Question about blackberries
Are the data plans the same for blackberries as they are for other phones? Is it optional to use the blackberry servier or mandatory? Thanks ahead of time
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If you are referring to the Blackberry Enterprise Server for work/corporate email. No you do not have to have the additional cost for that (I believe it's $20.00), despite what reps will tell you. I was told by multiple people that you had to have it, which is not the case. With my blackberry Curve I have the 450 Simply Everything for $69.99 and Insurance, nothing else. If i'm not mistake, Sprint requires you to have a data plan for a Blackerry (Someone else can probably answer that better for you). Hope that helps
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Thanks, that does help. that is what I wanted to know. I'm assuming then if I opt out of the blackberry server I can still use the emai.. it just wont push. Is that correct?
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You will get it pretty much real time. Enterprise activation is more for the corp. accounts that they need to have special activation for the servers. Being synced up with your calander/contacats/emails/settings 27/7. You have to get added on by your tech. support team too. You should be fine without adding on the extra $20 for enterprise activation.
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To have one of the Sprint Blackberries by RIM, you need to have either the $30 Blackberry Data Plan or one of the Sprint Everything Data Plans starting at $69.99/month. BIS, Blackberry Internet Service, is included with any of these plans at no additional charge. For BES, Blackberry Enterprise Service, their is an addition $20/month for it. The most significant difference between BIS and BES is BIS is mostly for people who want push e mail with their personal e mail accounts, up to ten at a time, such as Yahoo!, Gmail, Brighthouse, Comcast, etc. where as BES is for those who need to have access to their corporate e mail server which usually is protected by some sort of enterprise firewall.
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