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Posted by ChiWo Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

and the phone too!

 
 
Posted by Andois8330 Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

i want it too..

 
 
Posted by Tarhonky Tuesday, Dec 29, 2009 771 days ago

That's the wallpaper standard on the 8530

 
 
Posted by Timothinho Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

+Wi-Fi +Trackpad

For those who just bought a Tour 9630, you can go sit in the corner and cry. lol

 
 
Posted by Joe19d Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

i am.. lol.. i had to get rid of my htc touch pro. battery life was killing me.

 
 
Posted by Joe19d Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

fuuuuuuuuuu

lol.. i couldn't wait any longer to get one. oh well. looks really nice.

 
 
Posted by TheSkeptik Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

Wow, that trackpad looks all jacked up.

 
 
Posted by mkurz12 Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

I was thinking that same thing. Looks crooked in 2 of the shots. Looks all right on the one still in the box though.

 
 
Posted by wbkm85 Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

yeah think i'll be getting rid of my Tour for this.

 
 
Posted by baziz24 Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

apart from the keyboard layout, what are the main differences between this and the 9700? a list would be appreciated.

 
 
Posted by skyboxer Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

That launch guesstimate is a little depressing for us Tour owners becuase I'm almost sure that the carriers will sit on an OS5 release until the Essex is ready to ship.

 
 
Posted by stuaw11 Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

another tiny incremental upgrade phone by RIM with merely 2 things the original shouldve had 6 months later.

Question is are they more concerned with selling units @15 models at a time to keep up their marketshare or really innovate anymore.

 
 
Posted by Riders On The Storm Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

Agreed. I really hope 2010 is a "good year for Blackberry fans" as predicted by some, otherwise, I do not think my next phone will be from RIM...

 
 
Posted by Ed_H Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

Hard to understand why so many Tour owners are anxiously awaiting the Tour II! A trackpad and wifi are hard to get excited about since even low end phones have these features. Now if RIM would include a decent browser and be more responsive with OS updates/fixes that would be something to look forward to.

 
 
Posted by patch8908 Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

i feel like rim is falling way behind in the technology race fuck wifi and a trackpad i wanna watch videos on my phone and a better web browser!!!! and on another note i would love to have a crackberry app on my pone =)

 
 
Posted by rcnathan Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

Looks fake to me. Maybe not. But why would they ship something off with a trackpad that jacked up?

 
 
Posted by six4seven Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

Use to be a TOUR owner (now 9700), and that phone looks hideous! Looks like a fat, bloated version of the 9700. I don't get why ppl would buy this and not the 9700.

Stupid RIM...get crackin on the 9900 series already.

 
 
Posted by Diggs31 Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

People like me with the 8330 don't want to switch carriers...Sprint has been verrrry good to me and my family. I've had 3G service in random places like Opelika, Alabama thanks to Sprint...while my ATT cousins could barely keep their EDGE service while roaming...I even see that happen in New York. Beyond that, Sprint has the most affordable plans for Blackberry...if you have the money to deal with switching carriers, more power to you...but do NOT belittle us that don't.

 
 
Posted by Iceman0803 Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

In Short, because there's no CDMA version of the phone. Plus I personally don't think it's worth it to switch carriers. Especially when AT&T has such horrible coverage in my area and I would never go back to TMO (bad CS experience).

 
 
Posted by Jaredius Wednesday, Dec 23, 2009 777 days ago

Most people would rather be able to use their phone than care more about what it looks like. What is the point of having ANY smartphone if you can't use all it's features because your network lacks coverage?

Smartphones are wasted on AT&T's network. I don't get why people don't know that common fact.

 
 
Posted by slipdisc Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

My 2yr old contract on a 8330 is up in Jan 2010. This one will be on my radar.

 
 
Posted by Aaron IVI Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

So...where's our .385 leak?

 
 
Posted by SilverSlugger Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

Just like the Storm2 got a refreshed slicker look compared to the first Storm, the Essex needs to look like it belongs next to the 9700 and 9550/9520.

 
 
Posted by Jude526 Sunday, Dec 27, 2009 773 days ago

The Tour is a beautiful looking smartphone. I love it and it gets a lot of comments when I am on it. Or just holding in my hand

 
 
Posted by R1cE Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

......With the 9700, the tour 2 is a bit......un-needed

 
 
Posted by 312 Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

More like the other way around.

 
 
Posted by Xopher Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

9700 doesn't work on CDMA. The 9650 will be the CDMA counterpart, although I could see the 9700 styling looking better.

 
 
Posted by mkurz12 Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

Agreed. Compared to the 9700 I am not too fond of the Tour2's look. Think some re styling should have taken place. Not sure if it's still possible being that we are seeing carrier branded devices all ready but I wouldn't mind seeing a couple last minute revisions/surprises.

 
 
Posted by Jaredius Wednesday, Dec 23, 2009 777 days ago

No need for a smartphone on a network that has horrible 3G coverage (AT&T, TMO).

 
 
Posted by guitarjockey Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

I'm for one super pissed about this, I got my tour back at the end of july and they already have this coming out!!!!!!!

I am officially pissed at rim for releasing something that the first tour should have been. It doesn't have enough features for me to drop my current tour for this but it still pisses me off that my current tour doesn't have this.

Now if this gets the opengl and my tour doesn't I'm gonna be super pissed and will be using my upgrade eligibility I have to go to a different phone.

 
 
Posted by Spawn12 Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

PMSL dude you might as get pissed at all the major phone companies out there...i mean lets take the iphone??...hmmm not much of a change from the 3G to the 3GS other than copy n paste, mms and a slightly faster processor...not groundbreaking changes but changes that were needed nonetheless.

Personally go get pissed at something a bit more worthwhile...if u want this one then sell the one you have now and buy it outright...otherwise stop getting all worked up over something that isnt that important.

This place makes me laugh at times with some of the idiotic posters we have amongst us.

 
 
Posted by bmike-vt Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

Green call button is upside down. Trackpad looks f'd up for sure.

For those that suggest getting a Bold 2 - the Tour is CDMA and a world phone - so unless many of us drop VZW or Sprint this is the best thing going...

 
 
Posted by j.p.hatfield Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

the track-pad is crooked...and the device is all smudged...and I smell sumpin' fishy...knew the green call button would be diff but these pics have me doubting this is a real T2 ....hmmmmmm

 
 
Posted by flirtaciousboi Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

Any specs on this? RIM needs to stop releasing so many phones so close together with tiny incremental upgrades from the previous models and start making big upgrades instead, like a totally new and innovative OS and a touchscreen phone that everyone can love and adore.

 
 
Posted by abolds4397 Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

I tried to tell one of my co-workers not to buy the Tour because the Tour 2 was quickly approaching (he is not a CrackBerry addict as I am). He bought it and when I told him again (bought it in November) he was not too happy but he still loves the BlackBerry. He said he would check in to see if he can trade it. I am cool with my Bold 2, loving life! By the way, great looking phone (despite the trackpad looking funny). :D

 
 
Posted by f5fstop Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

Looks like someone pasted a pad over the trackball and did a bad job of it. That pad just does not look right.
I have no problems with my current tour, and see NO reason to update until next December when my every 2 is due.

 
 
Posted by j.p.hatfield Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

yea...that has got to be a photo-shopped screen cuz something ain't jiving....that trac-pad looks reeeaaaallll funny like

 
 
Posted by MsRandall Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

Besides the crooked trackpad I LOVE it...for the 9700 people who thinks the 9700 is sexier...maybe so but the 9650 is for CDMA users so the 9700 is not an option......

SPRINT BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!

 
 
Posted by rey_1178 Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

this tour 2 looks nasty as hell. leave me with my tour 1 with the track ball. this essex is uuugggglllyyyyy!!

 
 
Posted by timerollson Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

Trackpad was photoshopped on.

 
 
Posted by dcgore Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

Well, people won't have trackball problems that's for sure. RIM needs to stop making all blackberrys look the same! Maybe a little carbon color model or i don't know...an universal model if this is what they're going for?

The thing is CDMA carriers do not have as many device options as GSM ones so i see a lot of people getting one of these.

 
 
Posted by Shemp1973 Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

I'm sure this will be another rushed POS in the recent line of crap released by RIM. Seriously RIM, slow down the phone releases and concentrate on building a few solid devices and improving your QC a bit instead of releasing another new device every other month.

 
 
Posted by j.p.hatfield Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

thats a tour rigged to look like a tour2....stop it...just stop...no new device is gonna be all smudged and crooked like that right out if the box...jokes on us...

 
 
Posted by rey_1178 Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

i just noticed what another user mentioned. the track pad was photoshopped. you can tell on the crooked one since the track ball ring is visible on the upper left corner of the supposedly "traackpad" fake!!!

 
 
Posted by harveyjr Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

i want that phone, im tryn not to loose my patience. It look so nice.

 
 
Posted by trmoney24 Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

there is one on sale ebay as we speak....
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-UNLOCKED-UNBRANDED-Blackberry-ESSEX-9650-GOOD-PI...

go to ebay and search for '9650 blackberry'

 
 
Posted by patch8908 Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

man i think rim should just make another version of the bold for cdma like the curve 8300s and 8500s

 
 
Posted by therealtalkk Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

too bad for people that just got the tour

 
 
Posted by juliusmarelle Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 784 days ago

They keep making new phone but they all seem to do the same thing. There is no significant improvements.

Once my contract is up on my 8330 I am going to stick with sprint (for the cheap plans) & get an Android phone. Android is doing big things.

 
 
Posted by Jaredius Wednesday, Dec 23, 2009 777 days ago

Good luck with battery life. I recommend you keep a spare battery and several charger options in your pockets.