On Sunday, the first day of sale of the new BlackBerry Tour, between 275,000 and 300,000 BlackBerry Tour Verizon Smartphones were sold according to analysts. Numbers for the Sprint version of the BlackBerry Tour have not been estimated yet.
BlackBerry Tour sales matched the debut of the original iPhone in 2007. The BlackBerry Tour is first BlackBerry from Verizon since the BlackBerry Storm was launched in November of last year.
The BlackBerry Tour was very well reviewed (except for lack of Wi-Fi) and sells for $199 with a rebate and contract from Verizon or $49.99 with a new contract. from online retailers.
Short lines were reported near Verizon stores with customers waiting for the BlackBerry Tour.
RIM will be releasing a social networking website MyBlackBerry, the official community for all things BlackBerry-related. They say it's to learn about new applications, connect with others and share stories or tips and tricks.They'd like users to start a discussion or join in on a friend's topic, Some think it is a rehash of the BlackBerry forums.
And the phone is very nice too. Just goes to show you that it doesn't need a touchscreen to be popular. I have the Storm but I just got the BlackBerry Tour and it's great.