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07-27-2009, 09:39 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Model: 8830
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Carrier: Verizon
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Upgrade to 9600 from 8830?
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Looking for a second opinion. Here is the situation.
-Previous 2 year plan on with Verizon is up.
-Current phone is BB 8830 World Edition
-College student who uses phone mostly for texting, web browsing, occasionally email and maps.
-Use worldwide roaming capabilities when traveling.
Is it worth it for me to pay the 200-250$ to upgrade to the Tour or should I just stick with this phone until something groundbreaking for Verizon comes out. Thanks.
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07-27-2009, 09:44 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: CO
Model: 9630
Carrier: Verizon
Posts: 168
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I would definitely upgrade from the 8830. Just my .02
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07-27-2009, 09:47 PM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Long Island, NY
Model: 8830
OS: 4.5.0.138
PIN: Options->Status->Hmm
Carrier: Evil Empire
Posts: 105
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IMO, it's not worth it, however a lot of other members will disagree. My contract was complete like you and I used my 8830 for work and streaming music. I'm having a lot of signal quality issues with the Tour, so to me it's basically a glorified 8830 with a camera. I'm going to return my Tour and rollback the contract and wait it out. Maybe the Storm 2 with wifi? There's news that the Pre is coming early next year. Who knows?!
You do get a 30 day trial so try out it if you're not sure.
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07-28-2009, 05:24 AM
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Talking BlackBerry Encyclopedia
Join Date: Apr 2008
Model: Tour
PIN: N/A
Carrier: Verizon
Posts: 279
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Definately worth the upgrade, no contest. I had my 8830 since it's inception, same as Tour. Tour is faster, better speakers/sound, much better and easier to read keyboard, better looking and a far better screen. A far improved product over the 8830!
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07-28-2009, 08:07 AM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Tri-Cities, WA
Model: 9930
PIN: N/A
Carrier: Verizon
Posts: 57
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I upgraded my two-year old 8830 to the Tour. I couldn't be happier!
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07-28-2009, 08:34 AM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: So California
Model: 9550
OS: Windows 7
PIN: 3188B3A0
Carrier: Verizon
Posts: 95
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Web Browsing, Display and Application memory space are the big convince-rs.
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07-28-2009, 08:50 AM
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Thumbs Must Hurt
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Montreal
Model: 9700
OS: 4.7.0.76
PIN: 22b385ea
Carrier: Telus
Posts: 166
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IMHO.....I thing you should switch.....and SINCE you use the worldphone all over...you can unlock it ...while the 8830 (well for me anyway...) could not be unlocked..
The tour is a superb phone....very fast...no glitches....yet.
good luck!
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07-28-2009, 09:08 AM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Aug 2007
Model: 9xxx
Carrier: S/ATT
Posts: 34
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I just went from a 8830 to a 9630 Tour. While there are some quirks/bugs or some things I don't care for on the Tour (see my random posts I've made about certain issues that have been bugging me), I am still very a happy overall with my 9630 Tour over my previous 8830 WE phone. It's just more updated and runs faster. Google maps runs and updates faster on my 9630 than on the 8830, as well as Opera and the standard BB browser. IMO, the keyboard took some getting used to since I was used to the 8830, but now I've gotten used to it and it's just as good.
If you have the cash, I say update and get the 9630 Tour as it's definitely worth it over the 8830.
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07-28-2009, 09:20 AM
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New Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Ohio - USA
Model: 9630
Carrier: Verizon
Posts: 14
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I just upgraded from the 8830 and think the Tour is great. I use it with our BES and all the other apps I use are faster. Viigo seems to slow it down some, but I believe that the application's fault. I like the screen and keyboard better, but the trackball takes a little getting used to.
The main reason I upgraded is my two years with the 8830 were up and I used the 8830 for tethering. The EVDO Rev A speed is great, getting 1+mbs in most places.
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07-29-2009, 10:55 AM
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Knows Where the Search Button Is
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Chicago, IL
Model: 8830
Carrier: Sprint
Posts: 23
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I also upgraded from the 8830 to the 9630. The improvements that mattered most to me are:
Increased ROM to 256MB (from 64MB on 8830)
3.2 MP Camera
High Resolution display is a great improvement
Browsing speed has improved
3.5 Stereo Headset Jack
With my 8830 I was having problems with memory leaks and I couldn't install many of the programs that I wanted because of the lack of ROM.
There will also be a version of the 9930 available next year with Wifi.
So, if you're currently happy and not having problems, you may want to wait until the one with wifi comes out.
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