RIM Announces the Dual-Mode Tour for Sprint and Verizon Wireless
Finally we can truly compare a premium phone on Sprint vs. Verizon.
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If you live in an area where sprint and Verizon have THE SAME coverage, and you will never use the phone outside of that zone, sprint's is cheaper. If you are in an area where one works better than the other by a significant amount, you go with the one that works better.
Having a 99.99 unlimited plan is great, if you get reception. Not everyone who gets Verizon 3g can get sprint voice (let alone data). So the price difference is only something to consider if everything else is equal. I will gladly pay $49 a month if it means the service works, because why pay 100 in the first place for one that doesn't?
Menno said:
This is wholly depending on where you live.
If you live in an area where sprint and Verizon have THE SAME coverage, and you will never use the phone outside of that zone, sprint's is cheaper. If you are in an area where one works better than the other by a significant amount, you go with the one that works better.
Having a 99.99 unlimited plan is great, if you get reception. Not everyone who gets Verizon 3g can get sprint voice (let alone data). So the price difference is only something to consider if everything else is equal. I will gladly pay $49 a month if it means the service works, because why pay 100 in the first place for one that doesn't?
Sprint's service would still be ch ...
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jrfdsf said:
Sprint's service would still be cheaper even if you didn't live in area with the same coverage. Sprint did away with roaming charges years ago. Where have you been?
Go back and reread the question. You missed the entire point. there was no mention of roaming charges. 😲
HawkeyeOC said:
Go back and reread the question. You missed the entire point. there was no mention of roaming charges. 😲
So how would it be more expensive then?
jrfdsf said:
So how would it be more expensive then?
If you live in a Verizon dead zone and you primarily would use your phone at home, since you live in a dead zone, a Verizon plan would not be good, as it does not work at your home. Sprint may have great coverage at your home. Therefore, a Verizon plan with no coverage at your home would be a complete waste of money.
If you live in a Sprint dead zone and you primarily would use your phone at home, since you live in a dead zone, a Sprint plan would not be good, as it does not work at your home. AT&T may have great coverage at your home. Therefore, a Sprint plan with no coverage at your home would be a complete waste of money.
I could p ...
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algorithmplus said:...
If you live in a Verizon dead zone and you primarily would use your phone at home, since you live in a dead zone, a Verizon plan would not be good, as it does not work at your home. Sprint may have great coverage at your home. Therefore, a Verizon plan with no coverage at your home would be a complete waste of money.
If you live in a Sprint dead zone and you primarily would use your phone at home, since you live in a dead zone, a Sprint plan would not be good, as it does not work at your home. AT&T may have great coverage at your home. Therefore, a Sprint plan with no coverage at your home would be a complete waste of money.
I could play round robin and name every carrier, but every carri
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jrfdsf said:
If I lived in a dead zone, I would purchase an Airave and still save money.
What if you didn't have high speed internet available? Would you purchase a satellite internet connection just to use Sprint's Airave even though they don't have local towers and Sprint would disconnect you for excessive roaming if you used it outside of your home?
algorithmplus said:
What if you didn't have high speed internet available? Would you purchase a satellite internet connection just to use Sprint's Airave even though they don't have local towers and Sprint would disconnect you for excessive roaming if you used it outside of your home?
If I didn't have high speed internet available, I would purchase a satellite so that I could have broadband service for my computer, not just so I could have an Airave.
It would depend on whether or not I had decent coverage outside my home as to whether or not I would get Sprint.
I'm just saying that you can't assume every single consumers is the same as you. Other people have different wants and different needs. Other people can also use other carriers. Sprint is not a "one company fits all consumers" organization. Unless I missed the newsflash that all mobile phone users switched to Sprint and it's the only mobile company still in business.
algorithmplus said:
If you didn't use the internet much except for e-mail, would you still get satellite internet for faster connection even if you didn't need it?
I'm just saying that you can't assume every single consumers is the same as you. Other people have different wants and different needs. Other people can also use other carriers. Sprint is not a "one company fits all consumers" organization. Unless I missed the newsflash that all mobile phone users switched to Sprint and it's the only mobile company still in business.
But its still the best bang for your buck, regardless of your situation. Why pay more when you can pay less...that simple.
Hey...enjoy your cheap rates.
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If you live in a Verizon dead zone and you primarily would use your phone at home, since you live in a dead zone, a Verizon plan would not be good, as it does not work at your home. Sprint may have great coverage at your home. Therefore, a Verizon plan with no coverage at your home would be a complete waste of money.
If you live in a Sprint dead zone and you primarily would use your phone at home, since you live in a dead zone, a Sprint plan would not be good, as it does not work at your home. AT&T may have great coverage at your home. Therefore, a Sprint plan with no coverage at your home would be a complete waste of money.
I could play round robin and name every carrier, but every carri
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jrfdsf said:
So how would it be more expensive then?
Reread. no clue where you are coming from. Your not making sense.
"This is wholly depending on where you live.
If you live in an area where sprint and Verizon have THE SAME coverage, and you will never use the phone outside of that zone, sprint's is cheaper. If you are in an area where one works better than the other by a significant amount, you go with the one that works better.
Having a 99.99 unlimited plan is great, if you get reception. Not everyone who gets Verizon 3g can get sprint voice (let alone data). So the price difference is only something to consider if everything else is equal. I will gladly pay $49 a month if it means t ...
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HawkeyeOC said:...
Reread. no clue where you are coming from. Your not making sense.
"This is wholly depending on where you live.
If you live in an area where sprint and Verizon have THE SAME coverage, and you will never use the phone outside of that zone, sprint's is cheaper. If you are in an area where one works better than the other by a significant amount, you go with the one that works better.
Having a 99.99 unlimited plan is great, if you get reception. Not everyone who gets Verizon 3g can get sprint voice (let alone data). So the price difference is only something to consider if everything else is equal. I will gladly pay $49 a month if it means the service works, because why pay 100 in the first p
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I am not bashing sprints service or price point. I am saying that sprint fans posting on here saying "we are cheaper, so we are better" makes about as much sense as verizon fans saying "it's the network" when the customer is fully covered with sprints network.
my original post was a typo, it should say "sprint is a better value." Seriously, it's the interwebs.. basing a retort on a single word is setting yourself up for the obligatory "THAT'S NOT ...
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Customers should look at coverage first (that the phone works where they need it, when they need it) and then worry about pricing. Because saving $49 dollars a month on a phone that doesn't work is a waste of 100, just as (I would assume sprint people would say) spending 149 for a service where sprint offers everything verizon does is a waste of 49..
I'm NOT bashing sprint. I'm just saying that price point only matters if you compare equal services (in this case coverage)...
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What I mean is if you are in an area where your sprint phone DOESN'T WORK, then it doesn't matter how much you are saving on your (now) paperweight. Just like having "friends and family" with verizon doesn't mean squat if your phone doesnt work where you need it to.
Customers should look at coverage first (that the phone works where they need it, when they need it) and then worry about pricing. Because saving $49 dollars a month on a phone that doesn't work is a waste of 100, just as (I would assume sprint people would say) spending 149 for a service where sprint offers everything verizon does is a waste of 49..
I'm NOT bashing sprint. I'm just saying that price point only matters if you compare equal
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Menno said:...
What I mean is if you are in an area where your sprint phone DOESN'T WORK, then it doesn't matter how much you are saving on your (now) paperweight. Just like having "friends and family" with verizon doesn't mean squat if your phone doesnt work where you need it to.
Customers should look at coverage first (that the phone works where they need it, when they need it) and then worry about pricing. Because saving $49 dollars a month on a phone that doesn't work is a waste of 100, just as (I would assume sprint people would say) spending 149 for a service where sprint offers everything verizon does is a waste of 49..
I'm NOT bashing sprint. I'm just saying that price point only matters if you compare equal
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I am saying that the everything plan is a great value if you have coverage. if you don't have coverage, it's not a good value. This is why att and verizon can charge more.
I am NOT trying to bash sprint. I am saying that price point is not the only thing you look at when you are looking at a cellphone
erikclarke said:...
Verizon has so far been very cleverly shuffling away premium devices over to the "red" with iron-clad exclusivity agreements. Their phones are soooo appealing 😳 , modern, well constructed and flashy that consumers are drawn 🤤 to the sexy hardware/software while ignoring the dry-hump 😈 price-gouging techniques that the slick,customer friendly, well-skilled sales teams saddle new customers with on the way out of the store. Dan Hesse may not be as appealing as the horn rimmed network guy, buut his price plans are rock solid. His service is outstanding, and he finally can directly compete with VZW with a sizzling BlackBerry release. Let's see $99/month orrrrr $149/month...I wonder which plan w
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HawkeyeOC said:
Someone drank a LITTLE too much coffee this morning didn't they? 🤣 Maybe it was Kool-aid? 🤣
By any chance, do you write horror movie scripts for a living in your "recession proof" job? 🤣
Guilty!
He stole some of yours when you weren't looking.
jrfdsf said:
Guilty!
He stole some of yours when you weren't looking.
wow! I didn't even know I even took a side? Lots of silly little children sticking their tongues out going "my network is better than your network...na na"
Carry on children 😳
HawkeyeOC said:
...Lots of silly little children sticking their tongues out going "my network is better than your network...na na"
True.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0QS519Ztmo »
AJ
Can't you even tell who the best wireless network is by just looking at their quarterly reviews? DUH!! Verizon all the way baby!
And another thing, they are having the BB Tour to be released on Sprint as a favor. 😈
Maybe to see if they can "possibly" even beat Verizon in sales for this phone. I bet, those who try out the Tour in Sprint, will run to Verizon.
Mark my words.
Okay I'm done now.
🤣 🤣 🤣
tbabynyc said:
Okay I'm done now.
Really? No! Please come back. We need more of your astute, cutting analysis.
AJ
So that is what I see coming for the Tour. It will have more business with Verizon than with Sprint. Especially, since Rim decided to release that POS phone, Storm.
Anything to replace that dump. 😛
Nite!
tbabynyc said:
No I am done. Everybody has Verizon. My family, friends, work, etc. You can't really underestimate their service. I know it is expensive, but its better than anything else out there. I had Verizon for over 8 years. Never went back. Had Sprint,and AT&T. Verizon works better, hands down. In my home, that is the only cell provider that actually works. This is all based on my experience and or opinion.
So that is what I see coming for the Tour. It will have more business with Verizon than with Sprint. Especially, since Rim decided to release that POS phone, Storm.
Anything to replace that dump. 😛
Nite!
well thats great that you love your crippled little phone. lol. You pay for fea...
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tell me...how can the most reliable phone service provider provide a "POS" phone?
time and time again, people like you are told that not because u have that experience its the same with everybody else.as u have said its your experience and or opinion, not everybody's, but..
just YOURS!! ...
o and yeah, nite...dont wake up !! 😛
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It's so true what people say the grass isn't always greener on the other side. I always hear customers complain that Verizon has a better sele...
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I never wrote that Sprint was incapable of competing. I only mentioned that they were not offering equivalent devices to several of the staple VZW phones. I should have even added the LG Dare to the original listing. From your statement I take it that there is a manager at Sprint that is repeatedly failing to select develop and promote the very devices that give VZW the edge. Furthermore, notice how Sprint regressed in functionality by offering the Instinct S30 (lacking Rev. A data, with the same screen resolution, camera and basic OS) while VZW progressed with the awesome enV Touch (from the Voyager line, where each successive device has been...
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you sound like a sales rep...hihi
sorry i just have to say it, were on the same boat and i dont like people to hate you for being a fanboy...
fyi i am a sprint sales rep...
thanks for your reply tho!
but dont make it too obvious 🙂
so i would still count it as an improvemed phone.
erikclarke said:...
Verizon has so far been very cleverly shuffling away premium devices over to the "red" with iron-clad exclusivity agreements. Their phones are soooo appealing 😳 , modern, well constructed and flashy that consumers are drawn 🤤 to the sexy hardware/software while ignoring the dry-hump 😈 price-gouging techniques that the slick,customer friendly, well-skilled sales teams saddle new customers with on the way out of the store. Dan Hesse may not be as appealing as the horn rimmed network guy, buut his price plans are rock solid. His service is outstanding, and he finally can directly compete with VZW with a sizzling BlackBerry release. Let's see $99/month orrrrr $149/month...I wonder which plan w
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jrfdsf said:
Hypothetically if your budget allowed, you could have Verizon/Sprint service AND AT&T on the same phone. Although CDMA usually has the better coverage, sometimes the opposite is true.
This isn't hypothetical. The Tour's insides are basically the Storms. Unlocking the phone will let you got to AT&T or T-Mobile easily. The catch is you lose 3G in the US on the other networks because it doesn't have those frequencies. It's already been done with the Storm
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all those features that you mentioned plus unlimited text(u mentioned txt is mobile2mobile) and nyts at 7pm with 450 anytime minutes plus sprintTV and navigation already included, ow and nascar and nfl mobile(if ur a fan) all of these plus all that u mention for only 69.99+tax(ow and roaming longdistance is unlimited too,em not sure if verizon offers that)
more value* at the same price..i dont know u decide...
*im not saying you need all of those but having them there when u need them is definitely a plus.
I heard that where Sprint doesn't get coverage, they roam on Verizon's network anyway? Is this true, meaning that Sprint gets the same coverage as Verizon?
Yes that's true. But there seems to be trouble between hand off's. meaning while switching from Sprint's network to roaming you'll drop your call if on the phone. Or it might be the other way around. 😕
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