Will Blackberry 10 require BIS?
It's a very important question for those wanting to bail on big-cellular for pay-as-you-go plans or "monthly" plans that don't allow BIS. Here in America, StraightTalk offers AT&T or T-Mobile SIM cards for a penny and charge $45/mo for unlimited data, calling, text. What a deal, right?! Except...I can't use my Blackberry 9900. Well, I can, but I won't get e-mail, BBM, or Facebook. Ouch.
So will Blackberry 10 require BIS? The Playbook doesn't, and it works just fine :). My guess...is yes, otherwise how will it receive pushed messages.
Will Blackberry 10 require BIS?
As I understand it, BlackBerry 10 is expected to connect via either a BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) or BlackBerry Internet Solution (BIS), as is the case with current BlackBerry devices... Of course, like current BlackBerry smartphones, one should also be able to connect to some data services via their service provider's APN (Internet access point).
It comes down to how the BlackBerry systems work "behind the scenes" and unless Research in Motion (RIM) completely overhaul the BES/BIS - which at this stage doesn't look likely - then data connectivity will remain the same...
January 30th will reveal all, but I wouldn't hold your breath for an alternative to the BES/BIS being announced.
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Re: Will Blackberry 10 require BIS?
Re: Will Blackberry 10 require BIS?
Originally Posted by
Saiga What BlackBerry offers isn't worth the BIS/BES requirement any more. I can get a prepaid T-Mobile plan with unlimited data and then my Nexus 4 would become a full featured smartphone with unlimited everything for only $30 a month. I want to be able to do that with a BB10 phone, but RIM won't allow it. They gotta keep milking us to have a chance of surviving I guess.
If I remember correctly, T-Mobile has added BBM to their texting plan. So, if you don't need the rest of the BIS features, you can still use BBM. There should be plenty of apps to give access over WiFi - not sure if wireless data will be available without BIS, though.