The Samsung Reclaim is Sprint’s first eco-friendly messaging device. Designed with organic components and packaging the Samsung Reclaim is the perfect handset for the eco conscious consumer who wants their phone to be “green” without having to sacrifice on technology.

The Motorola Renew is the first environmentally responsible phone from T-Mobile. The Motorola Renew was created using sustainable materials and packaging. The Motorola Renew is more than 70% recyclable and for the environmentally conscious, you will receive a recycle bag to send in your old phone and help the environment.

Both of these phones are great options if you’re trying to reduce your carbon footprint.

Through Sprint the Tour is $149.99 ($199 if you buy it through Sprint instead of us), but through Verizon, the Tour is $49.99 ($199.99 if you buy it though Verizon instead of us).  So it looks like the obvious choice is to buy the Verizon version of the Blackberry Tour, but not so fast.

The Sprint plan is less expensive and more straight-forward than the comparable Verizon plan for the phone. The Sprint plan is $69.99 and the details are below:

Sprint Everything Data 450
450 Anytime Minutes
Unlimited Data (Email, Web Surfing, Sprint Music Premier, Sprint TV Premier, & GPS Navigation)
Unlimited Messaging (Picture, Text, & Video)
Unlimited Mobile to Mobile Minutes
Unlimited Night and Weekend Minutes Starting at 7PM
Unlimited Direct Connect and Group Connect
Nationwide Long Distance and No Roaming Charges

The comparable plan from Verizon is $79.99 + $5 for 250 messages a month and the GPS service is $9.99 a month.  If you want to use your phone as a modem it’s ANOTHER $15 a month for a total of $109.98.

So Sprint’s phone is $149.99 and the service is $69.99.  24 months at $69.99 a month = $1679.76 plus the price of the phone gives you a total 2 year cost of $1829.75.

Verizon’s phone is $49.99 and the service is $109.98. 24 months at $109.98 a month = $2639.52 plus the price of the phone gives you a total 2 year cost of $2689.51.

This is a pretty dramatic difference for the same phone.  There are also benefits from Sprint that you don’t get with Verizon like no fee for roaming and unlimited text messaging.

Sprint is $1829.75 and Verizon is $2689.51 so the choice is easy.

Buy the Blackberry Tour from Sprint.

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