Uh...what? Some companies provide web access to company e-mail. He wouldn't be circumventing anything...or am I missing something?
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BlackBerry required for work e-mail - my options?
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Because providing webmail so you can check your email at home may not be the same as checking your email on a mobile device. IT departments tend to be wary of mobile browsers, and they may offer webmail with the expectation that you are doing it on a full browser on a full computer, which may have different security options than mobile safari.
Just pointing that out, because what CAN be done and what the IT dept WANTS done are sometimes two different things.
Sorry for the late response; been so busy with work.
My employer is the Government, and I'll leave it at that. As far as I know, the IT Dept. has a special contract with RIM for security reasons, necessitating the use of a BB only. Even though it is required for work, I won't ask the taxpayers to subsidize my phone. I probably just should have planned better.
So, it looks like I can get a BB, switch to a BB data plan, and stick the SIM in my iPhone when I want to use one or the other? I may just do this. anything else I should know? Thanks for the help.
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My employer is the Government, and I'll leave it at that. As far as I know, the IT Dept. has a special contract with RIM for security reasons, necessitating the use of a BB only. Even though it is required for work, I won't ask the taxpayers to subsidize my phone. I probably just should have planned better.
So, it looks like I can get a BB, switch to a BB data plan, and stick the SIM in my iPhone when I want to use one or the other? I may just do this. anything else I should know? Thanks for the help.
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You're not very bright
you are going to risk your job, in this kind of economy over a phone preference ?
If your job requires a Blackberry, then buy a freaking Blackberry
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Blackberry is ok, buy one and sell the iPhone if you can't afford both. However, I would make several loud, snide comments about the IT departments lack of ability to deliver cutting edge options!
You're not very bright
you are going to risk your job, in this kind of economy over a phone preference ?
If your job requires a Blackberry, then buy a freaking Blackberry
Did you even read my posts? I never said in any way, shape, or form that I had considered giving up my job. I was considering and asking for advice regarding the the best way to maintain both phones.
You know, I was going to make a snide remark linking "this kind of economy" and people with limited capacity, such as yourself, but I thought better of it.
If security is that much of a issue then the phone would be provided to you so they can keep better tabs on how many phones are out and how many should be out, not letting you buy your own phone and contract so you can do as you please with company information and make un tabbed phone calls.
The OP states "My new job only allows BlackBerry devices for security reasons"
Now, does this mean that the Blackberry is a prerequisite of his job? If the answer is "Yes", then, the employer should supply him with a Blackberry. If the answer is "No", the employer is, in effect, stating that if employees want to take a mobile 'phone into work, for security reasons, it has to be a Blackberry.
In the latter case, the OP has two alternatives, (!) Buy a Blackberry to take into work. (2) Leave his iPhone at home and go to work sans mobile.
Simple as that.
Now, does this mean that the Blackberry is a prerequisite of his job? If the answer is "Yes", then, the employer should supply him with a Blackberry. If the answer is "No", the employer is, in effect, stating that if employees want to take a mobile 'phone into work, for security reasons, it has to be a Blackberry.
In the latter case, the OP has two alternatives, (!) Buy a Blackberry to take into work. (2) Leave his iPhone at home and go to work sans mobile.
Simple as that.
I work in the nhs in the uk. One of the only devices we can't use with nhs net email is the Blackberry, for security reasons!
As such I am using my iphone with an ultra secure email service through Exchange.
Maybe you need to challenge your IT depts approach to security.
As such I am using my iphone with an ultra secure email service through Exchange.
Maybe you need to challenge your IT depts approach to security.
Rule #1: Don't cite the NHS as an example of how to run an IT dept. They suck at it.
The issue is (I'm guessing) that the iPhone doesn't support S/MIME. BlackBerrys do. In that case... well... yeah. There's not much you can do about that. Despite Apple's claims of focusing on the business market, their refusal to implement S/MIME means that they're not a viable option for a lot of folks. My bet is that the OP is one of them.
To the OP: if your business requires it, they should pay for it. If not, do a bit of research re: taxes -- you might be able to write it off it's mandated by your employer.
Agreed, but in this case they have implemented (with the recent migration) an NHS mail service which for the first time for me also offers perfect Calendar functionality with the iPhone.