Originally Posted by rogo22:
So far the only official things ive read were that sprint would have a tour with wifi next year. Havent heard anything from verizon. So its not going to be a lower specd device for sprint. Just added wifi to the phone you already have.
Is verizon really getting the 8530?

Do you have a link to this official announcement of the Tour with Wifi?

I am happy as can be with the Tour. I have no need for wi-fi

i love my tour...best phone i have owned..just need a today theme and im set

Originally Posted by plyallstar:
i love my tour...best phone i have owned..just need a today theme and im set

im the same way, even though i still have the calendar, i still need a today theme, keeps me from procrastinating LOL...

Originally Posted by bigwill5150:
Do you have a link to this official announcement of the Tour with Wifi?

So it seems that xliderider was right in saying that they are refering to it as the Atlas, but they keep saying "Tour with wifi" so I figured that it wouldnt be anything dramatically upgraded, obviously early to tell anything for sure:

Originally Posted by :
Sprint Nextel said it will release an updated version of the BlackBerry Tour next year that will include WiFi

Sprint's BlackBerry Tour to sprout WiFi next year - FierceWireless

Originally Posted by :
A Wi-Fi-enabled Verizon BlackBerry Tour code-named Atlas was rumoured awhile back, and now has received an official nod from Jeff Clemow, Sprint’s director of business product marketing

Sprint Confirms Wi-Fi BlackBerry Tour, Required Wi-Fi from All PDAs

Is the upcoming wi-fi BB going to be a global phone? If not, that would be a deal breaker for me.

Well if it really is just a tour with wifi, i would assume its global. unless the atlas is a totally different device and an update to a non-global phone. another curve update or something?

everyone knew about this other device with wifi months ago. It will be a lower end device that the tour. Only benefit is wifi

85** series = no GPS
At least from what I've read so far.

You should totally take it back and wait for wifi You are obviously not going to be happy with your phone since one with wifi is coming, so save your discounts and your NE2 and wait.


Wifi is a non-issue for me so Im not mad about it.

Originally Posted by thuglife2e:

I am mad. :-)

What are you gonna do about it?

So your mad because you made an uninformed decision and didn't buy what you really wanted? Even though what your asking for isn't out yet.

Sounds a little child like.

For example.

My daughters mad :-) because when she bought cotton candy they only had cherry flavour and now the cotton candy people will have (at a later date) grape flavour as well.

I don't know, I guess I'm missing something.

This is probably a stupid question but why does one need wifi on the tour? I have a Treo 755p and I connect to the internet quite nicely and can surf anywhere.

Originally Posted by chaseh140:
everyone knew about this other device with wifi months ago. It will be a lower end device that the tour. Only benefit is wifi

I dont think the one thats coming next year will be lower end device than the tour. (unless the 8530 does come out) Otherwise, why do all the articles say its and updated version of the tour having wifi?

YaBoiD: yeah I think no GPS is a pretty big thing to lack even on a low end device. Especially being targeted towards more consumer users than business, having the dedicated media keys and all, its seems like they would have the GPS on there if only to help with advertising. Like how the palm pre shows google maps, iphone shows google maps, WM shows Windows live search in commercials.

whodathunkit: For a lot of people its connectivity. I've been in buildings that have bad/1x reception, but would have wifi. Or in the home if you want to look up something real quick/ or have spotty reception and just want to have a constant on and reliable connection.

Is the 8530 going to even be 3G? Wifi isn't worth a lower end phone for me. It seems to have the same style of keys as the Curve. I don't know about you, but I love the Tour's keyboard. I also love the HIGH res. screen. The 8530 won't be as high res as the Tour's. Like it's been said, there will ALWAYS be a new Berry just around the corner.

I love my Tour and plan on sticking with it for a while.

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Originally Posted by whodathunkit:
This is probably a stupid question but why does one need wifi on the tour? I have a Treo 755p and I connect to the internet quite nicely and can surf anywhere.

There are three groups of people involved with wifi controversy

1: Those with a legitimate need for wifi such as being inside a building that degrades reception and still needing access to the web. Or those who travel and need it on a plane.

2: Those who are unaffected by the lack of wifi and dont believe wifi is any better than 3g

3: Those who seem to think that wifi is absolutely everywhere and that VZW is a big meany pants company that is out to deprive them of it.


I dont judge anyone for feeling the way they do, but its an argument that will never be resolved till theres wifi in built into every phone on the market