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Last week after fighting with my newly installed Blackberry Server (Blackberry Professional Software) I discovered that it wasn’t a problem with the server config. It was a problem with my Telus rate plan. Apparently my rate plan ($15 unlimited data, yeah I know it’s good) can not interface with a Blackberry Server. I was pretty disappointed with Telus for putting this type of block and not telling me about it when I signed up. Now I have my e-mails downloaded from Outlook Web Access automatically with the Blackberry Internet Service. I am told by Telus that I would need to switch to a 4MB $25, 8MB $40, 30MB $60 or 1024MB $100 plan if I want to connect my blackberry to my server. With the type of data that I use I would most likely need the $100 plan. That’s a difference of $85 per month to sync contacts, calendar appointments, tasks and notes wirelessly. I think I will connect my blackberry to my computer to sync for now until I find a way around it, which I will soon.

The other thing that I found was that the screen scratches pretty easily especially if you don’t use the belt clip. I find the belt clip too geeky and bulky so I stick the phone in my pocket. Sometimes there happens to be keys in there but I’ve never had problems with scratches on previous phones.

Also, if you haven’t already done so you should download all of the Google apps for the blackberry. The apps include Gmail, Maps, Docs, Reader, Picasa, Search, Sync, and News.

If you are looking for a way to access MSN Messenger you might want to try BerryVine Messenger.

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