Looks like Verizon has put out the number for no contract (month to month) purchases of the BlackBerry Tour. It will be going for $489.99 with no contract.
The surprising number is that the phone is going for $269.99 with a 1 year contract compared to the $199.99 for a 2 year contract. Weird that a 1 year contract bumps it down over $200 but a second year only brings it down $70… Let me know if you notice anything else!
Check it out at http://estore.vzwshop.com/bbtour/
Thanks to Brett for sending this one in!
DavidB Not Registered
Posted: July 1, 2009 at 10:32 AM EST
Well, when you go to that VZW page it says “Pre-Order now for the introductory price of $199.99 with new 2-yr activation”.
Also, when I click through via my login while the Tour is still not listed as an upgrade option, every advanced device has either a $50 or $70 “Online Discount”, so the Tour should either be $219.99 or $199.99. It will be interesting to see once they fix the web site if the $269.99 price holds and thus makes MY price $99.99 (after $70 Online Discount and $100 NE2 Discount) because elsewhere on the site there are pages that say $50 off any BlackBerry smartphone. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was some consistency?!?
Jeff Not Registered
Posted: July 17, 2009 at 11:33 AM EST
Isn’t it true there is some amortization in long tern contract. Therefore if you pay full price up front shouldn’t your monthly payment be lower?