[kjbmax77]

RIM is launching BIS 2.4 on Saturday, September 15th. In BIS 2.4, new customers setting up BIS service can access their BIS account without setting up a username or password. When the user wants to adjust their BIS account from the device, they are auto-logged in.
If a customer ever needs to access their BIS account on a computer, they must create a username and password. Once a username and password is set up, the auto-login capability is disabled.
Key Info:
Existing customers all have BIS usernames and are unable to take advantage of the auto-login ability.
Filters, auto-signature, and auto-forward settings cannot be modified from the device, so users needing to set those up will have to set up a username to access the webpage from a computer, disabling the auto-login capability.
Changing equipment can be done from the handheld. Auto-login users will need to re-verify all of their integrated e-mail account passwords.

[jonnyxedge]

Cool info. ~via BB (wap.pinstack.com)~

[tdawg]

Tmobile BIS is down right now.......

[jeffpettis]

wow thats twice this month.

[tomdkat]

Anyone know if this has happened yet?

[Eddie_gauge]

Originally Posted by tomdkat Anyone know if this has happened yet?

Supposed to be happenning now.

[kjbmax77]

Originally Posted by Eddie_gauge Supposed to be happenning now.

Supposed to be is about right, I am going through the motions or creating a new BIS acct, and so far same is normal asking me create a username and PW, maybe it was pushed back until later today?

we shall see.

[jonnyxedge]

For T-Mobile customers I know it will be september 15th 11PM-srotember 16th 3am pacific time. Customers will not be able to send or receive mail during this time. It will be unavailable ~via BB (wap.pinstack.com)~

[blackninja]

Originally Posted by jonnyxedge For T-Mobile customers I know it will be september 15th 11PM-srotember 16th 3am pacific time. Customers will not be able to send or receive mail during this time. It will be unavailable ~via BB (wap.pinstack.com)~

thanks for the heads up!

I think you should put this in a thread in the t-mobile section so everyone has a heads up about the service outage during upgrade.

[jonnyxedge]

Good call I'm going to do it right now~via BB (wap.pinstack.com)~

[MooseBerry]

What about us at&t customers? Where's the love?~via BB (wap.pinstack.com)~

[li2327]

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When I click on the email set up icon it logs me right in so I guess it's up and running.

[dtwguy]

How do you upgrade to BIS 2.4? Is it automatic?

[jonnyxedge]

Originally Posted by dtwguy How do you upgrade to BIS 2.4? Is it automatic?

Yeah its automatic

[wxboss]

Originally Posted by jonnyxedge Yeah its automatic

But you may have to resend your service books to receive the benefit of the upgrade.

[gkg3059]

This morning I had to send my service books because I wasn't connecting to the net. I guess I needed to refresh everything. I see no difference from b4 in set up email though. I've been trying all new features will see when I get home.

[dtwguy]

Same with me. I resent the service books today but haven't seen any new features.

[tomdkat]

I dont think this has gone live yet. I still have to log in to the bis with my berry....That feature was supoosed to be in 2.4

[li2327]

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I'm on FlexPay. That may be why I don't have to enter my username and password.

[cherrichiodo]

here's a cut/paste of the details

Details

This article profiles the main changes to the BlackBerry Internet Service 2.4.
Automatic login (new BlackBerry Internet Service subscribers only)
New subscribers can create their BlackBerry Internet Service and BlackBerry® Mail 2.4 accounts on their BlackBerry devices without having to create a login user name and password. For more information on Automatic login, see KB13955.
Branded icons for hosted domains
BlackBerry Internet Service 2.4 supports branded mailbox icons for hosted domains on the Homes screen of BlackBerry device. This feature requires that BlackBerry® Device Software 4.2.1 or later be installed on the BlackBerry device and that the organization's wireless service provider have an existing relationship with Research In Motion.
Improved language support
The user interfaces will be translated into all of the BlackBerry Internet Service supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Greek, Spanish, Chinese (traditional), Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portugese (European), Portugese (Brazilian), Russian, Turkish.
Enhanced BlackBerry Attachment Services

• Support for MP3 or WAV encoded voicemail playback - up to 500KB file size
• Support for Rich Text Format (RTF) file format
• Support for PDF rendering on server - requires BlackBerry Device Software 4.2.2 or later is required for this feature to function.

Address Book (vCard) Attachments
Attach and view a vCard®. A subscriber can attach an address from their BlackBerry Address Book to emails the subscriber composes, view vCards attached to received email messages, and have the option to add a contact to their BlackBerry Address Book.
Wireless Meeting Request (Support for iCalendar Attachments)

• Subscribers can create, receive, accept, and decline wireless meeting requests (iCalendar-formatted) on the BlackBerry smartphone.
• BlackBerry Device Software 4.2 or later is required for this feature to function.
• Not supported on devices running BlackBerry Connect™ software.

Delivery receipts

• Sends a delivery receipt to the original sender as a notification that an email message has been successfully delivered to all recipients or to a subset of recipients.
• Must be turned on through Options > Email Settings in the BlackBerry Internet Service email address icon.
• Available for both the BlackBerry Internet Service email address as well as third-party integrated email accounts.
• BlackBerry Device Software 4.2 or later is required for this feature to function.

Read receipts

• Designed to notify subscribers when other BlackBerry Internet Service email message recipients have read email messages that were sent to them
• Must be turned on through Options > Email Settings in the BlackBerry Internet Service email address icon.
• Available for both the BlackBerry Internet Service email address as well as third-party integrated email accounts.
• BlackBerry Device Software 4.2 or later is required for this feature to function.

Improved Mailbox management

Synchronization of message status
Full two-way immediate synchronization of message status (read/unread) to source mailbox. For example, if a BlackBerry device user reads an email message from an integrated third-party Inbox, the email message is automatically marked as read on the BlackBerry device as well
Save Sent items
A copy of email messages sent from the BlackBerry smartphone is placed in the source Sent Items folder. For example, if you send an email message from the BlackBerry smartphone using a third-party integrated account, a copy of the sent email message is placed in the Sent Items folder of the third-party account.
Wireless deletion
Email messages deleted from the BlackBerry smartphone can also be deleted from the mailbox of an integrated email account. When deleting an email message, the BlackBerry smartphone user will be prompted to select whether or not to delete the email message from the original mailbox as well.
Save Deleted items
A copy of email messages deleted from the BlackBerry smartphone is placed in the source Deleted Items ( or trash) folder. For example, if you delete an email message from the BlackBerry smartphone using a third-party integrated account, a copy of the deleted email message is placed in the Deleted Items folder of the third-party account. This feature is limited to source-types including IMAP, Microsoft Exchange, and IBM® Lotus® Domino® sources.

Improved support for enhanced Yahoo!® Mail

Synchronization of message status
Full two-way immediate synchronization of message status (read/unread) now supported to and from the Yahoo! Mail Inbox. For example, if a BlackBerry device user reads an email message from a Yahoo! Mail Inbox, the email message is automatically marked as read on the BlackBerry device as well.
Note: Full two-way synchronization of deleted email messages was added with BlackBerry Internet Service 2.2.

[joeya7]

So nothing for us Sprint users then right?

[EricaJ1073]

Can I get a link to read all the details?

[abhorredlife]

There has been literally NOTHING that has changed on my end. Is Verizon gonna wait till my 100th birthday to upgrade? Ps how the hell do I check my BIS version?
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[MooseBerry]

Anybody know if this has gone through?~via BB (wap.pinstack.com)~

[GaryF]

It appears to be up on TMO. Easy way to test is to go into your address book, select a contact, and hit menu. See if you get the option to send as an attachment. I believe that is new.

[cherrichiodo]

ATT curve - and mine says that :D

[kjbmax77]

just created new BIS, system still shows it as 2.3 on AT&T.......

[MooseBerry]

I can send contacts as an attachment now on at&t Curve, so I guess I have it...~via BB (wap.pinstack.com)~

[kjbmax77]

well my curve wont create a 2.4 acct, it may be it was activated b4 2.4 came out and got the network service books, but new out of box ones are creating 2.4 BIS accts, seems a bit strange to me.

[WATSON]

Originally Posted by cherrichiodo here's a cut/paste of the details . . . Improved Mailbox management Synchronization of message status Full two-way immediate synchronization of message status (read/unread) to source mailbox. For example, if a BlackBerry device user reads an email message from an integrated third-party Inbox, the email message is automatically marked as read on the BlackBerry device as well . . .

I'm not seeing any evidence of this here. Can anyone comment if their unread/read status is now propagating from server --> handheld?