# Buyers remorse - blackberry.. help **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 20, 2008, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buyers-remorse-blackberry-help/58480 "2008-11-20T07:51:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buyers-remorse-blackberry-help/58480/1 "2008-11-20T07:51:10Z")
So, I turned in my trusty windows mobile device for a nice shiny blackberry. I really miss the ability to sync in real time my calendar. my company doesn’t have a BES. any ideas to make this better? set up another box that runs my email with some type of sync software that keeps both in check? help 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buyers-remorse-blackberry-help/58480/2 "2008-11-20T07:55:52Z")
[http://www.blackberry.com/select/professional/express.shtml](http://www.blackberry.com/select/professional/express.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buyers-remorse-blackberry-help/58480/3 "2008-11-20T07:57:01Z")
To download BlackBerry Professional Software Express, simply check that you meet the following requirements, then enter your BlackBerry smartphone PIN in the field below. 1. Your email solution is Microsoft® Exchange or IBM® Lotus® Domino® **2. You have Administrator capabilities for your email server** Which most people don’t have… ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buyers-remorse-blackberry-help/58480/4 "2008-11-20T07:58:48Z")
is it free? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buyers-remorse-blackberry-help/58480/5 "2008-11-20T07:59:21Z")
Its free for a few users…I forget how many CALs it comes with. ---
**Author:** ![Terry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/terry/32/7207_2.png) [@Terry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Terry)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buyers-remorse-blackberry-help/58480/6 "2008-11-20T08:00:55Z")
Haven’t tried it but if you use google calender sync you should be able to sync your outlook and google calendar then your google and blackberry ones. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buyers-remorse-blackberry-help/58480/7 "2008-11-20T08:01:56Z")
its a free, full verison of BlackBerry Professional Software, and comes with 1 CAL ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buyers-remorse-blackberry-help/58480/8 "2008-11-20T08:03:09Z")
So now all you have to do is get your exchange admin to setup a blackberry server 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buyers-remorse-blackberry-help/58480/9 "2008-11-20T08:03:57Z")
as in a BES working on it. there are only a few people here with blackberries. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buyers-remorse-blackberry-help/58480/10 "2008-11-20T08:18:15Z")
The BPS integrates with your existing exchange server, no need for another box. can handle up to 30 users, and is easily upgradable after that. you can also try setting it up with the BIS website. Below is VZW’s [https://bis.na.blackberry.com/html?brand=vzw](https://bis.na.blackberry.com/html?brand=vzw) which brings me to another point. In order to use that CAL/BPS you need the corporate connectivity data feature ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buyers-remorse-blackberry-help/58480/11 "2008-11-20T08:20:26Z")
> [@evolve](#): > > The BPS integrates with your existing exchange server, no need for another box. > > can handle up to 30 users, and is easily upgradable after that. > > you can also try setting it up with the BIS website. Below is VZW’s > > [https://bis.na.blackberry.com/html?brand=vzw](https://bis.na.blackberry.com/html?brand=vzw) > > **which brings me to another point. In order to use that CAL/BPS you need the corporate connectivity data feature** shit. really? that sucks… there goes another $15/mo ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buyers-remorse-blackberry-help/58480/12 "2008-11-20T08:38:07Z")
pay2ply ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buyers-remorse-blackberry-help/58480/13 "2008-11-20T08:40:15Z")
> [@chino](#): > > shit. really? that sucks… there goes another $15/mo yeah, our Blackberry Admins here just informed/confirmed me of this 😕 ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buyers-remorse-blackberry-help/58480/14 "2008-11-20T08:41:11Z")
Weird my windows mobile phone just has a data plan and syncs with exchange just fine… ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buyers-remorse-blackberry-help/58480/15 "2008-11-20T08:44:01Z")
shut it. blackberry is so much easier to use. working on getting admins to comply. ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buyers-remorse-blackberry-help/58480/16 "2008-11-20T08:44:42Z")
ill just end up setting up the desktop redirector on a server… problem solved, i don’t even care about having my calendar just email really ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buyers-remorse-blackberry-help/58480/17 "2008-11-20T08:44:48Z")
> [@Locutus](#): > > shut it. blackberry is so much easier to use. working on getting admins to comply. and the encryption seems better too. but that is above my level of nerd.