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RIM Announces the Dual-Mode Tour for Sprint and Verizon Wireless

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AshDizzle

Jun 16, 2009, 5:25 PM
CDMA announces an "exclusive" phone that can be used on T-Mobile and AT&T as well. If you really want the Tour (and don't care about a lack of 3G in the USA) then it's all yours with a few tweaks!
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jrfdsf

Jun 16, 2009, 5:29 PM
AshDizzle said:
CDMA announces an "exclusive" phone that can be used on T-Mobile and AT&T as well. If you really want the Tour (and don't care about a lack of 3G in the USA) then it's all yours with a few tweaks!

The biggest appeal of this phone is the fact that it is dual network. Why settle for a GSM only device?
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HawkeyeOC

Jun 16, 2009, 5:51 PM
jrfdsf said:


The biggest appeal of this phone is the fact that it is dual network. Why settle for a GSM only device?


Because some people just want the phone or they are tied to a certain network for various reasons. 🤣

Having the option to move the phone around to other networks by unlocking it can be useful that way 😁
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jrfdsf

Jun 16, 2009, 6:22 PM
HawkeyeOC said:

Because some people just want the phone or they are tied to a certain network for various reasons. 🤣

Having the option to move the phone around to other networks by unlocking it can be useful that way 😁

That's why I don't see the point of switching networks to go for AT&T when I don't have to.
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HawkeyeOC

Jun 16, 2009, 7:59 PM
jrfdsf said:


That's why I don't see the point of switching networks to go for AT&T when I don't have to.


And that's why there are people that do see the point of switching networks because they have to 😁

This phone lets you have it all ways
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algorithmplus

Jun 16, 2009, 6:21 PM
I'm almost surprised that with Bell, Telus, and SaskTel deploying UMTS/HSPA in Canada there isn't UMTS/HSPA in our home frequencies on it. That would help start a transition from EV-DO to HSPA/LTE, being that RIM is based in Canada and all. It would also allow digital roaming between Bell, Rogers, SaskTel, and Telus.

That being said, I wonder if any of the US CDMA carriers would deploy HSPA before LTE?
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