What the heck is up with BIS? It has been taking 30 minutes to receive an email.

...and I thought the 15 minute polling of the iphone was unacceptable.

sheesh.

BIS polls at 15 min intervals, two mins if it finds messages, reverts back to 15 if none.

If you are having a problem, I would suggest this first:
My Email Stopped Arriving - BlackBerryFAQ

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