Tag: Telus

First official word of Telus BlackBerry Tour 9630 goes to VIP customers

First official word of Telus BlackBerry Tour 9630 goes to VIP customers

June 26, 2009 | By | 1 Comment

The first official word from Telus has arrived to VIP customers regarding the BlackBerry Tour launch. Anyone who is a part of Telus’ Platinum Perks program (high valued customers) have received an email telling them the Tour 9630 is coming soon. They also invite the client to find out more and get their device on [...]

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Round Up of BlackBerry Tour 9630 Previews!

Round Up of BlackBerry Tour 9630 Previews!

June 25, 2009 | By | 4 Comments

Just after we reported about Engadget getting some hands-on time with the newly announced BlackBerry Tour, We noticed some other sites got to take a peak too. Here’s a quick round up of both Verizon and Sprint branded BlackBerry 9630′s in the wild. Unfortunately for Canadians we haven’t been able to track down any Bell [...]

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Engadget gets hands-on time with BlackBerry Tour 9630

Engadget gets hands-on time with BlackBerry Tour 9630

June 25, 2009 | By | 2 Comments

The Engadget team has got their hands-on the newly announced BlackBerry Tour 9630. This particular unit was Verizon branded and in this gallery goes head to head with the BlackBerry Bold and Curve 8900. No official review on the Tour from Engadget just yet, but for now you can enjoy some decent eye candy. All [...]

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Telus lowers prices on Pearl, Curve and Storm! Making room for new models?

Telus lowers prices on Pearl, Curve and Storm! Making room for new models?

June 17, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

Luke just let me know that Telus has just dropped their prices on all current BlackBerry models including the Pearl, Curve and Storm. This prices take effect today (June 17, 2009) and must be combined with a voice and data plan (such as Smartphone Combo 45). It looks like Telus is getting ready to make [...]

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Rumored Telus BlackBerry Tour 9630 Pricing & Launch Date… Boo!

Rumored Telus BlackBerry Tour 9630 Pricing & Launch Date… Boo!

June 16, 2009 | By | 1 Comment

We just received a tip from HowardForums member RileyFreeman who seems to come across an internal Telus presentation. Apparently the BlackBerry Tour 9630 will be launching on Telus July 15th. If this presentation is right then Telus will be launching the 9630 for $249 with 3-year contract, $649 with no contract (OUCH!). Unfortunately if this [...]

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RIM officially announces the BlackBerry Tour 9630 Smartphone!

RIM officially announces the BlackBerry Tour 9630 Smartphone!

June 16, 2009 | By | 2 Comments

RIM was working late last night! They officially introduced the BlackBerry Tour 9630 smartphone, which will be set to launch sometime this Summer. The 9630 features much of what we’ve already seen leaked around the internet. The Tour will be a packed smartphone featuring Dual-band CDMA with EVDO, Quad-band GSM with EDGE, UMTS/HSPA 2100MHz. Not [...]

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BlackBerry Tour 9630 kind of shows up on Telus website!?!

BlackBerry Tour 9630 kind of shows up on Telus website!?!

June 12, 2009 | By | 2 Comments

A member over at the CB Forums found something very interesting hiding on the Telus severs. Simply by changing a file name around the tipster found a small image of the BlackBerry Tour 9630 featuring Telus branding. These images are usually used on the Telus phones page. This really brings us to think the rumored [...]

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Telus branded BlackBerry Tour 9630 in the wild!

Telus branded BlackBerry Tour 9630 in the wild!

June 5, 2009 | By | 18 Comments

You didn’t really think the Telus fanboys were going to let Bell steal the 9630 spotlight did you? Well a member at both HowardForums and CrackBerry has posted what appears to be the first live pictures of a branded BlackBerry Tour 9630 in the wild. If Telus branded 9630′s are really out in the wild [...]

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More Bell BlackBerry Tour 9630 Specs Leaked… July Launch?

More Bell BlackBerry Tour 9630 Specs Leaked… July Launch?

June 4, 2009 | By | 3 Comments

Oh Bell nothing like a little free attention, eh? Our buddies over at MobileSyrup have just posted a full copy of what appears to be internal specs sheets for the BlackBerry Tour 9630. The tipster claims that Bell will be launching this highly anticipated BlackBerry Mid-July. We still aren’t sure when Verizon and Telus plan [...]

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BlackBerry Tour 9630 Promo Materials Leak from Bell

BlackBerry Tour 9630 Promo Materials Leak from Bell

June 2, 2009 | By | 1 Comment

Who’s excited for the BlackBerry 9630? Well if you are you might enjoy this. It appears that Bell is getting one step closer to a launch of the Tour 9630. New marketing materials have been leaked which show a bell branded BlackBerry Tour with a full spec list instead. We haven’t really learned anything new [...]

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OS Alert: BlackBerry Curve 8330 OS 4.5.0.160 Released!

OS Alert: BlackBerry Curve 8330 OS 4.5.0.160 Released!

May 29, 2009 | By | 10 Comments

RIM has just officially released a new OS for the BlackBerry Curve 8330. The new OS is 4.5.0.160 and has already been released by Telus for their 8330. This update works with all ESN based models from various carriers in North America. You can download this update from the Telus downloads page on RIM’s site [...]

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First Pics of BlackBerry Aries 8530, the CDMA version of Gemini

First Pics of BlackBerry Aries 8530, the CDMA version of Gemini

May 23, 2009 | By | 3 Comments

Meet the latest BlackBerry to obtain a code-name! This is BlackBerry Aries which is also modeled the 8530. It happens to be the CDMA counterpart to the Gemini which was shown a month or so ago. Like the 8530, “Aries” will be a lower end model featuring the new optical trackpad, full QWERTY keyboard, soft [...]

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