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I hear ya. Still going to get the Tour and check it out. If Im not happy, Ill get the Storm II, but dont know if I will use the wi fi, so may wait for the Tour 2. Ill post in a few hrs. Im gonna head and get it now.
Its awesome. Back to typing again at record speeds. I got it for free, so im not gonna complain much about alot. The screen is brighter than the storm. It does come with a smaller micro card, 2 instead of 8 that came w the storm. For all of u that want the wifi, do get the ozone tomm, it also has sim card in it for world use. Ill write again tonight, i have to run out.
I got it for free, so im not gonna complain much about alot.
Looking forward to hearing more. How did you get it for free though? Even with New Every Two, I think most people are having to pay something. Am I missing a VZW promotion?
Looking forward to hearing more. How did you get it for free though? Even with New Every Two, I think most people are having to pay something. Am I missing a VZW promotion?
VZW usually takes care of me, I do alot of business with the and refer them alot of people.
Ok, I love being able to do some things with one hand. The start up on the Tour is still long as is the Storm (soft reset). The new features it has is called "My Verizon" You can view your balance, pay your bill, see used mins, add family friend, see ur plan, etc.
The screen obv is smaller, but I dont mind it. When I play movies on my Storm, it goes to a smaller box anyways, not the full screen, so playing movies is almost Identical.
The micro usb charger is on the right side, which I like better being right handed. It however now wont allow me to use a cradle I have for the Storm, but I get a good discount on accessories.
Im going to call VZW now to unlock my phone, hope they do it as my previous phone. I cant think of too many other things. Ask away or Ill post as I notice things.
Im going to call VZW now to unlock my phone, hope they do it as my previous phone. I cant think of too many other things. Ask away or Ill post as I notice things.
I'll probably be upgrading from the World 8830.
VZ still has to unlock the phone so third-party SIM cards can be used? I know on the World 8830, I had to call to get a SIM card, but I was under the impression they unlocked it for you at that point. With the Tour having a SIM card included, I would think it would be unlocked already.
VZ still has to unlock the phone so third-party SIM cards can be used? I know on the World 8830, I had to call to get a SIM card, but I was under the impression they unlocked it for you at that point. With the Tour having a SIM card included, I would think it would be unlocked already.
Some of the VZW phones come locked to their partner Vodafone.
You can easily test it if you have another SIM card.
VZ still has to unlock the phone so third-party SIM cards can be used? I know on the World 8830, I had to call to get a SIM card, but I was under the impression they unlocked it for you at that point. With the Tour having a SIM card included, I would think it would be unlocked already.
Yes VZW has quite a few phones now that come with sim cards. I got it unlocked. I had my 8830, storm and now the tour unlocked.
Another thing this BB has compared to others, is VZ Navigator Global. They said it would be the first one to get it. All global phone will have it soon, if not already. You all with global phones, ie Storm, may want to check if you need/want it. It's double the price per month, but can be prorated as you travel abroad.
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I got my Tour (Sprint) earlier on Tuesday. Loving' it so far. It's a good upgrade to the 8830 I had. The display is a dream. It's a little smaller overall, a tad lighter, and it is fast! Great little unit.
after 24 hours with the tour I am very very happy, it's light, fast and has all the features that my 8830 was missing. I really like the camera although i noticed that the video camera really struggles in dim light situations (obviously it is a phone after all) the keyboard is just a little smaller so it will take just a little bit of getting used to. I am really happy to be able to send and recieve picture messages for the first time in years as well and I used it to stream the i heart radio application this morning and the connection was flawless.
Feels like i have the functionality of the old school blackberry with a few of the fun iphoneish toys thrown in. I think that RIM may have reached a little too far with the storm imho and they seem to have struck a balance with the tour.
OK, was in the Verizon store ready to upgrade to a world capable phone... was still uncertain whether to get the Tour or the HTC Ozone with its wifi. The salesman really hadn't sold many Ozones but he did state that all future Verizon BBs would have wifi.
Question about activating the "global card" as he put it... he stated that doing so would also activate the global data plan at about $60/month rather than the $29/month domestic data plan. Do you world travelers turn the global feature on and off as you travel assuming a few 7-10 day trips a year?
At the end of the store session, it was "paralysis by analysis" and I am still wearing my 6 year old Motorola E815. I really can see where wifi can be a boon, especially overseas. And the other surprise was that the BBs do not support the VZN Backup Assistant program that stores your contacts somewhere other than your phone for backup.
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Question about activating the "global card" as he put it... he stated that doing so would also activate the global data plan at about $60/month rather than the $29/month domestic data plan. Do you world travelers turn the global feature on and off as you travel assuming a few 7-10 day trips a year?
Yes, I do. Which reminds me, I need to turn it off; I've been back from Europe for 4 days now.
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And the other surprise was that the BBs do not support the VZN Backup Assistant program that stores your contacts somewhere other than your phone for backup.
That's because they are expecting you to be using them with a corporate system where everything is simply always in sync. No need to back it up on the device since it is already somewhere else.
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Question about activating the "global card" as he put it... he stated that doing so would also activate the global data plan at about $60/month rather than the $29/month domestic data plan. Do you world travelers turn the global feature on and off as you travel assuming a few 7-10 day trips a year?
The answer to your question is 'yes.'
But this is the most annoying part of Verizon Wireless. You call up their regular support folks and there are very few who know what they are doing with global support, it's VERY frustrating.
When you want to switch over, contact their global support team directly (it's a 908 area code number). Most times, it'll ring over to VZW's main support line. Ask them to talk to Global Support.
Even the Global Support with them can be maddening. Sometimes, I can get an automatic kill date on the worldwide service, sometimes I have to call back when I return. That said, they're MUCH more competent with the global stuff than regular support.
I do the same, call in whenever I need the global data portion. Also note, if you have a BB, you can message them no matter where they/you are over the data side. As long as they have a BB as well.
