You see, the iMap protocol [a pull protocol] does the exact same thing [from an e.mail perspective] and does it just as well, actually perhaps faster than the the RIM push. I switched to the BB 8 months ago from the TREO 650… I had all my e.mail accounts on imap [2 domains mind you] and when I switched to BB I had to give up e.mail functionality for the great “Push.”

Push is limited by microsoft excahnge in many ways – sending e.mail from multiple addresses & multiple domains for example which you can do with imap. RIM did indeed spend a whole lot of money on their infrastructure and they bang you out for their BES licenses.

Look at BIS… 15 minute polling for POP3 access…. what a joke. Why doesn’t RIM support the imap protocol? Becuase if they do they will wake their customers up to realizing how ripped off they are being taken for. In this day and age we should not wait 15 mins for anything. Plus, the 15 mins makes the “Push” service look so much more superior.

Again, I purchased a piece of software on the Treo for $29.95 that supported imap that blew the BB e.mail client away.

Now, I must confess, the BB experience is much better than a Treo which is why I switched… plus I get instant contacts and calendar sync OTA… I recognize that… but that is not what the issue is here.

Rest assured RIM will never abandon push… if they do they will become an ordinary handset maker.

You see, the iMap protocol [a pull protocol] does the exact same thing [from an e.mail perspective] and does it just as well, actually perhaps faster than the the RIM push. I switched to the BB 8 months ago from the TREO 650… I had all my e.mail accounts on imap [2 domains mind you] and when I switched to BB I had to give up e.mail functionality for the great “Push.”

Push is limited by microsoft excahnge in many ways – sending e.mail from multiple addresses & multiple domains for example which you can do with imap. RIM did indeed spend a whole lot of money on their infrastructure and they bang you out for their BES licenses.

Look at BIS… 15 minute polling for POP3 access…. what a joke. Why doesn’t RIM support the imap protocol? Becuase if they do they will wake their customers up to realizing how ripped off they are being taken for. In this day and age we should not wait 15 mins for anything. Plus, the 15 mins makes the “Push” service look so much more superior.

Again, I purchased a piece of software on the Treo for $29.95 that supported imap that blew the BB e.mail client away.

Now, I must confess, the BB experience is much better than a Treo which is why I switched… plus I get instant contacts and calendar sync OTA… I recognize that… but that is not what the issue is here.

Rest assured RIM will never abandon push… if they do they will become an ordinary handset maker.