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Originally Posted by BBAdmin
Very comprehensive but I can't say my experience has been identical.
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My write-up is a summary based on RIM's official documentation in the WiFi implementation guide (I forget what the exact name of the document is). And to the degree that I've been able to test the individual options, I have. The only option I can't test myself is option 2 VPNing in, since our environment isn't conducive to that.
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Originally Posted by BBAdmin
I have not done this and can send and receive BES email fine on my home WLAN without any need for additional configuration either via a BES policy or device config. My BES servers are hosted at my office, not at RIM.
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As has already been suggested, I suspect your Blackberry is selecting option 3 in this case. You can verify this in a couple of manners. One, as mentioned above, is to check your border router's NAT translation table and look to see if there is a session on 443/TCP going to RIM. However, from the Blackberry itself, you can also check this. Manage Connections->WiFi Options->WiFi Diagnostics. (And make sure advanced diagnostics are enabled.) Towards the bottom you will see a section for "Blackberry infrastructure". If this block of information shows you are connected, then you are using option 3. If, instead, the following block labeled "Enterprise" shows you are connected, then you are using option 2.
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Originally Posted by BBAdmin
Every app I've tested so far (including third party spell checks and Google maps) work automatically over Wi-Fi if I disable the cellular connection, which has surprised me.
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Not sure what to say here, as I have T-Mobile with UMA, so all my APN connections get tunneled via UMA when WiFi is up. I would look to the threads discussing what does and does not work over WiFi when you do not have a data plan, as those will provide a better picture of which apps understand how to natively connect.
Also, I see you are running 4.3 on an 8120. RIM may have changed the way things work in 4.3 for data connections. They may be allowing data connections via their infrastructure when APN connections are not available. But that is pure speculation on my part; I don't have access to a 4.3-based device.
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