I think some of this was discussed in the last couple months.

Sharon is correct (ok, she needs a little help on identifying archaic
radio technology).

I have a RIM 7280 from Cingular. Some folks will call these
"blueberries" because they are blue in color. The 7200 series typically
has traditional BB functionality, coupled with cell phone technology
and Internet browsing. The 7200 series differs from the 6200 series
primarily in that the 7200s have color screens. The latest, the 7290
has Bluetooth wireless capability for all of those cool headsets.

A Blackberry (BB) has numerous channels to communicate, assuming that
the core data communications mechanism is operable (in the case of my
BB, a GPRS radio network).

The PIN to PIN mechanism is something unique to the BB and enables
communication directly to a unique device. I haven't used it because
the PIN code isn't exactly intuitive (mine is 2008A45F). You are also
then obviously limited to communicating with other BBs. I think the PIN
is also used by the Blackberry Enterprise Server (the BES) to deliver
corporate email messages to the devices. The PIN is also used by the
Desktop Manager software to synchronize data.

There are generally two email channels on most BBs. One would be
through the corporate email system and the other is email that is sent
directly to the Internet vis Blackberry.net and the telecommunications
carrier.

If your BB has Internet access, you can generally get to Internet email
like Yahoo or Hotmail.

Lastly, if your BB is also a cell phone, you should have SMS messaging
capability. This will work if the data network is down, but is limited
to short text messages, generally at an additional cost. And SMS
messages can only be received by SMS-capable cell phones. But if all
else fails and you're in range of a cellular system (mine is GSM), you
can always use SMS messaging.

Patrick Cunningham, CRM



--- Damian Hollow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I am curious as to what the phrase PIN-to-PIN stands for (as it is
> used in describing how Blackberries send messages other
> Blackberries).  I can find a lot references to the capability on the
> web, but nothing that explains where the phrase or the acronym comes
> from.
>
> Many Thanks
> > Damian Hollow
> >
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