Verizon wasn’t the only U.S. based carrier to release a new BlackBerry this morning. Sprint too has released the BlackBerry Tour 9630. You can pick one online or in the store for $199 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new 2-year activation.
The Tour is actually not available in Sprint stores–only online and via telesales. Apparently, Sprint pushed up the release date from late July or early August to match today’s Verzon launch. Sprint’s press release was very deceptive, because there are actually no phones in stock today. Did Sprint lie about the release date and are the phone really only available for pre-order (without calling it pre-ordering)?
The Tour is actually not available in Sprint stores–only online and via telesales. Apparently, Sprint pushed up the release date from late July or early August to match today’s Verzon launch. Sprint’s press release was very deceptive, because there are actually no phones in stock today. Did Sprint lie about the release date and are the phone really only available for pre-order (without calling it pre-ordering)?