Sprint matches Verizon's pace, launching BlackBerry Tour on July 12

So much for exclusivity, eh? Sprint is staying toe-to-toe with Verizon in the race to get the BlackBerry Tour to market, launching the consensus hottest RIM device to date on July 12 for $199.99 on contract after rebates. It's awfully refreshing to see an ominous statement like "later this summer" morph into "early summer" instead of slipping into the "dead of winter" as is all too often the case with hotly-anticipated phones, and we have a sneaking suspicion the Tour's gonna sell like a remastered Bonnie Tyler live album (that's a good thing, by the way). Who's in?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 1st 2009 1:20PM]

1st! I can't wait for this phone.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 1st 2009 1:33PM]

Which means I'll have to wait even longer for the touch pro 2

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 1st 2009 6:04PM]

Please note...this is through Telesales and Online only.
They will NOT be in stores on 7/12.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 1st 2009 2:37PM]

idk where you get your info chief, maybe it wont be in best buy or radio shack, but SPRINT stores will have it

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 1st 2009 3:06PM]

Sprint's twitter says this: 7/12 availability = only through sprint.com & telesales, not any stores yet. Store availability 2 B announced @ a later date.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 1st 2009 1:56PM]

Cant wait for this to come out. Getting the Palm Pro today and if I dont like it then I might have to switch to the Tour for only 35 extra bucks.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 1st 2009 2:59PM]

Too bad Sprint is a ghetto service provider.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 1st 2009 2:59PM]

Sprint is REALLY stepping up their A-Game.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 1st 2009 3:03PM]

Sprint service is great. I get 2.5mbps data through my Pre in NYC. Not bad.

Anyway, what is the price without the discounts on this Tour???

[periks19 Posted Jul 1st 2009 4:00PM]

Great have the pre already, going to get this and then just waiting on the Touch Pro 2

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 1st 2009 5:32PM]

I love when users that do not have a clue (NERDHERDER) make comments like they do. Been a customer of Sprint for over 9 years and i have great coverage in NYC. No complaints from me.

[PSIREX Posted Jul 1st 2009 8:14PM]

none here in the 'ghetto' of upstate ny either...

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 9:56AM]

The tour will be available 7/12 at sprint.com and through telesales and it will be available august 2nd in stores... i work at sprint corporate store and thats what our playbook says that just got launched today

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 9th 2009 10:10PM]

The Wifi enabled Tour will be released just in time for my Contract renewal, awesome!

And is Sprint trying to claim that it was Blackberry this whole time being the ones who held out on wifi?