Re: Some Help Mobile Connectivity Blackberry Enterpise Server or Windows Smartphone

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"John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" <jcoliverjr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I understand your dilema, do your homework but I would start at TCO (total
cost of ownership) and ROI (return on investment) between both technologies.
I have migrated over a dozen customers this year already from Blackberry to
Exchange Server & WM5. No customer has even thought about returning to
blackberry. As for world wide access issue, as long as your WM5 has
internet/data service then you can sync. Its no different than the
blackberry.

While that's true, it's only true of devices that use GSM/GPRS. There
are PocketPCs and SmartPhones that are sold in the US that won't work
outside the US (they use CDMA -- I think that's the right acronymn).
And GSM, while it's available in lots of places in the US, tends not
to have very good coverage outside well populated areas. More, the GSM
bands that some phones made for use in the US use are 850/900/1900
while the rest of the world uses 800/900/1900. A European-made phone
probably wouldn't work in, say, T-Mobile's U.S., roaming zones (they
use the 850 band).


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