BlackBerry forum: Tour 2

It is still a bit distant for a Tour 2 since the Tour has only just been released. Not sure whether people will want to wait for another year if they current contract has already ended. But talking about rumours there is also one that suggest BlackBerry App World 1.1 will allow users to install apps onto memory cards (http://www.berryreview.com/2009/07/28/blackberry-app-world-1-1-coming-soon-interesting-new-features-in-documentation/). The currently OS 4.x doesn't allow this yet. But RIM is about to push out OS 5.0. Who knows what will happen?

This post is about the CMDA BlackBerry Tour and possible Tour 2. Onyx is the successor to BlackBerry Bold - a GSM phone.

Do you really believe BB will develop two versions of the same phone at the same time??? The Onyx will be 'THE' BlackBerry to have with all the features packed into one phone.
Just as before, it will first go to AT&T as a GSM version and eventually migrate into the CDMA market, covering Sprint and Verizon.

The Onyx is a stripped down version of the Tour. It's more like a teenager phone where they are limited in their data connection and turn the BB into a MMS phone rather than business phone. No Wifi on the ONyx

The Onyx is blackberry 9700, which is the updated 9000, blackberry Bold. If you look up pictures of the blackberry bold 2, ie, the onyx or blackberry 9700, it has "BOLD" carved into the back of the phone. Although the 9700 is not the same body style as the original bold 9000, the idea is the same; fastest processor, larger memory, most powerful blackberry (hopefully with better battery life than the 9000 though.)

This post is about the Essex, which is the 96**. Its strictly a CDMA phone, although it does have the GSM antennas for world usage. Gets your facts straight; you would be shot down on crackberry in a moment if you ever posted a quick reply like you did here.

Tour 2 gets review(http://macspotlight.blogspot.com/2009/11/blackberry-tour-2-aka-essex-gets-video.html) I currently own the Tour and will most likely by the new Tour... But I feel like the first Tour was a Prototype... Also questions if RIM is confused now as they are confusing people... It's almost like here's the unfinished Tour buy it now... Then wait a second, we have WiFi and have solved your Trackpad issues...

It's not really excusable as the first Tour was launched at the same time the 8520 on Tmobile was launched that had the Trackpad and WiFi... So why did RIM Wait so long to make the change?

Thanks For The Info Man.

The trackpad will be one of the updates on the Tour 2. It will also sport WiFi, more memory and the 5.0 OS. This will be what the Tour was supposed to be at the onset.

I, for one, cannot wait for it's release. I have played with the trackball Curve 2 and personally find that the trackball doesn't seem to be as precise as the trackball for me. I will have to get used to it though.

Has anyone heard when the Tour 2 is supposed to be released? I know 1st quarter is a very good possibility, but I would like it narrowed donwn a bit more.

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