Blackberry Plan question re: Exchange Server

[mlc2000]

If I use Exchange server for my email at work, do I need a special plan for a blackberry?
Or will a regular voice+data plan suffice?

[darkman007e]

You will need to have a BES data option.

Unless the exchange server is setup to be accessible with with Outlook Web Access, IMAP or POP3 then just a regular BIS plan will do.

[cwb27]

You need the BES option if you plan to set your Blackberry up on on BPS/BES. (Your Systems Admin needs to set you up with this access).

BIS will work if you just want email on your device.

[totech]

You can use BIS to access your corporate Exchange, one way only though for e-mail.

So, yeah, your blackberry data plan will work.

[Paolo]

yes you can use bis to access your exchange server, so as long as they have a http://webmail.rci.whatever.... or what ever kind of address as such.

the only difference between this and bes is your email will go in a seperate folder as specified in your blackberry.rogers.com settings, and not in the messages folder only. and i noticed there can be up to a 15 minute delay, and when your webmail password expires every 30 days you have to log back in to the server and change it, its tedious, or your messages stop, otherwise, you do not have to do this on the BES server even if your password expires your messages still go thru.

[cwb27]

yes you can use bis to access your exchange server, so as long as they have a http://webmail.rci.whatever.... or what ever kind of address as such.

the only difference between this and bes is your email will go in a seperate folder as specified in your blackberry.rogers.com settings, and not in the messages folder only. and i noticed there can be up to a 15 minute delay, and when your webmail password expires every 30 days you have to log back in to the server and change it, its tedious, or your messages stop, otherwise, you do not have to do this on the BES server even if your password expires your messages still go thru.

I wouldn't say that's the only difference between BIS and BES... BES allows for wireless sync of contacts, calendar items, also allows integration with corporate VPNs, along with a dozen other things (not including device control options of course).