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See Also:. Techmeme River : reverse chronological Techmeme. Techmeme Leaderboard : Techmeme's top sources. Techmeme RSS feed. Techmeme on Twitter. That's impressive given that some phones have trouble finding us in Manhattan, where it can be hard to grab a GPS signal because of the tall buildings. Call quality on the Tour was excellent. We recorded two voicemails on a landline from the street in New York City on both the Curve and the Tour.
Both phones were good at eliminating the background noise of cabs driving by, and most of the chatter outside came through as light noise in the background. Other callers had no complaints about the reception. When we put the phone on speakerphone our caller said we sounded good, but we noticed that her voice was watery at full volume.
We were both, however, able to understand each other and hold a conversation clearly. After nearly a full day of usage, we still had a quarter of battery life left, which is on a par with other BlackBerry devices. With moderate usage you'll likely recharge every other day, which is very good compared to other smart phones. The Tour has a rated talk time of 5 hours and a standby time of 14 days.
You get a very good keyboard, a zippy processor, excellent call quality, and strong data performance, not to mention RIM's trademark push e-mail goodness.
BlackBerry fans looking to upgrade will be happy with this device. Laptop Mag. Home Reviews. Our Verdict. For Attractive, sturdy design Comfortable keyboard Bright, sharp display Excellent call quality Good 3. Against No integrated Wi-Fi Mediocre video recording. Laptop Mag Verdict. There will be no impact to non-BlackBerry services. Although your BlackBerry device will not function after January 4, , you will continue to see all non-Blackberry services and added features tied to this device on your bill beyond this date if you do not take action.
Please replace your device or cancel all features and services tied to it to avoid this disruption. New to T-Mobile? Get a message about BlackBerry devices and services turning down? Especially if you ditch the stock wallpaper with the giant Verizon V logo. Tour lacks WiFi, which is a joke.
It's a no-brainer. WiFI makes smartphones better, period. Tour's keyboard is excellent. I may prefer Bold to Tour by a hair, but that's New users may initially balk at the sculpted, angled feel of the keys, but once you stop thinking about it and just start typing, you'll quickly give into the Force. The battery cover on my review loaner wiggles around way too much. If I'd just bought this phone I'd be taking it back to the store for a replacement - or at least a new battery cover.
Likely not - it's not a deal breaker. But it's annoyingly sloppy. Voice quality thus far has been good, if not the best I've ever heard. Data speeds have generally been very good, and Email has been BlackBerry solid. I haven't really had a chance to test out the aGPS chip yet.
I gotta get out more. BlackBerry App World has some stuff in it, but nothing I'm super excited to test out. But I will pick a few apps and download and install and test them because that's my job. Products mentioned BlackBerry Tour. Number of Lines: - Any -. Data Select the amount of total data you need for the entire plan.
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