1. Drewh915's Avatar
    Ok, so i am on U.S. Cellular and am wondering which i should get... Tour, or Curve 8530? Regardless of what I want, which do you think is the better one to choose and why? Also, do both of these have OS 5.0 releases with U.S. cellular? Thanks in advance
    03-22-10 04:27 PM
  2. heyitsbailey's Avatar
    i would go with the tour, the blackberry curve 85** series (gemini) i heard is a little "low down" version of blackberry (even though its newer).

    so i think getting a tour would be better than you getting a curve (IMO)
    03-22-10 04:29 PM
  3. artheman's Avatar
    it depends do you need a good camera do you need flash on your camera, do you want a trackball or pad these things are what you should ask your self and then you should think of which device is best for you from there. also 8530 comes with 5.0 loaded and there are other official 9630 5.0's
    03-22-10 05:01 PM
  4. Drewh915's Avatar
    Well there are good things about each.
    Tour= Better screen res, 3.2 MP camera WITH flash, solid build.
    Curve= Wifi (not worried about) and Track Pad.

    This would be my first Blackberry so i haven't had the opportunity to use a trackpad or trackball. Although i have heard of alot of trackball issues. Does the tour maybe have a better trackball than the older curve 8330's?
    03-22-10 05:07 PM
  5. heyitsbailey's Avatar
    i never owned a balckberry that had a tracball, only a tracpad. and i havent had a single problem with the trackpad.

    what is it that you are looking for in specific to a blackberry?
    like what key features?
    03-22-10 07:00 PM
  6. reubenn's Avatar
    I have an 8520 and I can't see why I'd change it. Its practical, good size, trackpad is nice on the thumbs and I like the processor speed. Perfect for every day use. I even use as a mp3 player.

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    03-22-10 09:15 PM
  7. heyitsbailey's Avatar
    Yea I got the 8520 also (gsm equivelnt to 8530).

    It takes a while to start up but its very useful.I I use mine for camera (pic quality aint the best) , mp3 player, internet (fairly decent speed) , and txting.

    I don't think there's anything my phone can't do that I want it to do, other than a couple small changes.

    Must warn u though, (it might just be mine) but its a real battery drainer. I am happy with my 8520, but maybe the tour might be better (not sure)

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    03-22-10 09:39 PM
  8. amazinglygraceless's Avatar
    This should not even be a question. The Tour beats the 8530 in every aspect.
    03-22-10 10:01 PM
  9. bry360's Avatar
    I have heard good and bad things about both phones. I had the Tour and absolutely loved it. Like the others have said, it all depends on what you want in a phone. The Tour doesn't have wi fi or a track pad but the Curve 8530 does. But I don't need wi-fi but the track pads are nice. But even then I still LOVE the Tour. It's a great looking phone and I never had problems with it.
    03-22-10 10:05 PM
  10. Cyber Warrior's Avatar
    The Tour.........without hesitation..100%
    03-22-10 10:08 PM
  11. tony bag o donuts's Avatar
    Bbs are known to fail at the usb port. No charging contacts is a biggie for me

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    03-22-10 10:40 PM
  12. hondateg91's Avatar
    Go with the tour.
    03-22-10 10:48 PM
  13. Blacklac's Avatar
    8530 is also BT 2.1, while Tour is 2.0 if that matters to you. Memory and processor speed are pretty much identical.

    I personally would rather have the trackpad and Wifi. I just don't like the look of the Tour either.
    03-22-10 11:10 PM
  14. reubenn's Avatar
    The battery in it is pretty amazing imo. I always I'm with bbm and live messenger is always running. I tesxt and browse web as well as listening to music throughout periods of the day. The battery lasts very well and it has never died. I have the curve 8520 as I mentioned above. The 8530 has gps so.... that would be a bit better.

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    03-23-10 06:31 AM
  15. dabrownklown's Avatar
    The Tour is the way to go..
    03-23-10 10:53 AM
  16. grotty's Avatar
    The curve has 5.0 out of the box while tour is running 4.7 from us cellular.. And I'm pretty sure us cell doesn't do ota updates on their phones...at least not on any bb's my friends have and one of them is a tour

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    03-23-10 11:27 AM
  17. Drewh915's Avatar
    Anyone on here with a tour hav trackball issues?
    Also, What si the difference between 4.7 and 5.0 with the tour?
    03-23-10 12:34 PM
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