BlackBerry for Mobile Devices
MIT Status: Standard
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About This Version
The BlackBerry may be of particular interest to those in the MIT community who travel internationally. Depending on the carrier chosen and its service plan, a key advantage of the BlackBerry is being able to select unlimited international data roaming for a fixed price.
IS&T supports MIT email, and synchronization with MIT's TechTime™ calendar and with desktop contacts or address book.
For synchronization of the BlackBerry with MIT's TechTime™ calendar system, IS&T provides SyncJe.
For synchronization of the BlackBerry with a desktop or laptop system, IS&T supports:
On Windows: BlackBerry Desktop Software
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BlackBerry operating system and applications come pre-installed on the device.
System Requirements
Requires device supporting the BlackBerry operating system, and cellular data service from a mobile service provider which supports the BlackBerry.
Below are the requirements needed in order to run BlackBerry at MIT.
- Computer/Processor: n/a
- Operating System: n/a
- Memory: n/a
- Disk Space: n/a
For the latest IS&T hardware recommendations, see Mobile Devices at MIT.
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BlackBerry operating system and applications come pre-installed on the device.
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IS&T Service Desk
Monday-Friday
Telephone/Online: 8am - 6pm
Walk-In (N42) 9:15am - 5pm
Web: IS&T Service Desk
Email: computing-help@mit.edu
Phone: 617.253.1101
