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New BlackBerry Tour Owner? Get Started @ CrackBerry! Posted in Devices on 12 Jul 2009 11:17 by Kevin Michaluk | 
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this should be a great way to try and reduce the amount of mayhem that will occur, great thinking kev and team!!
Funny how I had to log into Sprint.com to find the Tour available :D
Although I had subscribed to both BlackBerry.com and Sprint.com for news... I'm still waiting on the news although I already know it...
I will be a proud owner soon... I just recently got an 8330 last month... :(
Also, who won the CrackBerry Tour giveaway? Did I miss it somewhere?
You probably just missed it. It's a couple of posts below this one. It's not you nor is it me =( lol
When I bought my Tour this morning, and I was waiting for the Verizon sales guy to activate it, he mentioned that it had WiFi. I asked, doesn't Verizon disable WiFi on all its devices? His response was basically, well, it's there. When activation was completed, it was gone. I never actually saw it myself. But it sounds like maybe the hardware is there, waiting for an app to hack through.
If you can somehow get the service books for WiFi, from any source, it may unlock it if the hardware is there. According to my UK Bold you will need:
WiFi TCP/IP Browser [BrowserConfig]
WiFi Transport [WPTCP]
I have no idea if it would work. But it may be worth a try.
Got my tour this morning from the Verizon store!!! It is a really great blackberry; it reminds me of the curve, but more updated. Can't wait to charge this thing and see what it's got!! <3
I'm still waiting for my verizon store to open. Im out here saying "open open open open open open open open open open open open open open open"
I can't wait to have the device in my hand. This will be my 1st BB, and soon it will be a crackberry!
I camped out by my local Verizon store this morning...I totally understand where you're coming from!!! You're going to love this blackberry. Good choice for your first!!! Have fun with it :)
I believe all Verizon stores (at least the ones in NJ did) open at 8AM. So, if you live on the West coast, I'd check it out ;)
to tell, but I just may be in love! Just got home and am playing away with it. $70 mail-in rebate and a $50 credit!!! New Tour for only $150!
I WANT ONE SO BAD!!! :'( But I can't Justify a third Blackberry....or afford it!
Anyone want to trade their tour for my storm :-P
Didn't think so....
I am glad I found this site last year. I finally registered this year after not being able to fully use everything. Greatest berry site I have seen thus far
I look near in far for the tour today July 12. I found nothing the sprint store reps said they not getting it for like 2week and I called the telesales they was like due to high demand you will get it in about a week. Thats bullshit I hate them. This makes me wont to leave them bastards. Fuck verizon had theres on the 11th and they are fully stocked. SPRINT is soooooo damn slow on doing thIngs and geting things. It took almost 3yrs just to get a new god damn bb. Sprint get with the FUCKING PROGRAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Should have done your homework...
http://twitter.com/sprint
I ordered mine @ midnight and the rep said i will be one of the first to get one.
SO GLAD I got mine! 1st person to get there's in the grandville area!!
Got mine this morning, our Verizon here didn't open until 11 AM... I was like AHHHH! I had to pay full retail though to upgrade... but after playing with it so far, I think it might have been worth it! Seriously, the resolution upgrade from the curve is worth it alone... and the keyboard feels soooo nice. :) Anyone else have issues with the trackball? I know I've heard some complaints about it, but I've had no issues. :D It's so sexy. <3
I got mine!! This thing is one beautiful berry!
I got mine at 8:00 this morning. Was the first in line (Williamsport area [central PA]), and I didn't even get there until 7:15. They were all set promoting the Tour. I was pretty excited.
Our local VZW stores don't open until 12:00 on Sunday, so on Friday I called the VZW store (not an authorized retailer, actual VZW store) inside of BJ's - they said they would have the Tour available this morning. So I showed up just after 10:00 am when the VZW store opened, and to my amazement, NOBODY was there getting their Tour fix! I got the first one. I am VERY impressed. Just sitting down to start setting up my enterprise email. THANK YOU Verizon for my $100 New Every Two credit!
I ordered my Tour online this morning. Can't wait to get it. Now my Storm (Daisy) can meet my tour (Sasha)!!
I haven't ran to the store yet to get mine cause I don't have any upgrades available on any 5 of my lines. I will never pay full retail price for any cell phone, Ill just have to wait it out. Won't be able to pick it up til September though :(
So many people have been able to have their upgrades moved up for the Tour as long as it's not more than a few months. I got mine moved up four months. It's very very easy to do.
I will call now.
could anyone tell me how to get my NE2 moved up. thanks for any help.
First check your renew date online at VerizonWireless.com and go to My Profile and look up your phone. there should be a green bar on the right with dates telling you how much time you have befor the 20 months is up (apparently I found out its 20 not 24 months so mine is already up).
If it is close, go in to a store and meet a rep face to face. let him know you want the Tour NOW and see what he can do. He will want the comission, and knows if you come back when it's up you will just buy from whomever, and since they will have a definate sale in-store, they will be motivated to help you as much as possible.
If he can not help you, then you are pretty SOL till you get close enough to the date to where they WILL grant it to you.
Just Got My Tour!!
Verizon said I have to wait until September. I spend over $200 a month for service, you think they could throw me a bone so I can ditch the POS Storm.
Call Customer Service (Be Nice). Tell them your situation, usually they will help you out and change the upgrade date. I was able to upgrade one of my lines to the Pearl Flip 3mo. before early upgrade was available on that line. Good Luck!
Well, I tried cracking the customer "service" line for the bumping up of my NE2 date (it's the 29th...as in THIS MONTH).
STRIKE OUT!
Bastard-wienies "offered" me my $50 credit (vs. the full $100 I'd be entitled to in two weeks). Because I'm a "VIP member". PAH! Now instead of the Tour, I find myself eyeballing something that juuuust breaks even. Two weeks! It's laughable. Oh, yeah. I only spend $150/mo., so I guess I'm really not the kind of fella they want to keep from those fancy-schmancy, burn-up-your-face iPhones! :)
A guy next to me was trying to upgrade early, and the sales rep was having nothing of it.
Yeah, you must go through customer service through the telephone; not through the store.
Try going online and selecting the phone then clicking that button that lets you IM with a rep. The one I talked to yesterday was REALLY wanting to "Help me" with buying it there online. I think they get a commission as well, so try talking to them and see what they can "Fudge" on their computers to make the sale.
Tip: Stay Wishy Washy about buying it to see what they will do for you.
too bad I was the only one there getting it though. I was expecting a line :/
Yeah. I was shocked when I found out I didn't have to camp out all morning. I got there a little after 7, and got it @ 8. That being said, there wasn't a lot of hype or advertisement for the Tour like there was for the Storm.
Got my tour this morning and I LOVE it!!! So much better than my pearl!!!
Ordered mine this morning... Now I must just wait... I'mlike a kid on Christmas eve... oooooh the life. lol.
I got to the Verizon store 5 minutes before they were supposed to open, only to find that there were people inside being helped already. Though luckily they still had a good number of Tours left so i got mine. Though i see that the screen might become a problem because i notice when i hit the keys just below i press a little on the screen...so there will probably be some people who crack their screens by pressing to hard. Though i would love if someone could make a program to turn the wifi back on...that is bull that they disable it.
This will be my first BB. I have had all the other touch screen phones and I am ready to be done with them. So, I called Sprint, explained all my issues and they told me I would be able to get the Tour for free. They said I can go "purchase it from the store today" and they will credit me the $299.99 on my bill. Well, as we all know, the phone is not available in the stores until 19th. So, I called BACK, and ordered it online. Now I have to wait 2-4 days to get the phone. I am trying not complain since I am getting it for free, but it would have been nice for her (the sales rep) to tell me that I would not be able to get it in the stores.
Oh well, when I get it, I will update on how nice it is! Sometimes I do wish I had Verizon. But when my nights & weekends start at 6pm and I get 20% off my bill each month, it's hard to switch!
I'm up in 10-1-10. called and tried to move my 1 year upgrade date of 10-1-09 up to today so i could get one at 199.
no go, guess I'll have to drool until 10-1-09.
It don't have wifi, my local VZW store let me mess with it a couple days ago.. The hardware just isn't there.
If you haven't heard already Best Buy is offering the Tour for $99 new contract price and $149 upgrade price. Also the $70 MIR is instant there. I got mine this morning in Southern California for a total of $194.80 after tax. Also, I ended up selling my old 8830 to the sales associate for $50. If you haven't gotten yours yet Best Buy is the way to go(feels weird typing those last 7 words).
I was the 1st one at the store at 8AM this morning...store didn't open until 10AM...By the time the store opened there were about 20 people in line, but I got mine 1st!!! I returned the Storm I got 29 days ago and traded it for the Tour just under the wire for the 30 day return policy at Verizon. After playing with the Tour for a few hours now I have to say I LOVE it!
And from what I know they will probably be sold out soon like with the curve. This is why I stayed up last night and was first to order. Hopefully ill be one of the first to receive it.
According to the site, orders are shipped overnight. So probably Tuesday. I'm cool with that.
You guys are forgetting one thing, these places charge for the in-store process. Online its free. At least with Sprint. Plus, I get to hear all the things about it before it arrives. Can't wait.
WCM
Well..haven't picked up the Tour yet. Played with my future son-in-law's this morning. The trackball is raised only a little bit. I had big problems clicking it with my thumbnails. Looks like I will have to cut the nails if I do get a Tour. Little disappointed by that. The phone looks great though.
Picked up the Tour this morning as my first BB and so far so good and I really am enjoying this.
And from what I know they will probably be sold out soon like with the curve. This is why I stayed up last night and was first to order. Hopefully ill be one of the first to receive it.
According to the site, orders are shipped overnight. So probably Tuesday. I'm cool with that.
You guys are forgetting one thing, these places charge for the in-store process. Online its free. At least with Sprint. Plus, I get to hear all the things about it before it arrives. Can't wait.
WCM
Don't know why that was double posted. Appologies.
WCM
First blackberry ever owned...awesome...except...it seems my side volume controls dont work :(
The side volume controls are only for In Calls and Listening to Audio. By hitting them while on the home screen and stuff won't change the profiles or raise/lower the volume.
I preordered my storm last week, I couldnt wait so i drove 40mins to the nearest store and purchased my tour lol. will def send the tour back once it come fedex, believe it or not i was the first to purchase the tour at my store. They didnt have any on display lol