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New to BB and this board
and am loving it. However I went into my local Verizon store and well, you know how it goes...didn't get a solid referral or recommendation on anything...on my own. I picked out a BB Curve 8330 and am enjoying using it. Bought it based on price. The 9630 was $150 more. I have 30 days to make a change. However I do have to pay a restocking fee. Need some honest recommendations. Is the keypad so much better? Is the browser that much faster? Is the screen that much brighter. I know it's intl capability so thats great. Thoughts please!!!! Thanks so much. I upgraded from a phone (yes plan old cell phone, no apps, no email no nothing) so this is huge for me.
Will post in 8330 forum also...Last edited by Berliner; 07-16-09 at 09:55 AM.
07-16-09 09:52 AM - The 8330 is a very solid phone but it is slowly becoming outdated. The Tour is definitely worth the upgrade in my opinion if the extra money isn't an issue.New to BB and this board and am loving it. However I went into my local Verizon store and well, you know how it goes...didn't get a solid referral or recommendation on anything...on my own. I picked out a BB Curve 8330 and am enjoying using it. Bought it based on price. The 9630 was $150 more. I have 30 days to make a change. However I do have to pay a restocking fee. Need some honest recommendations. Is the keypad so much better? Is the browser that much faster? Is the screen that much brighter. I know it's intl capability so thats great. Thoughts please!!!! Thanks so much. I upgraded from a phone (yes plan old cell phone, no apps, no email no nothing) so this is huge for me.
Will post in 8330 forum also...
I like the keyboard much better on my Tour than I did on my Curve.
I find it to be much faster than any other blackberry I've owned so far. The browser is the browser and I don't think that is ever going to change lol but I like it better on the Tour than the Curve.
The screen is much nicer. Much brighter and crisper in my opinion.
If you are new to the BlackBerry world and have the extra money to put out for the Tour, why not get one of the best ones on the market?07-16-09 09:58 AM - i agree i've had the verizon 8330 for a great while, and while its a great solid phone, its a bit aged, and the tour is faster in every aspect, true 3g speed camera is better, keyboard is just right not too big not too small, and worldphone too is great. But yea just pop in a store and ask to check one out, i'll bet u like it
07-16-09 10:00 AM - New to BB and this board and am loving it. However I went into my local Verizon store and well, you know how it goes...didn't get a solid referral or recommendation on anything...on my own. I picked out a BB Curve 8330 and am enjoying using it. Bought it based on price. The 9630 was $150 more. I have 30 days to make a change. However I do have to pay a restocking fee. Need some honest recommendations.
Is the keypad so much better? Its about the same
Is the browser that much faster? Yeah its better
Is the screen that much brighter. Not brighter But SO MUCH clearer and nicer. Much better resolution.
I know it's intl capability so thats great. Thoughts please!!!! Thanks so much. I upgraded from a phone (yes plan old cell phone, no apps, no email no nothing) so this is huge for me.
Will post in 8330 forum also...
Plus the camera is way better.
And the GPS is unlocked for free!
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com07-16-09 10:02 AM - In my experience, the tour is faster, the screen is much better but I think the opinion of the keyboard varies by personal preference. I like the keyboard but it did take some getting used to since it is different than the curve's. I would also recommend checking one out at the store if you're unsure ... that's the only way you'll see the differences first hand. I say go for the switch! 07-16-09 10:03 AM
- If you can swing it, you may be happier with the Tour in the long run. Figure it will be a while before you can upgrade the phone again, so you'll be starting out with the top of the line (IMHO). Not to worry though. The Curve is a solid phone that gets the job done well. Enjoy whichever one you decide on!
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com07-16-09 10:05 AM - Verizon.com is a rip off..If any person thought before they did things instead of going to verizonwireless.com and getting ripped off..Buy a phone at Best Buy because its cheaper. I had the curve before my tour and to tell you the truth..the curve sucks compared to the 9630 tour..Blows it away completely..Next time be smarter and buy it at Best Buy..I dont even know why you would go with the curve in the first place its old news..The tour is great..
I wanted to fix your post...07-16-09 10:12 AM - Depends. If you don't care about having the latest and greatest then the 8330 is a solid nearly bullet-proof device. Yes, as mentioned above it's showing it's age at this point but we'll be saying the same thing about the Tour in 3 or 4 years! I travel extensively and use my BB nearly non-stop daily (like many here). My Curve has been dropped, scratched, had coffee spilled on it etc. etc. and still flawlessly cranks out 40-60 e-mails a day along with multiple other tasks- doing so perfectly day in day out. Now, this is not to say the Tour wouldn't be doing the same (and doing it faster!) but, as seems to be the case with every new device from RIM lately, the 9630 is showing a few "wrinkles" that need to be ironed out. If you don't mind being one of the first wave of Tour buyers that may or may not have to deal with the occasional 9630 issue- go for it. You've got 30 days to make up your mind. I'm due for my upgrade and went down to my local dealer Tuesday to pick up a Tour to replace my Curve. The manager had 6 on the counter that he was setting up for a local business that was buying them. I asked him about the loose battery doors that have been an issue on some 9630's. Interestingly, all six of these phones has a moderate degree of slide and flex in the doors. I then played with a Tour that they had on display for 30 or 40 minutes. What a great phone! Significantly faster than the Curve with an awesome screen. I can type on the Curve without even looking at the keys but I struggled to type on the Tour. Probably would adjust to the keyboard difference in a few weeks I suspect. After it was all said and done, I personally decided to wait a few months before I take the plunge on a Tour. That's just me though. Part of it was over apps and accessories- Seidio doesn't have a case out for it yet etc. I think the Tour will only get better with a few OS tweaks and (hopefully) doing something about the silly battery door fit.07-16-09 10:36 AM
- Great Wall-O-Text!!!
Dude... what do you have against paragraphs? ... good post, but painful to read.
Depends. If you don't care about having the latest and greatest then the 8330 is a solid nearly bullet-proof device. Yes, as mentioned above it's showing it's age at this point but we'll be saying the same thing about the Tour in 3 or 4 years! I travel extensively and use my BB nearly non-stop daily (like many here). My Curve has been dropped, scratched, had coffee spilled on it etc. etc. and still flawlessly cranks out 40-60 e-mails a day along with multiple other tasks- doing so perfectly day in day out. Now, this is not to say the Tour wouldn't be doing the same (and doing it faster!) but, as seems to be the case with every new device from RIM lately, the 9630 is showing a few "wrinkles" that need to be ironed out. If you don't mind being one of the first wave of Tour buyers that may or may not have to deal with the occasional 9630 issue- go for it. You've got 30 days to make up your mind. I'm due for my upgrade and went down to my local dealer Tuesday to pick up a Tour to replace my Curve. The manager had 6 on the counter that he was setting up for a local business that was buying them. I asked him about the loose battery doors that have been an issue on some 9630's. Interestingly, all six of these phones has a moderate degree of slide and flex in the doors. I then played with a Tour that they had on display for 30 or 40 minutes. What a great phone! Significantly faster than the Curve with an awesome screen. I can type on the Curve without even looking at the keys but I struggled to type on the Tour. Probably would adjust to the keyboard difference in a few weeks I suspect. After it was all said and done, I personally decided to wait a few months before I take the plunge on a Tour. That's just me though. Part of it was over apps and accessories- Seidio doesn't have a case out for it yet etc. I think the Tour will only get better with a few OS tweaks and (hopefully) doing something about the silly battery door fit.07-16-09 10:40 AM
