RIM is having some fun with AT&T over the BlackBerry Bridge feature on the BlackBerry PlayBook. AT&T is the only holdout carrier for BlackBerry Bridge and RIM blocks AT&T customers from downloading the Bridge app in App World. While others have already extracted the app and made it available to AT&T customers there are many who don’t trust other sources including enterprise customers. Turns out RIM feels their pain and made the BlackBerry Bridge desktop installation files available directly from RIM. You will need desktop manager on your computer to install this app using RIM’s download but it works like a charm.
The interesting part is that RIM says:
AT&T BlackBerry users should contact AT&T for information regarding pricing for the BlackBerry Bridge feature.
I really hope RIM does not give AT&T a way to charge for the Bridge feature. Once they let that dam break all hell will break loose. You can pick up the install files at the bottom of the page at this link. Now if only RIM would simply let all customers download the Bridge application from App World.
scuebydue ( View Profile) - Posts: 1293
Posted: May 19, 2011 at 10:07 AM EST
Haha. Take that AT&T
BB Addict ( View Profile) - Posts: 1219
Posted: May 19, 2011 at 10:17 AM EST
Booya. GO RIM GO.
Spoiled here in Canada, no charge for tethering. Telus even pushes it as a selling feature in their ads!
Pros and Cons…. Pros and Cons
Eric ( View Profile) - Posts: 279
Posted: May 19, 2011 at 11:01 AM EST
They never even should have asked AT&T in the first place.
Ced Not Registered
Posted: May 19, 2011 at 12:04 PM EST
Great for us here in Europe too as Bridge was not available in AppWorld
Daniel ( View Profile) - Posts: 577
Posted: May 19, 2011 at 12:11 PM EST
Hahaha…I finally got it to work, sort of, but I’ve been flippin AT&T the bird since April 19th. They should have nothing to do with my playbook at all, irregardless that I have a BB using their cell service.
Terrence T ( View Profile) - Posts: 1821
Posted: May 19, 2011 at 12:47 PM EST from my BlackBerry PlayBook | OS 1.0.0
this is gona be fun! war next?
Ced Not Registered
Posted: May 19, 2011 at 12:50 PM EST
BTW RIM should stop giving operators so much freedom with softwares and updates. My operator hardly ever updates any BB device. RIM should release updates like Apple or Nokia. It should be none of operators’business to mess with updates.
Daniel ( View Profile) - Posts: 577
Posted: May 19, 2011 at 1:28 PM EST
Agreed, they need to tie updates to blackberry ID and remove the carrier from that aspect altogether. I’ll pay AT&T my monthly fee and I want nothing more from them. If an employer was paying my bill than fine the employer has a right to limit me but I pay my own cellphone bill.
Nick Not Registered
Posted: May 19, 2011 at 3:55 PM EST
Check again… the page has been removed. Bend over, RIM. No, further.
thezman ( View Profile) - Posts: 20
Posted: May 19, 2011 at 4:46 PM EST
Link = Pulled .. so continues this cat & mouse game
Amir Saad ( View Profile) - Posts: 512
Posted: May 19, 2011 at 11:47 PM EST from my BlackBerry PlayBook | OS 1.0.0
Bridging maybe…but so much for tethering because it’s not working
mavricxx ( View Profile) - Posts: 54
Posted: May 21, 2011 at 5:32 AM EST
Another reason I love Blackberry, I HATE AT&T!!! Freaking thieves!