A basic POP3 account should work fine, just have the server send you an email to your blackberry letting you know when you get an email.
Alright, I need to set up a website and more importantly at this juncture an email account for my small business (not a web based business).
My first question is this... if I want to get my email's in real time on my Blackberry, will a basic hosting plan with POP3 email servers work? Or do I need an email server like Microsoft Exchange?
On a side note, does anyone have a good recommendation for a hosting plan? For the next few months all I'm going to have is a "coming soon" splash page.
A basic POP3 account should work fine, just have the server send you an email to your blackberry letting you know when you get an email.
So an email to my Blackberry telling me I have email? I want to get the actual email on my Blackberry, since I'm typically not in a position to check my email account.
Also... anyone with a Blackberry help me out (I am getting mine today). If I get sent an email, it will get sent to both my mailbox and my Blackberry, yes? Well, if I delete it from my mailbox (in Outlook), will my Blackberry update to show it has been deleted? In other words, is it a true extension of my Outlook?
Okay, well I managed to find this answer on my own... but does anyone know if POP3 will work or if I need to get an Exchange server plan?
Scott, I believe POP3 will work since a few folks that I work with have Blackberry's and our company uses a Novell Groupwise email server.
Thanks 1369,
I've been researching all morning. It appears that if I go the POP3 route, it will only rend/recieve every 15 minutes (the shortest interval you can set). To get the true "live" syncing I am looking for, I'd need a Blackberry Enterprise Server plan, which I can get for about $10 a month on top of the $10 a month I'd pay for a Microsoft Exchange Server. On the other hand, if I went with something like a Motorola Q that runs Windows Mobile, I'd only need the $10 a month Microsoft Exchange Server plan that has Windows ActiveSync built in.
So... new question... anyone have thoughts on a Q versus a Blackberry? In online reviews, it is pretty slanted towards the Blackberry for real business applications. More people who favor the Q seem to do so for its "sexy" factor and it's multimedia application support.
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