What are the limitations of a Blackberry Connect Device on a BES?
As we mentioned above Blackberry Connect is a slimmed down feature set (similar to a 3.6 device)and the key limitations are: – • No Enterprise Activation – that’s why you need to cable activate as above • Only Supports Email and Calendar Syncs – no tasks, contacts or notes • Restricted set of IT policies – which vary from device to device – kill handheld won’t remove data sync’d locally to device (outside the BB client stack – e.g. Notes) • No wireless backup • No support for MDS browsing – this is a major issue if you want to web-browse/IM and BB Connect Email • Lookups against the Corporate Directory only returns the email address not all the contact info including phone numbers like the BB lookup. (This was introduced in BB Connect v2.1.2.31) • PIN to PIN messaging doesn’t work • Maximum attachment size of 32k (as of v2.1.2.
