Blackberry Connect
In Europe, carriers and RIM have launched a service called Blackberry Connect. Basically, it allows you to use Blackberry Internet E-mail or a Blackberry Enterprise Server on with other manufacturers, eg: Nokia. To do this, a pin is generated from the IMEI.
I recently had a customer call in and say that he has friends using Blackberry Connect, with T-Mobile USA, using Nokias and SE's. According to his friends, RIM generated the pin from the imei. I called 2 different reps at RIM and they both said that this is NOT avail in the US at all, and that in the countries where it is available, the carrier generates the pin. The customer did not accept this b/c he stated he KNEW people, on T-Mobile USA, who are using Blackberry Connect.
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I recently had a customer call in and say that he has friends using Blackberry Connect, with T-Mobile USA, using Nokias and SE's. According to his friends, RIM generated the pin from the imei. I called 2 different reps at RIM and they both said that this is NOT avail in the US at all, and that in the countries where it is available, the carrier generates the pin. The customer did not accept this b/c he stated he KNEW people, on T-Mobile USA, who are using Blackberry Connect.
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LilShorty said:...
In Europe, carriers and RIM have launched a service called Blackberry Connect. Basically, it allows you to use Blackberry Internet E-mail or a Blackberry Enterprise Server on with other manufacturers, eg: Nokia. To do this, a pin is generated from the IMEI.
I recently had a customer call in and say that he has friends using Blackberry Connect, with T-Mobile USA, using Nokias and SE's. According to his friends, RIM generated the pin from the imei. I called 2 different reps at RIM and they both said that this is NOT avail in the US at all, and that in the countries where it is available, the carrier generates the pin. The customer did not accept this b/c he stated he KNEW people, on T-Mobile USA, who
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