BIS 2.1 (Blackberry)

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Seeing as BIS 2.1 is now available for the blackberry perhaps someone could explain the benefits of migrating?

I see that I finally have the facility to change my email address which is a bonus with all the spam I regularly get but what else?

BTW - I migrated simply by logging into the web interface.
 
Yes - I can access the page from the browser = although it looks the same if I access it via my pc. The reason being is vodacom installs its own browser instead of the required blackberry variant.

Did you upgrade to 2.1 from http://www.mobileemail.vodafonesa.co.za/ ?
 
Just a question on Blackberry:

Can you use your corporate e-mail configuration on the Blackberry, IE the e-mail sent to your work address will still be pushed to the Blackberry?
 
LandyMan said:
Just a question on Blackberry:

Can you use your corporate e-mail configuration on the Blackberry, IE the e-mail sent to your work address will still be pushed to the Blackberry?
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Never had it set up like that AFAIK yes - they have an enterprise solution available for businesses.
 
It is very fast - I use BIS but have my emails forwarded automatically to my blackberry (via a spam filtering gmail account) rather than have the blackberry service pull them from the accounts. There is rarely a noticeable delay.
 
bwana said:
Yes - I can access the page from the browser = although it looks the same if I access it via my pc. The reason being is vodacom installs its own browser instead of the required blackberry variant.

Did you upgrade to 2.1 from http://www.mobileemail.vodafonesa.co.za/ ?
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Yes I can also access the page with the exact same message. Vodacom said it will be fixed with BIS 2.1. Then you can access all the free software, games, wall papers etc

Yes I did. Other funny thing is that the page that ask you to confirm if you want to upgrade it says that it is BIS 2.0 and not BIS 2.1
 
wantedz said:
Yes I can also access the page with the exact same message. Vodacom said it will be fixed with BIS 2.1. Then you can access all the free software, games, wall papers etc

Yes I did. Other funny thing is that the page that ask you to confirm if you want to upgrade it says that it is BIS 2.0 and not BIS 2.1
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I'll have to admit I did not notice that :o

Perhaps it is time to reinstall the blackberry browser.
 
bwana said:
I'll have to admit I did not notice that :o

Perhaps it is time to reinstall the blackberry browser.
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That you only get when you do a BES activation.

They need to fix it on the service book on their side !!!!!
 
Looks like we are getting the short end of the stick AGAIN with Vodacom only upgrading to BIS 2.0 and not 2.1 which has been available since February 2006.

List of features in 2.1 (bwana for you - Email Anti-SPAM system)

More about the new BIS 2.1 features

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This describes the new features available after upgrading to BlackBerry Internet Service 2.1. Some features are not enabled until the BlackBerry device is registered on the wireless network.
Advanced Google Gmail integration
Push-based, real-time delivery of Google Gmail messages
Simple setup - no need for BlackBerry Internet Service users to set up mail forwarding or configure a POP3 account
Customized welcome message
Additional interface language support

Support for Simplified Chinese, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, and Turkish.
Improved user-integrated migration from BlackBerry Internet Service 1.8
Improved migration prompt text
Confirmation of successful user-initiated migration
Email Anti-SPAM system
Automatic IP address reputation-based filtering
Very conservative setting intended to avoid false-positive messages
No administrative control required
Internet Browser icon
The new Internet Browser icon provides BlackBerry device users with one-click access to the Internet.
The Internet Browser provides full content access and data connectivity for Java™ applications, including virtual preload and push services.
The Internet Browser supports opening and viewing popular file formats (such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; Corel WordPerfect; and Adobe® PDF files) found on web pages.
The Internet Browser is available on the new generation of BlackBerry devices that include:
BlackBerry 7130 Series
BlackBerry 8700 Series of wireless handhelds
BlackBerry 8707 Series of wireless handhelds
An IT policy is available to BlackBerry Enterprise Server users who wish to block the Internet Browser from the BlackBerry device.
Yahoo! Search icon
The new Yahoo!® Search icon allows one-click access to a Yahoo! Search page that is specific to a country.
This feature is available on color BlackBerry devices running BlackBerry Device Software version 4.0 and later
If an IT policy is restricting the use of the Internet Browser on the BlackBerry device, the Yahoo! Search icon will not appear.
Google Talk icon
Clicking the new Google Talk icon opens the browser to the Google Talk download web page at http://www.blackberry.com/GoogleTalk.
Once Google Talk is installed on the BlackBerry device, the download icon will be hidden automatically.
If an IT policy is restricting the use of the Internet Browser on the BlackBerry device, the Google Talk icon will not appear.
Yahoo! Messenger icon
Clicking the new Yahoo! Messenger opens the browser to the Yahoo! Messenger download web page at http://www.blackberry.com/YahooDownload.
Once Yahoo! Messenger is installed on the BlackBerry device, the download icon will be hidden automatically.
If an IT policy is restricting the use of the Internet Browser on the BlackBerry device, the Yahoo! Messenger icon will not appear.
BlackBerry HELP! icon
Clicking the new BlackBerry HELP! icon opens the browser to the BlackBerry HELP! web site.
The web site provides quick, up-to-date tips and tricks for the BlackBerry device.
Supplements the Help application on the BlackBerry device.
The web site is viewable in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.
If an IT policy is restricting the use of the Internet Browser on the BlackBerry device, the BlackBerry HELP! icon will not appear.
 
Maybe they got a good price on 2.0? I've often heard it said that Africa is the rest of the worlds dumping ground.
 
There really is little worthwhile to be found in this upgrade! What was the point?
 
Differences between BES 1.8 and 2.0

BIS 1.8
Pros
• Polling of up to 10 Accts
• Access to BB email from both BB and PC
• Ability to manage BB emails using multiple folders
• BB Emails and Attachments available forever
• Auto Bcc capability

Cons
• Only one From address
• Size limit on BB email acct

BIS 2.0
Pros
• Polling of up to 10 Pop Accts
•. One Way (BB to provider) Integration with Yahoo and IMAP inbox, Sent and Delete folders
• Multiple Spoofed From address
• No size limit on BB acct
• Auto Bcc capability

Cons
• BB Emails stored only on BB after 30 days
• No access to attachments after 30 days
• Cannot access BB emails from PC
• No ability to use Folders to manage any email
• limit for messages forwarded to the carrier.blackberry.net is 5 mb.
 
And still I get spam . . .
 
wantedz said:
Yep Anti-Spam only came with 2.1 (February 2006)

When 2.0 came out there were not as much spam as today
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Feb 2006? Are we that far behind?

I wonder, will we ever get some answers as to what's going on?
 
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