On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 1:24 PM, CreativeWolf<[email protected]> wrote: > BIS is for pushing mail and alike and GPRS is supposed to be independent > using their APN & goes through a proxy thus restricted to a particular port > mostly 80 and applications that use sockets wouldn't work thats when the > Data Plan comes to rescue which uses EDGE.
BB explicitly requires BB data service to be enabled for your SIM card by the service provider. You cannot take the SIM card out of a Nokia smart phone which has Airtel Mobile Office (GPRS) enabled, and use it in a BB -- only voice calls will work, no data of any sort. Nearly all telcos bundle BB data plan and BIS for their subscribers. > Pretty nifty these service providers who make the best out of it all. RIM has a hand in it too -- BB is not a regular GSM/CDMA phone, it requires support from the service provider for many data/smart phone functions. Also, moving a BB which is SIM locked to one telco to another is very difficult, or very expensive. BB is a nice platform, but a very closed one. - Raja _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
