so with the BIS outage I dont have email on my BB/bridge.
So if PB was connected to BIS, we wouldnt have email either.
So unless OS2 gives us a straight POP/IMAP option that bypasses BIS (pepper.pk, amail), I say no thanks to BIS email on the playbook.
And considering how RIM does not approve email client apps, with the absence of native email on OS1.X and the current BIS outage, RIM is not treating their customers right. I have two Blackberry devices right now without email. Ridiculous in this day and age.
And of course, even more negative publicity for RIM.
You can use your PB to access your webmail ... more comfortable than on your phone.
Not to excuse RIM, just to say POP is one browser click away and that we can get around a failure ... hopefully !
so with the BIS outage I dont have email on my BB/bridge.
So if PB was connected to BIS, we wouldnt have email either.
So unless OS2 gives us a straight POP/IMAP option that bypasses BIS (pepper.pk, amail), I say no thanks to BIS email on the playbook.
And considering how RIM does not approve email client apps, with the absence of native email on OS1.X and the current BIS outage, RIM is not treating their customers right. I have two Blackberry devices right now without email. Ridiculous in this day and age.
And of course, even more negative publicity for RIM.
I'm sure that we will see good native POP/IMAP clients now that the NDK is out. Also, webmail is a good backup. I'm not to concerned about BIS outages (as rare as they are).
All sixteen of our Blackberry devices are useless as far as BIS goes. Been more off than on all day long. I know there was a problem in Europe but now it is stateside!
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Doesn't really work a lot of the time since you are lucky if you have more than one internet or cable provider of a certain type for a given area... Choice often doesn't even exist for stuff like that in a lot of areas.
We need an option/app for pop/imap that bypasses BIS. So with that option you can get your email on BIS/PUSH or IMAP/POP through a 3rd party app like EarlyBird.
duh!
We need an option/app for pop/imap that bypasses BIS. So with that option you can get your email on BIS/PUSH or IMAP/POP through a 3rd party app like EarlyBird.
duh!
I believe those options were present in the screencap of the native email client setup.
Doesn't really work a lot of the time since you are lucky if you have more than one internet or cable provider of a certain type for a given area... Choice often doesn't even exist for stuff like that in a lot of areas.
The availability of alternate providers is a non-factor when deciding whether or not a particular customer needs to switch. Instead, such availability only addresses whether he or she can switch.
The availability of alternate providers is a non-factor when deciding whether or not a particular customer needs to switch. Instead, such availability only addresses whether he or she can switch.
So you can assume they need to switch whether or not they are able to... That's great and useful...
I think RIM should've always had an option to setup non-push/pop3 email that doesn't require BIS in their BlackBerry devices for basic consumer users who just want text and simple email and a keyboard.
I think RIM should've always had an option to setup non-push/pop3 email that doesn't require BIS in their BlackBerry devices for basic consumer users who just want text and simple email and a keyboard.
There already were 3rd party clients available though, so the demand if you wanted it wasn't really that high (the only downside is you lose the OS integration). The PB is a bit different because it's a new OS and the apps aren't there.
There are already solutions available if you look around. While in the middle of a problem is not the time to make a backup plan. If receiving your email is that important to you make sure you can.