[DominoHK]

Hi fellow BB users,

I need a solution to backup/read/access SMS in BB to PC. For Palm or PPC devices, there are 3rd party software to send/receive/backup/access SMS via the PC. Is there such a solution for BB: device (7100) or BES (v4) ?? I read all comments in this forum so far but everytime this question is raised, silence is the answer !

Perhaps BB is only a great email and contacts management device and not a all round reliable communication tool, not to mentioned that the phone part of the device is still in its 1G stage.

Any help will be appreciated !

[jibi]

BES 4.1 will offer the ability to log SMS messages - its an audit trail, if you will, that will send an email to a specified address with the SMS message; exactly the same as BlackBerry Messenger messages now. this is an option that is disabled by default that is geared towards SOX and other security compliancies.

[corey@12mile]

Originally Posted by DominoHK

Hi fellow BB users,

I need a solution to backup/read/access SMS in BB to PC. For Palm or PPC devices, there are 3rd party software to send/receive/backup/access SMS via the PC. Is there such a solution for BB: device (7100) or BES (v4) ?? I read all comments in this forum so far but everytime this question is raised, silence is the answer !

Perhaps BB is only a great email and contacts management device and not a all round reliable communication tool, not to mentioned that the phone part of the device is still in its 1G stage.

Any help will be appreciated !

1G is analog dude... there is nothing analog about a blackberry. Get your facts straight before complaining about things.

Please only post your question once, in a single forum, not multiple and most people wouldn't consider not being able to backup SMS as a 'major shortfall'.

Geez. Monday mornings...

[khawn]

Sorry I didn't start a new subject. Couldn't do it on handheld for some reason.
Why is my little red light blinking? Its been doing it since I took it off the charger.
Ken

[takeshi]

OP is quite a bit exaggerated. If the Blackberry's current lack of an SMS export tool is "A major shortfall" then I'd hate to see the OP's opinion of other devices on the market...

[Dawg]

Cant see the great thing about sms anyway.

[ScOObydoo]

Originally Posted by Dawg

Cant see the great thing about sms anyway.

I agree. SMS is great on a phone that doesn't do email, but when you have such a powerful email device, why use SMS...

I send no more than 10 SMS messages a month, but I guess some of the youngsters go insane with their messages, I read on HoFo that one guy hit 50000 messages in a single month. That is just insane...

[Dawg]

that is insane I agree with the email statment whole heartedly scooby why would you need it. And most phones these days do email.

[bookeyuk]

SMS is more used here in the UK where email usage via BB has not really taken off to the same level as USA / Canada.

I myself send around 600 SMS per month

[T-Roy]

I think SMS is popular because it creates a similar user experience to BlackBerry Push e-mail, only it is limited to mobile phones.
I like SMS when sending messages to Friends that do not have BlackBerry. I only do that when they are not on Messenger so they are not at home and probably have their cell phone with them.

[tathepilot]

Wirelessly posted (My sword: BlackBerry7290/4.0.2 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 UP.Link/6.3.0.0.0)

@ khawn its not a good idea to hijack threads. But oh what the hell... Your red light is blinking because you have an 'unread' message. You can't post via bb because the owner/admin doesn't think he has enough wireless traffic to have the need for an upgraded forum...!?! Last week I was swaping emails to hopefully become a sponsor to change that, but he stop communicating with me...

[blkfstco]

Here's a great reason for SMS
sms.google.com

[Mr Pink57]

Originally Posted by ScOObydoo

I agree. SMS is great on a phone that doesn't do email, but when you have such a powerful email device, why use SMS...

I send no more than 10 SMS messages a month, but I guess some of the youngsters go insane with their messages, I read on HoFo that one guy hit 50000 messages in a single month. That is just insane...

People would say the same thing about some of us for how many emails we send a day a week a month.

But my thought is which I am sure is others is with v4.1 we will see SMS across the board on all BB's.

pink

[Jase88]

Don't know how factual this is: But I recently read a report that estimated the cost of SMS at approximately $600/MB (assuming the user is on pay-per-use; not unlimited use).

I just use SMS to communicate with those who don't have a Blackberry...

[DominoHK]

Originally Posted by corey@12mile

1G is analog dude... there is nothing analog about a blackberry. Get your facts straight before complaining about things.

Please only post your question once, in a single forum, not multiple and most people wouldn't consider not being able to backup SMS as a 'major shortfall'.

Geez. Monday mornings...

Sometimes, people who sits in the bottom of a well thought the sky is so small.

As there are a much larger population of mobile users who do use BB, SMS is a major tool to suppliment voice communication; just like people with email, they write less letters. However, in countries where there are more mobile users than the entire US population, being US centric is like looking the sky from the bottom of a well: Just imagine that email cannot be backup or BB cannot sync with a PC. That will be a major shortfall !

Anyway, there seems to be no solution at all about SMS backup nor accessing it from desktop. No wonder there are still more use of other type of smartphone then just a "email" phone.

Geez: Monday what ?!?