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Essential information you should know before you buy a BlackBerry

You think to buy a BlackBerry? Have you heard of this type of phone, you can hear how their functions are popular for mobile e-mail. But before you rush to your favorite store, here are some details that might interest you about this phone:

Historically BlackBerry mobile phones were for business. They had to bring the carrier real-time e-mail allowing users to stay connected to their business 24/7. Because of this character, they were preferred by multinational companies, because in this way employees receive instant e-mail last whatever time of day or night of the week, motivations such as “I received this e-mail” or “I received email after I left the service “is easily excluded.
Lately, however, BlackBerry has become interesting for the rest of the public, especially because today we all have about an e-mail I want to constantly monitor and that we can respond even if we are top of the mountain or at a party, but also for BlackBerry phones were facing the media.

We now have BlackBerry’s that integrates well with social networks (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn), with camera/video and also decent music players at other phones on the market, and these attributes attract more and more users and not fans.
First of all, you should know that this type of mobile phones are designed to work best with special subscriptions offered by BlackBerry. These subscriptions are two types: BIS (BlackBerry Internet Services) and BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Services) and are offered by all major operators from your country.

Why are these subscriptions so special?

The fact that BlackBerry Instant Email me (sometimes even get through faster than e-mail client PC) is not accidental. All traffic data (including e-mails) made ​​from a BlackBerry through the servers of RIM (Research in Motion – BlackBerry maker) of Canada, being compressed and delivered to mobile phones in a way different from normal traffic data from another mobile device.
Push-Email function (e-mail delivery received in real time) especially for corporate email accounts (the company) is using the above subscriptions. Browse the Internet using native browser as well.
This means that to use a BlackBerry’s true potential you really must have BIS or BES subscription.

Can I use a BlackBerry data plan without a BIS/BES?

Standard answer is yes. You can use telephone and text messages without any problems. But the native browser, integration with e-mail and the BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) will not work. At least not directly.
If you opt for a regular subscription or prepaid card a normal data plan from your favorite mobile phone provider, you can use your phone for browsing the Internet and e-mail, but not without previously installing some applications (programs) alternatives. A good example in this case would be Opera Mini browser works without BIS/BES and e-mail client for Gmail. Use of the “hybrid” but such a terminal (subscription or prepaid card without data plan BIS/BES) turn in a BlackBerry smartphone’s nothing more special than any other phone. The real power of a BlackBerry is that it gives you the power of communication to a laptop/desktop PC directly on your phone.

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