Doug
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Guys,
Some of you work in the seedy world of IT on here.
At work we use OWA to access our emails outside of work. I currently have all my emails syncing to my iPhone, but I would like to use a work phone rather than my personal device. My choice is primarily a Windows Mobile (Nokia Lumia) or a BlackBerry. We don't have a BES so I would have to rely on the OWA 'protocol' for sending and receiving from the mobile device.
I have a lot of folders and rules set up in Outlook. I know my iPhone handles these fine, would a BlackBerry?
I have never used a BlackBerry, can you see all your folders etc on them?
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John
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You would have to use BIS and no it doesn't sync everything that BES does. I'd personally go for something else. Android probably. But windows phone will obviously sync properly with exchange.
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willay
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setup a nokia lumia at work for someone, sync'd with our exchange server and its proper sexy, calendars and all sorts of shit going on.
I wouldn't personally use one thou
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Doug
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I will have an iPhone for normal use.
What are the Lumia's like for emailing on etc?
Would it be a much better choice than a BIS BB?
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John
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I hate blackberry's of all types, proper antiquated now imo. Were ok when it was the only way to get mobile email, not now you can connect directly to the mail server.
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Kyle T
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I've yet to find an android app which is as good as the iPhone mail client for my owa, and I hate to admit that.
If anybody has any suggestions, please fire away.
I don't suppose your mail is hosted with office365? You can get a cloud hosted BES account of so. We're running in hybrid on-premise exchange and o365 with anybody wanting a BB going into the cloud.
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Doug
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Hopefully the new Lumia's get released soon. I guess they can't be THAT bad for working with Exchange?!
I will look into Office365, as I know that part of the business uses it! Maybe that would allow the use of a BB properly. When you receive messages on a BB do they just go into the right folder and you have to navigate to view them or do they just appear in your 'Inbox' in time/date order?
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Kyle T
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My BB only looks at my Inbox, but I'm pretty sure you can manually navigate to other folders if needed.
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pow
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BB don't like exchange, full stop. Choose anything but
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Nismo
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I would just use your iPhone tbh, I used to have 2 ohones, work and personal and it became a nightmare carrying 2 phones everywhere, I just use my personal phone for work and if for any reason i need to use it for work (ie calls) then work just pay for those calls.
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VrsTurbo
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
BB don't like exchange, full stop. Choose anything but
They are fine if you use bes-x server. Can get all folders etc
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pow
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Why should you need to use another peice of expensive software to interface with a peice of software that every other manufacturer can manage to interface with out the box?
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VrsTurbo
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Expensive? It's free....
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pow
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Eh? Last time I looked into it user 1 was free then every user after was dollar
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VrsTurbo
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Blackberry Enterprise Server Express is free for iirc 50users
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John
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BES express is free, you need some server space to stick it on though, and it's quite resource intensive.
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Kyle T
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Devices don't cost £500 either...
I've got a personal Android phone, a business iPad and a business Blackberry. If I was on the go and had to send an e-mail, the blackberry would be my first choice every time.
Maybe my hamfists aren't ready for touchscreen yet.
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