I've upgraded to the latest ROM version and tried to get set up with blackberry, but I can't as I'm on a o2 online tariff unless I change to a normal o2 tariff. I'm in discussions about this at the moment, but that is not the problem as such.
The problem is that because I've installed the BB ROM version but not activated it, when I sync to my PC I get all the options (email, contacts, etc, etc) but NOT the CALENDAR! The option is now greyed out as it expects you to use BB to sync the calendar! I only noticed the problem of not syncing the calendar last night when I created a new appointment on my PC but it didn't copy to my PDA. Everything else works fine.
I've tried both 3.8 and 3.7.1 activesync and soft reset the PDA loads of times to no avail. If you also have the problem there isn't much more you can do without reverting the ROM.
I've spoken to o2 the support and they were only made aware of the bug this morning and expect to have a new ROM in the next few weeks and are advising people in the same boat to wait rather than trying to downgrade to the previous ROM version
The old Online Thing
Well I took the online thing to the top and they are now moving me to a normal Tarriff adn giving me 3 months free blackberry, and they are now looking into why the Online Billing system wasn't updated to allow blackberry as an add on.
My trick was to look at mmO2.com take a list of the top names, then [email protected] and CC them / web care / data team / [email protected] Within in 3 hours I had a call from the Customer Care Exec and things where rolling.
Should be sorted by tomorrrow morning I hope, I wonder if they will be putting blackberry on the XDA EXEC? If they do I had a look in the O2 shop today and it does look shhwwwweeeettttt.
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Well I took the online thing to the top and they are now moving me to a normal Tarriff adn giving me 3 months free blackberry, and they are now looking into why the Online Billing system wasn't updated to allow blackberry as an add on.
My trick was to look at mmO2.com take a list of the top names, then [email protected] and CC them / web care / data team / [email protected] Within in 3 hours I had a call from the Customer Care Exec and things where rolling.
Should be sorted by tomorrrow morning I hope, I wonder if they will be putting blackberry on the XDA EXEC? If they do I had a look in the O2 shop today and it does look shhwwwweeeettttt.
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Cool - can you email me the details and I'll have a go at them as well. I'm a bit annoyed to say the least as I bought this instead of a blackberry as they said it would be enabled for blackberry shortly, they forgot to mention there would be a restriction on they tariff!
Once the upgrade is complete I will give you the Customer Exec Number and they will be able to help you.
Its taken best part of a day for the transfer waiting for the GPRS TO come online now so I'd rather wait till I ahve BB working fully
Also I noticed they took off the Inernet Mail PDF from the MY-XDA Website as well because of all of this.
bigballs said:
Once the upgrade is complete I will give you the Customer Exec Number and they will be able to help you.
Its taken best part of a day for the transfer waiting for the GPRS TO come online now so I'd rather wait till I ahve BB working fully
Also I noticed they took off the Inernet Mail PDF from the MY-XDA Website as well because of all of this.
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Thanks.
I've previously downloaded all the relevant pdf's relating to the updated ROM for blackberry....
So Did I but strange they took it off, Stilll no BB this morning will give it ill 11 to see if it sorts it self then call them
Cheers.
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So Did I but strange they took it off, Stilll no BB this morning will give it ill 11 to see if it sorts it self then call them
Cheers.
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hope you have managed to get it working.
OK its working now,
And works like a dream just need to get ya tarriff over to a High Street one and then add the Blackberry
Cheers
bigballs said:
OK its working now,
And works like a dream just need to get ya tarriff over to a High Street one and then add the Blackberry
Cheers
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Glad you managed to get it working - I'll give o2 a call again and get my tariff moved. Did they put any restrictions on minimum tariff?
cheers....
going back to my original problem - are you managing to sync your calendar?
The Calendar Sync over BB works as well very nice
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The Calendar Sync over BB works as well very nice
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cheers - I'll give o2 a call later.
Blackberry costs
Hi
Does anyone who was on a normal voice plan and has added blackberry know how much it costs to do so?
thanks
Dan
ps. the calendar synchronizes fine with exhange server (without blackberry)... so must be an issue with the local pc...
Ok I think I may have made a mistake by registering for www.o2email.co.uk and now I can't get my BES to work with the handset?
Any Ideas?
Cheers
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dango99 said:
Hi
Does anyone who was on a normal voice plan and has added blackberry know how much it costs to do so?
thanks
Dan
ps. the calendar synchronizes fine with exhange server (without blackberry)... so must be an issue with the local pc...
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I'm not using exchange server as this was to my home PC I was trying to sync the calendar too.
I still need to contact o2 to get BB authorised, just haven't gotten around too it yet - busy week...
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dango99 said:
Hi
Does anyone who was on a normal voice plan and has added blackberry know how much it costs to do so?
thanks
Dan
ps. the calendar synchronizes fine with exhange server (without blackberry)... so must be an issue with the local pc...
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Now had BB authorised after having to switch to a 'High St' tariff from an 'online tariff'.
The cost is a standing charge of £15 per month on top of my normal monthly tariff for a limited amount of data per month. If you go over you data amount, additional charges are made per Mb. Have to see what my monthly charges are going to be like when the bill arrives.
When you get BB authorised, you set up your email details via a web page - you can also put in filters to stop spam from being forwarded to your XDA although they will still go to your normal email client on your PC.
Now have the calendar sync'ing to my PC with BB enabled. There is a bug with the o2 ROM version which disables the calendar when you install the BB software (not when you flash this ROM version).
I was sent a work around while a new ROM is being written. The only problem is if you soft reset the XDA, you have to follow the work around to re-enable the calendar sync again.
Related
I have been using Mail2web push mail service for the last few months it worked smoothly. But since the last few days its really a mess, doesn't sync if it does then only partially, then the server is down. Really a big mess. Does anyone know of any better alternative service/option for free Push mail? Thanks in advance.
I have the same problem here. It doesn't sync for a while and then all of a sudden it syncs and receives like 30 emails at once (which I already have read offcourse...)
Anyone a better alternative?
omeomi said:
I have the same problem here. It doesn't sync for a while and then all of a sudden it syncs and receives like 30 emails at once (which I already have read offcourse...)
Anyone a better alternative?
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itsolutionsnow.com is what i use
exchange 2007, good service and ulimited storage for $10 a month
because it is exchange 2007 it does all the cool stuff with wm6: flagging, server search, html email
Sounds nice, but I'm not paying $10/mo for it. I have tried contacting M2W support about the performance issues the last several days. Hopefully they've got a darned good explanation for it. Their performance has been unacceptable for even a free service, much less one I'm actually paying good money for.
Honestly, If I could scrounge up a few hundred $$$, I would just build another computer system and slap Windows Server 2003 and Exchange 2007 on there and just run my own server and be done with it. I might even offer a few free accounts for you guys. I've been wanting to set up one anyways to centralize my media storage on my network. Unfortunately, I have other priorities that have to come first right now (darned, pesky mortgage and truck payments!).
I have in the meantime switched to port88.org provided services. Very satisfied, as of now. Phew m2w was frustrating, eventually they even stopped replying to my mails.
Hi all,
first of all big thanks to all the guys on here, my MDA is nearly how i would like it to be using some of the information from here, great work and keep it up, donations sent to those deserving!
I am using the latest version of windows live mail (10.6.33.0600 thanks duttythroy!) but not matter how i put the settings (currently as items arrive and alway) email tends to have a mind of its own as to wether it is forward automatically or not. seams to work for a while they just stop forwarding, anyone else had/having/resolved these probelsm?? Access is via tmobile web'n'walk unlimited access.
cheers
Matt
I also have had this problem...it just kicks back an error telling me that sync failed!
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I also have had this problem...it just kicks back an error telling me that sync failed!
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yup works every now n then for me too
Yep... Me too
Also having Hotmail and Windows Live problems. So much so that I am seriously considering downgrading to the new BlackBerry, just to be able to stay online and keep my emails and MSN chats available.
Anyone know how to rectify this problem before I go the route of BlackBerry???
PS. I received a email from my mate saying that Yahoo has some or other version of push mail available, if that helps. Got the link somewhere, aint tried it yet as it dont help me with my current email accounts.
I'm probably headed down the same route. One of the primary reasons I decided on the Vario III was for email capabilities and viewing Excel files at work but so far it's been nothing but a disappointment.
Syncing constantly fails. Sometimes my inbox comes back with nothing in it. I haven't managed to download a single attachment successfully, pdf, xls or doc. This is ridiculous.
Microsoft Push Email
I phoned my service provider as my Vario ii came with BlackBerry connect software, but I never bothered with it until I got the Vario iii and started having all these problems. Long story short, they say you cant use the BB software or service unless its with a BB. BUT... they said something about Microsoft Push Email... Which I am on the phone to them now to find out about, but the TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT WONT PICK UP THE PHONE!!!!!!!!!!
Update: There is nothing that these ppl can do to get me what I want, so... What I ended up doing, and its costing me a few quid a month, which is worth it, is set up a NEW PUSH ACCOUNT with my website. So far, it seems to be working.
But, I am also told, for you Hotmail users, that if you upgrade to Hotmail PLUS, that it might also support the push option. Not sure yet, going to try find out now. If you are like me that lives for email on the go, (well, only recently that is) then it might be worth spending the extra cash. Will be in touch to let you know what else I find out...
No good news to report
Ok guys... I tried almost everything. I dunno if its the Windows Live Software or the T-Mobile Internet Connection, but even after I signed up for a PUSH EMAIL from my website hosting provider, I still get SYNC ERRORS or SENDING MESSAGE ERRORS, so Im putting it down to one of 2 things... A consistant connectivity problem with either the Vario 3 or with the Service Provider, in my case T-mobile.
Which makes my next statement rather contradictory. I am getting rid of the Vario 3 and replacing it with the new BlackBerry Curve 8300, but sticking with my T-Mobile contract (kinda because I still have a year left on it) I will also be upgrading my current contract to provide me with the BlackBerry Service, which pushes up my monthly tariff but, saves me from Burst Blood vessels and anurisms in the brain, when the emails wont send or retrieve.
I weighed up the pro's and con's of the BB and the Vario3. Sure the Vario3 has more features and the touch screen and so on, but the BB doesn't have a sliding keyboard which could potentially wear out (Like on my Vario 2 from constant use) Its thinner than the Vario3 and way lighter.
This is not a product review, I guess, so if anyone out there knows why I shouldn't make the swap, please let me know asap before I go ahead and do it.
Take in to consideration that reliable email service and connection is mostly what I am after.
Good News... sort of
My email has been holding sold for a few days, since my last post. That is with the PUSH EMAIL I set up from my website.
The other thing that I thought was rather interesting, was that I removed Windows Live and Messenger from the SETTINGS, SYSTEM, REMOVE PROGRAMS. But... Its still on my Vario iii even though it shows that it was removed and... I have yet to have a SYNC FAILURE message. It seems to be working brilliantly.
So, in conclusion, decided to keep the Vario iii especially since doing some surfing and finding some awesome accessories aswell as Games like Quake and Duke Nukem to play on it.
Have fun and good luck.
hotmail - vario 3 - pop3 imap help!!!
I am also tearing my hair apart with my vario 3 trying to get my email. I have hotmail plus surely that should do the trick....
has anyone bottomed out what the problem is? Could be of interest but my work TMob account (uk) synced fine to hotmail/push email up until the other day.
my boss emailed me the other day saying that he'd just opened his bill and found that my months access charges was £800 as web and walk wasnt enabled on the account. which it is now.
so, in summery my hotmail syncing was fine when i wasnt on web and walk. but it 90% fails to connect now its on web and walk. (not tried pop/imap yet though, just push/normail windows live setup.
I just signed into MSN and it says that my 30 day trial has just begun....
Since when did MS decide to start charging for MSN messenger?
(sorry if this has been discussed before - ive been out of the loop for a while!)
Ditto... mobile version seems to want to charge after 30 day trial is up...
yup seems in 30 days im moving to palringo
http://www.modaco.com/content/Windo...indows-Live-displaying-30-day-trial-prompts-/
Happening to everyone!
Ditto, hope its a joke
WTF, I don't dare to login anymore
this is really pants! Is there some conspiracy btw microsoft and the phone companies?
I just checked, it still works..didnt see any trial period screen..But if I get the screen, bye bye to WML...There are alot of free IM programms..so.."Dont worry, everything is gonna be alright.."
Always been a fan of Y! IM anyway. It's a lot better than MSN.
I didn't get anything when I logged in...
Tilt on AT&T
Portugal, Vodafone, Kaiser with a custom rom.
No splash screen either... At least non as of yet
Orange UK sim WLM Trial now on!
Got it here! 30days and counting!
someone mentioned Y! IM.. os that web based or is there a cab file and software for it?
Cheers
I gave a try and I recieved no spash screen.
btw, I am not using a real hotmail/msn adress but a passport adress instead; this may help.
I found this on Engadget:
Microsoft to start charging for Windows Live Mobile Messenger?
Posted Jan 9th 2008 12:29PM by Sean Cooper
Filed under: Handsets, Messaging, Software, Windows Mobile
File this under evil chain mail letters come true friends, but if you believe the rising buzz we're seeing at MoDaCo -- and we totally do -- Microsoft may well be set to start charging for Windows Live Mobile Messenger. Apparently users are seeing a message about a 30 day trial with an option to purchase a 30-day pass at the conclusion of the trial. While we understand that this service must cost Microsoft something, we don't think Microsoft understands just how upset this is going to make users of its platform -- even if it is covered under the service's terms and conditions. We're so stoked to watch the fallout, oh, and if you have a Windows Mobile device and want to try setting the date forward on your device, let us know what happens.
[Via the::unwired]
fun_key said:
I gave a try and I recieved no spash screen.
btw, I am not using a real hotmail/msn adress but a passport adress instead; this may help.
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Same here, Just tried it. And been online for about 30mins and havn't got any msg.
Telfort, Netherlands!
x)
huh.. well, theres no msg on my TyTNII n___n..
Just got a message using UK TyTynII on Orange and Orange ROM with .cab WLM and wifi connection saying that I had the 30 day trial.
Just have to wait and see what happens but I can see lots of people jumping ship if they do.
Lebanon, no such message.
Just got the 30-day message also. UK T-Mobile MDA VARIO III, stock ROM. Use this all the time, certainly won't pay though... :-(
Jeff from Microsoft ???
just googled for some answers of microsoft itself...
found something else at modaco.com
a dude called "Jeff" posted a reply on a users question besides the 30 day trial:
"Hi folks, Jeff from Microsoft here (any Mobians on the thread will know me from Amsterdam and a few other events) – first of all, sorry for taking so long to get back to you; we needed to do some investigation as Windows Mobile users were not supposed to get that message.
Here’s what happened: This week we rolled out a direct-to-consumer billing service for the Windows Live client on Nokia S60 in the UK and Sweden. Although we are considering doing the same at a future time for Windows Mobile, this has not been implemented – however, something happened and many of you saw a trial message on Windows Mobile devices. Windows Mobile customers shouldn’t have received any notifications of a 30-day trial and we are working as quickly as possible to correct this.
As you may know, we offer Messenger services through mobile operators on lots of handsets, not just Windows Mobile. Traditionally, customers have been billed by their mobile operators for many of these services, either directly or through their data package."
for more information check out the whole discussion at:
http://www.modaco.com/content/Windo...indows-Live-displaying-30-day-trial-prompts-/
anyway...using a kaiser in germany with an very old hotmail adress for wlm...haven't seen any 30 day stuff yet...
THis was just released a few days ago.. i dont use BB connect so i cant comment about it.. but here it is!
would you be able to give me the exact location where you got this? I wanted to read up on the new blackberry connect for att....possibly HTC.
thanks
this came directly from an ATT inside source, it hasnt been posted to the public yet!
ok cool :-D anything new to it? Or do you know the version of the Software?
masta7100 said:
ok cool :-D anything new to it? Or do you know the version of the Software?
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I've not experience anything new except the new version (4.0.0.100). I've been running it for the last 10 hrs. Thank you Shogunmark for the cab.
KarmaNP said:
I've not experience anything new except the new version (4.0.0.100). I've been running it for the last 10 hrs. Thank you Shogunmark for the cab.
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I guess I can't just add the BB part just for the email to my att tilt. The only thing that stinks witht he Blackberry connect is, you can't use some of the cingular video when using it. It is nice thou. Is there any special settings or anything when you installed it? With Duttys release? By the way, where did you get the 16GB SDHC card!! I want one :-D Brand?
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i have a few questions about this app. ive never used a black berry vbefore so here goes
do i have to add the black berry connect for this app to work? the 39.99 montly fee
or do all i need is a internet connection?
and does this include the black berry connet?
masta7100 said:
I guess I can't just add the BB part just for the email to my att tilt. The only thing that stinks witht he Blackberry connect is, you can't use some of the cingular video when using it. It is nice thou. Is there any special settings or anything when you installed it? With Duttys release? By the way, where did you get the 16GB SDHC card!! I want one :-D Brand?
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I'm not sure how the plan works from AT&T as I use the BB connect with Tmobile.
About the SDHC card, it's not micro but regular SD(HC) and for my Universal and I believe I got it from newegg.
Has this version fixed the annoying problem 4.0.0.92 has of waking a sleeping device upon receiving an email?
To use the software on AT&T you have to switch to the blackberry data plan or else the traffic will be dropped.
Note: They'll drop your SMS plan off when they sign you up for the blackberry data plan (for some stupid reason, they think if you have blackberry you don't text anymore?). You'll have to make sure to add some type of messaging back onto your line or you won't even receive any messages. (at least i never got them until i put messaging back on mine)
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To use the software on AT&T you have to switch to the blackberry data plan or else the traffic will be dropped.
Note: They'll drop your SMS plan off when they sign you up for the blackberry data plan (for some stupid reason, they think if you have blackberry you don't text anymore?). You'll have to make sure to add some type of messaging back onto your line or you won't even receive any messages. (at least i never got them until i put messaging back on mine)
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That's not a default setting there...
but some reps will screw it up...
I just added MediaNet Unlimited and 1500 messages/month to my plan.. Checked the next day, I had... No data plan, 1500 messages.... i called them up.. they removed my messaging package, but still didnt give me data
Luckily I'm a dealer, so just went in and added the crap myself, but kinda funny how I asked for 2 things and they didn't give me either after 2 phone calls...
Then again, Maybe they hate me for having a Tilt on MediaNet... Though that IS all the internet i use on the tilt anyway, so they can suck it up ;-)
u da man
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To use the software on AT&T you have to switch to the blackberry data plan or else the traffic will be dropped.
so i have to have black berry connect on att to use this i wonder if its as fast or faster than media net/ pda complete package.
and can any 1 tell me if this black berry connect includes Black berry Messenger?
Fix
masta7100 said:
I guess I can't just add the BB part just for the email to my att tilt. The only thing that stinks witht he Blackberry connect is, you can't use some of the cingular video when using it. It is nice thou. Is there any special settings or anything when you installed it? With Duttys release? By the way, where did you get the 16GB SDHC card!! I want one :-D Brand?
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I've used the previous version before. The latest WM 6.1 and well asl Sleuth's et al all now allow dual connection to Blackberry channel and the Media net simultaneously. If you have blackberry plan give it a try.
Delta_flyer said:
Has this version fixed the annoying problem 4.0.0.92 has of waking a sleeping device upon receiving an email?
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I am on 4.0.0.97 and I have this issue. I get a lot of emails and when the device wakes up with the screen on full ... I know my battery wears down a lot because of bb traffic. I'd really like the device's screen to say asleep when I get email, my device's battery life would double or triple.
anyone answer ?
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anyone answer ?
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I haven't touched any settings and when the emails come in, if the device is on sleep mode, it doesn't wake the device up. Have you played around with your settings to see if that helps?
I was using the 4.0.0.97 until Shogunmark posted this one.
maybe it's a ROM issue, which setting? I have mine set to make sound ...
Dumb question do i need to change the aku for this version if im using WM 6.1 like i did for the .97 version?
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Dumb question do i need to change the aku for this version if im using WM 6.1 like i did for the .97 version?
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I haven't had to change the AKU on the latest ROMs, including the Diamond hybrids, when using this .100 build.
For a while, the .97 didn't have to change the AKUs either, so I believe they add support for higher revisions in each release.
Yep,
confirmed working on my O2 XDA Diamond ' as is'
Proximus 3G BES
Hi dude's,
My questions is quit simple.
I have gsm from my work. Thats great, no cost in mobile calling...
But, i dont have acces to a datanetwork (it is not supported by my abbo.)
Now some employees have a blackberry. I can try to get a BB to. But then i want to put that abbo/simcard into my Fuze...
But does that work?
1 Do i have dataconnection on my HTC then? So can i then use opera/google maps/ youtube then?
2 Does BBC works on my HTC, like synchronise mail and calendar.
3 if 2 is yes, where can i get the right BBC version for my energy rom 1.6.x
All this because i cant get away with it (on my workt) just to say that i only needed the datanetwork...
grz
Vinoloco
vinoloco said:
Hi dude's,
My questions is quit simple.
I have gsm from my work. Thats great, no cost in mobile calling...
But, i dont have acces to a datanetwork (it is not supported by my abbo.)
Now some employees have a blackberry. I can try to get a BB to. But then i want to put that abbo/simcard into my Fuze...
But does that work?
1 Do i have dataconnection on my HTC then? So can i then use opera/google maps/ youtube then?
2 Does BBC works on my HTC, like synchronise mail and calendar.
3 if 2 is yes, where can i get the right BBC version for my energy rom 1.6.x
All this because i cant get away with it (on my workt) just to say that i only needed the datanetwork...
grz
Vinoloco
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If you're going to ge taking the SIM out of the BB and replacing it in your Fuze, then you will have no problems at all with a data connection. Assuming you have AT&T, then this is the only difference (I picked a customer service rep's brain):
AT&T needs to know that your phone is a BB so that it can get e-mail.
AT&T only needs to know your Fuze is a smartphone so they can charge you a huge amount of money...
BB connect & Data plans are the same $$$
To sum it up: When you place the SIM in you Fuze, AT&T will still think you are using a BB, but don't worry. You won't be limiting your features. You would only limit features on a BB by not having BB connect. It doesn't work the other way around
Hope this helps
Oke, thx for the quick reply.
But i wonder, i do have the dataconnection then. But can i also recive emails from my work then? And sync my work-agenda over the air? Or is that one of the BB features you mentioned?
And is that where BBC comes in?
grz
Vinoloco