I'm a Mac user. Last week I signed up for hosted BES. It meant using Entourage and I prefer Apple Mail. But what I get is wonderful to me. My emails, calendar items and contacts all synchronize wirelessly and almost instantaneously in Entourage. BES will also wirelessly synchronize tasks and memos but Entourage doesn't support this. I hope that the new version of Entourage will support it. It is due out later this year.
I have over 1200 contacts and they are always current now both on my device and on my Mac. I also have access to a Microsoft web interface that I can use from any computer and it is fully synchronized.
The experience is much more satisfying to me than synching by wire with Pocket Mac. My BB is becoming my primary device for contacts, calendar and email. If I delete or file an email on my BB it shows up that way in Entourage. I don't have to process email twice.
It does cost me about $21 a month with 500 MB of sever side storage. To me it is worth it.
I just wanted to share my experience. It works great on a Mac. So if you're thinking of taking the plunge, the water is just fine
. Come on in.
Is anyone using Apple Mail with BES? I am just curious.