

July 20?

Well I don't see Verizon picking up Sprint, that would be alot of baggage for them. Also it would probably cause alot of issues with the other CDMA carriers.

As for T-Mobile, I doubt that would happen either. But then again it could happen...with 4G (LTE) that is going to bring things to a level playing field.
Also the GSM carriers have the upper hand since GSM is used more throughout the world, while the majority of CDMA is in the U.S.

Verizon - July 12th I saw a article somewhere
Telus- no sure (I would say July timeframe also)
Sprint - July/August

Wirelessly posted (Its All About the U!)

Issue is that we have only seen one primary sources on this which was BGR. Others are using their report.

Once 4G/LTE is released GSM/CDMA will be even since they I believe they will piggy back off each other.

Sprint has a release date, same as VZW, July 12. Happy shopping guys! BlackBerry with no Wi-Fi, lol.