I have been following the
Tour for awhile now. Two months prior to its announcement to be exact. The following is what I can determine based on extensive research:
1. The Tour is the fastest
CDMA Blackberry to date!
B. Some users have stated that pressing the BB key and/or the cancel/back key will cause their screen to ripple. This could be a pain but not present on all phones.
2. The Tour has a very stable build of OS 4.7 (eventually to be updated to version 5)
3. Sadly, the Tour lacks WiFi (travelers and rural users beware)
D. Many users have complained about the battery door coming very loose on their Tours after a few days to weeks. This makes the device feel very flimsy and cheap.
4. Unlike 90% of Verizon phones, for some reason their Blackberries lack EMS and restrict
SMS messages to 160 characters!

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On most Verizon non-smart phones, you are able to send
SMS messages greater than 160 characters thanks to something called EMS. Enhanced Messaging Service is an adaptation of the Short Message Service that allows users to send and receive small sounds, little images, 160+ characters, as well as a combination of simple media to and from EMS-compliant handsets. EMS is probably my favorite cellular feature. Please do not confuse EMS with
MMS. If a message is sent to a phone that is not EMS-capable (non Verizon cell phones), the recipient will still receive the text portion of the message, and also the FIRST 160 characters only. The
LG Dare,
LG Voyager, enV,
enV2,
enV3,
enV Touch, etc etc etc are all EMS capable. Sadly, the Tour is not EMS enabled. So if you're a big texter this may be something to complain to Verizon/RIM about.