Blackberry & Exchange

[enstuff]

Hi

One of my managers wants to get a Blackberry to have access to his e-mails when out of office or overseas. I just have a few implementation questions:
1) We are running SBS 2003 and have a hosted exchange, will the blackberry easily connect to the server?
2) Secondly, will the e-mails run through the "uncapped" blackberry APN?
3) When travelling overseas, do you pat the extra roaming data charges or is this APN still free?

Thanks
enstuff

 

[bekdik]

I installed BES on sbs 2003. It was a free download for the first BB, but a license had to be purchased for the 2nd user. This was about a year ago, so the truth may have changed.

I followed the install docs by the book and the only problem I had was getting Voda to enable the enterprise account for the device.

ADAIK roaming charges apply, but i suggest you confirm with your ISP.

 

[wheunis]

Roaming charges do apply.
You need to install the BES server on your Exchange server in order for it to be registered as with your provider/Blackberry as a BES server etc etc.
At least while not in office and in the country's borders, the Blackberry unrestricted APN applies.

 

[sparticus]

Tell your boss to use BIS instead and forward his corparate email to his gmail/yahoo etc etc.

 

[enstuff]

If is use the POP3 settings, I know this will not be "push" e-mail, but will it still run on the Blackberry APN?