[dba-Tech] Blackberries are safest?

That was my experience as well.  Loved the little device, but the 
software was awful.
TNF

Tina Norris Fields
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On 12/15/2013 3:43 PM, John Bartow wrote:
> I have one customer who loves his Blackberry. It has been the biggest PITA
> of all devices, including icrap (which are very particular about wireless
> access points for some reason.) The BB device itself is fine, the desktop
> sync software OTOH is horrible.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters
> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 2:23 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Blackberries are safest?
>
> Jim,
>
> My guess is that the Blackberry was probably the best platform to start
> with.  Maybe they set up a private network with special frequencies that
> never touches the network that all other Blackberry's use.
>
> I also think I remember reading that Obama really liked his Blackberry!
> I've worked with a couple of people who really felt the same way.
>
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 1:02 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Blackberries are safest?
>
> Hi Dan:
>
> You would think that any cell phone could be modified to have the same level
> of security...but then again, maybe not?
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Waters" <df.waters at comcast.net>
> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
> <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2013 9:12:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Blackberries are safest?
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> When Obama first became president, he wasn't allowed to continue to use the
> cellphone (a Blackberry) he used as a senator.  He insisted that he be able
> to use one, and within a couple of months, one had been uniquely  and
> heavily modified to have sufficient security to use as president's
> cellphone.  Some other people he communicates with frequently have the same
> heavily modified phone.
>
> He is NOT using a cellphone that anyone can buy.  There is nothing about his
> cellphone that could be used to assess the security capability of any other
> phone, including a standard Blackberry.
>
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 8:13 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Blackberries are safest?
>
> H All:
>
> The US president can use a cell phone as long as it is a Blackberry. The
> reasons sited for not using other market products is because of security,
> lack of encryption and no single central control point. In these days of the
> NSA who can you trust.
>
> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/why-obama-cant-use-iphone,news-17949.html
>
> Aside: The core to the Blackberry code, much like Apple used BSD, came from
> version of UNIX called QNX. (It is also used by the local observatory.)
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QNX
>
> Jim
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