Using Exchange on a BlackBerry
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I access BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) on a department-issued BlackBerry? Click here for more information.
- How do I access BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) on a personal BlackBerry? Click here for more information.
- What is the difference between BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) and BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS)? Click here for more information.
- Will I be able to access e-mail on my PDA? Click here for more information.
Accessing BES on a department-issued BlackBerry
New BlackBerry

- Contact June Aleman, ext. 7500, to pick your wireless provider and select the unit and accessories that you want.
- Have an authorized departmental budget approver send an e-mail to June with the department’s POETS code and a confirmation of authorization for the $3.00 monthly charge.
- A technician will contact you to schedule a time to connect your BlackBerry.
Existing BlackBerry
- Contact your department's budget manager to confirm that the department will cover the $3.00 monthly access charge.
- Have an authorized departmental budget approver create a ticket with the ITS Help Desk (online, by e-mailing help@sandiego.edu, or by calling 260-7900), requesting BES access for your BlackBerry. The ticket must contain the department POETS. Only June or a departmental budget manager may create the ticket.
- Once budget approval has been confirmed, a technician will contact you to schedule a time to connect your BlackBerry.
Accessing BES on a personal BlackBerry
- Contact your department’s budget manager to get approval for the $3.00 monthly charge. (We can only accept departmental POETS codes as payment — no third party billing.)
- Have an authorized departmental budget approver create a ticket with the ITS Help Desk (online, via e-mail, or by calling 260-7900), requesting BES access for your BlackBerry. The ticket must contain the department POETS.
- Once budget approval has been confirmed, a technician will contact you to schedule a time to connect your BlackBerry.
- You must notify June immediately when your BES service is terminated.
- Telecom cannot port numbers or change any personal plans over to USD’s corporate plan. Cellular companies require the owner of the personal plan to make the cancellation.

