LeeWL
join:2002-11-10
Morrisville, NC | Could lack of WIFI be security related? I know RIM has done things with may of the Blackberry models over the years to ensure they stay locked down since many of their big customers like the government and big businesses want it that way. I can see someone thinking WIFI might be abig security hole.
Also, they will have a hard time with women adopting these touchscreen phones until they can make one work with fingernails. My wife loves the idea of the iPhone, but can;t stand to use mine for much more than quick browsing due to not being able to type well. On her full keyboard Blackberry she can type about as fast as many people can on a computer. (she can't stand the 2 letter per key BBs though) |
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| The new BlackBerry Bold has wifi, as well as some older models like the 8820 and 7270. Just like anything else on a BB, the wifi components can be disabled/restricted via BES IT policy. |
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 MPScanPremium
join:2001-08-24
Boston, MA | reply to LeeWL
said by LeeWL:I know RIM has done things with may of the Blackberry models over the years to ensure they stay locked down since many of their big customers like the government and big businesses want it that way. I can see someone thinking WIFI might be abig security hole. Agreed. That's part of the reason that cameras only started appearing on Blackberry's recently. RIM intentionally left the camera off the phone since many organizations and the government specifically prohibit employees from carrying such devices, and they certainly wouldn't roll them out on the enterprise level. |
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| said by MPScan:said by LeeWL:I know RIM has done things with may of the Blackberry models over the years to ensure they stay locked down since many of their big customers like the government and big businesses want it that way. I can see someone thinking WIFI might be abig security hole. Agreed. That's part of the reason that cameras only started appearing on Blackberry's recently. RIM intentionally left the camera off the phone since many organizations and the government specifically prohibit employees from carrying such devices, and they certainly wouldn't roll them out on the enterprise level. Couldn't they have disabled the cameras via BES policies? |
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