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I'm pretty convinced in buying a macbook but i'm curious to see peoples thoughts on this. How well does the Hermes sync with macs? I know i'll need to install missing sync, but what about installing programs?
Are there any downfalls/non-functioning things while using a mac with windows mobile?
Missing Sync works pretty well - but only with WM5 at the moment - no WM6.
Installing programs: just get the CAB file (or extract it from the EXE). Missing Sync can even install it for you. The only problems you'll have are with the odd few installers that do something odd and/or insist on finding ActiveSync.
For e-mail, contacts, calendar and tasks you can use Missing Sync but I actually use a hosted Exchange Account instead. Missing Sync syncs everything else for me, including music/podcasts from iTunes and photos with iPhoto (2-way!).
Congrats on going Mac - you'll never look back
Let me say, you'll get NO problems at all!!! not with a Macbook you have the best of both
Simply install and configure Parallels... I have XP running in the background and use it with my Vario II... great for ActiveSync, Install's and even rom flashing!!! The speed virtualisation on a Macbook is almost as fast as a top spec PC (not for gaming though)! - just make sure you have plenty of memory!
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For e-mail, contacts, calendar and tasks you can use Missing Sync but I actually use a hosted Exchange Account instead.
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I also sync my contacts, calendar, tasks, etc on a Exchange Server but editing contacts on t he server is annoying. And i like adding calendar appointments/events through outlook on my pc rather than on my device or on the exchange account online. So may i sync my contacts from my server to the mac and then mac to device?
stewcp, I was messing with the macs in the macstore the mall yesterday and the person helping me out was an ex windows mobile pocket pc addict, so he showed me parrallels on of the computers in the store. But it kept freezing and acting up. He didn't show it to me on a macbook but on one of those montiors that all you do is plug in the mouse and keyboard. So does parrallels run fine on say a 13" macbook with the intel core duo 2.0 GHz 1gig ram? or am i gonna need to upgrade the ram?
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I also sync my contacts, calendar, tasks, etc on a Exchange Server but editing contacts on t he server is annoying.
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I use use Outlook (the desktop version) to connect to my hosted Exchange account
fone_fanatic said:
stewcp, I was messing with the macs in the macstore the mall yesterday and the person helping me out was an ex windows mobile pocket pc addict, so he showed me parrallels on of the computers in the store. But it kept freezing and acting up. He didn't show it to me on a macbook but on one of those montiors that all you do is plug in the mouse and keyboard. So does parrallels run fine on say a 13" macbook with the intel core duo 2.0 GHz 1gig ram? or am i gonna need to upgrade the ram?
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I have parallels runnings on my iMac (one of those monitors as your call it) and Macbook (white 2GHz model) and it runs perfectly! so perfect, you'd never know its running inside OS X, especially if you make it full screen!!! just make sure you upgade the memory - 2Gig is nice
For the Mac itself, get hold of Entourage (comes with Office for Mac), its the Mac equivalent to Outlook - it has the same Exchange features as Outlook and IMO, looks better
stewcp said:
For the Mac itself, get hold of Entourage (comes with Office for Mac), its the Mac equivalent to Outlook - it has the same Exchange features as Outlook and IMO, looks better
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Really? Last time I tried Entourage it couldn't sync Tasks with Exchange. Although that was a few months ago.
Izzard-UK said:
Really? Last time I tried Entourage it couldn't sync Tasks with Exchange. Although that was a few months ago.
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Ahh, tasks! yeah, I don't use them! but its perfect for email, contacts and calendars!
Thanks guys. I was going to buy one new but thought i'd check online first. I found one guy thats selling one for $900 and the other is for $1150 with 2.5years remaining on apple care. Exchanging emails with both of them right now and probably will have a macbook by the end of the week.
Do you guys recommend the applecare or is the laptop solid that i shouldn't expect problems from it?
btw they both have about 6 months of "Light" use on them.
No need for Applecare
No need for Applecare, (altough 2.5 years left on one sounds too good to pass up!) I would make sure you are getting a model that's Intel Core 2 Duo not the just Core Duo. Those prices seem good.
I love my 8525 with Missing sync, just wish it WM6 sync support already.
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Everything works perfect with Parallels (no idea what the guy at the shop was doing wrong). Still, bootcamp (a Windows instalaltion on a dedicated harddisk partition) is faster!
How do I use it? Parallels and Outlook for syncing with my WM6 HTC TyTN. And bootcamp for most of the ROM flashing etc. Everything on a MacBook Pro. Make sure you got 2GB of RAM. It WILL make a big difference.
One hint: If you are European, do NOT buy Parallels from Apple Store or from any local retailer. You will get a version that is distributed via Avanquest. And the serial codes from tihs version will NOT work on new betas from Parallels. It is much more convenient to buy the download version directly from Parallels. So you will be able to use all betas.
THANKS for all your input guys. im currently writing this on my new macbook!!! im excited in owning this thing but i've run into a few problems.
A. its used, bought in oct 06, and when i pulled the ram out to upgrade there was white residue on the ram sticks in there... does that mean it is a victim of water damage?
B. after i switched the ram from the 2x256mb to 1x512mb ram i had lying around from an HP laptop everytime i shut it down and restart it doesn't remember any of my settings!
i'm not gonna mess with parallels or bootcamp till i get the mac part of this thing running fine... i'll say by the end of next week i'll have this thing upgraded to 2gb ram... it runs a little bit jittery every now and then(just as i typed "now" it skipped/jittered on me). Also my screen flickered a couple of times before which freaked the **** out of me (buyers remorse) but i'm gonna take this thing into the apple store tomorrow and have them check it out.
other than that this thing is pretty cool although i barely know how to do anything on it. I must admit, the visualitions are insane!!! (sometimes it runs ok, and sometimes it acts up...) running 512mb ram with the 2.0 core duo and 80gb hardrive... its white, only if it were black......
Residue on the RAM doesn't sound good, however it may just be caused by incompatible metals in the contacts on the RAM and the memory slot that have chemically reacted over time. Give them a clean and, if it works, it works - don't lose sleep over it.
On the other had, the flickering screen is definitely NOT a good thing and may get worse if left unchecked. It is quite likely just a loose or worn screen connection and it's the sort of thing that an adventurous Mac owner would fix themselves...but if you've got Applecare then it's a no-brainer about getting it checked out.
Regarding other issues - and I mean this in the politest way possible - you need to introduce yourself to one of the many Apple/Mac forums and community sites out there (Try Spymac.com)
Apples are pretty picky about RAM, so be careful with cheap memory. You're going to want at least 1GB with OS X on your Intel Mac too
alright so i solved the issues i was having. The white residue is some type of non-static grease they use when putting in the ram. And i used the disk utility to "repair Disk Permissions" and there were some incorrect read write rules which fixed the issue with all my settings being forgotten.
Spymac.com doesn't work, mac-forums.com is the one i registered at and I read there FAQ and How-To guide for switchers and now have a pretty good idea on how to use this thing.
Thanks for all your input guys, but can i sync my exchange server with Mail, iCal and Address book?
You can try GroupCal but, when I bought it, it was very expensive and caused me more grief than any other software before or since!
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Spymac.com doesn't work...
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I'm not sure what they're doing with their main page. ..but try this:
http://classic.spymac.com
ok so i've searched in the mac-forums but thought people here would be able to help me with my issue.
I can't configure mail2web with entourage. I keep getting this error:
"Mail could not be received at this time.
The server for account "Mail2Web" returned the error "Logon faileru: unknown username/password or security settings may be incorrect. Would you like to try re-entering your password?"
My password is correct, doing a seach in the mail2web.com knowledgebase i got this:
User ID: **Important: Entourage users cannot use the Email Address as their User ID. The Entourage User ID is the first 20 characters of your email address with the '@' replaced by '_'. If the 20th character is a "." then replace it with a "_". If your email address is less than 20 characters, simply use all the available characters.**
I've done that and still gives me the invalid username/password also the above is for configuring entourage for a professional exchange account. I have the free live mail.
here's the knowledgebase article
So i googled it and came up with this informative guide but mail2web is down at the moment so i can't test if the suggested work around works.
tulitre said:
No need for Applecare, (altough 2.5 years left on one sounds too good to pass up!) I would make sure you are getting a model that's Intel Core 2 Duo not the just Core Duo. Those prices seem good.
I love my 8525 with Missing sync, just wish it WM6 sync support already.
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There is a new missing sync that supports wm 6.0 and it works!!
At the moment i'm busy figuring out ways to upgrade under Mac without the bootcamp s*it
I just got the official nod from M$, and so far, this product is AWESOME!
Sync's more than Wireless Sync does, enables me to use Email and Web for Smartphone as opposed to the full bore 45 dollar feature, and just all in all makes me excited to have a cell phone again.
anyone have any gripes about MyPhone so far?
as an FYI, when I set it up o ny wife's xv6900, it took about 4 minutes, to sync her contacts, calendar, tasks, SMS, and her pictures. And I have horrid signal in my house.
Omnia here I come!
I am so glad I have a google sync-ish product for WM now. Sweet!
you know WM phones have had google sync for like a year now right?
i use it constantly, its fast, free, and reliable
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you know WM phones have had google sync for like a year now right?
i use it constantly, its fast, free, and reliable
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Yeah I use google as well but myphone offers much much more: Contacts, Calendar PLUS Tasks, documents, photos. On the waiting list...
I had no idea google sync worked on winmo phones. Every time I looked it didn't give me any option like that.
Hence post.
Plus, its more comprehensive than google sync. I have used goo sync in the past, and I never liked it at all. It worked, unless my phone got swapped out for warranty or such the license was a pain to renew
yea you set it up as an active sync connection, i started using it when the 1.1 version of android was up and running, it was nice having all my contacts in both windows mobile and android
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yea you set it up as an active sync connection, i started using it when the 1.1 version of android was up and running, it was nice having all my contacts in both windows mobile and android
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as an active sync connection? so it sync's my junk frm outlook?
I probably should have specified, as an OTA sync option. That was the only reason I used wireless sync, was for OTA sync of my information.
this is over the air, but you set it up like you would an email account using active sync on the phone, so your outlook contacts wont go into it unless you have it set that way when you sync to your computer
for the full scoop go here
http://www.google.com/mobile/winmo/sync.html
thoughtlesskyle said:
this is over the air, but you set it up like you would an email account using active sync on the phone, so your outlook contacts wont go into it unless you have it set that way when you sync to your computer
for the full scoop go here
http://www.google.com/mobile/winmo/sync.html
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seems to be a cool product for those who use Outlook. I am not one of them, so that wouldn't work for me.
Good to see they got something going on that though.
vandebe said:
seems to be a cool product for those who use Outlook. I am not one of them, so that wouldn't work for me.
Good to see they got something going on that though.
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you don't need to use outlook, you setup an activesync connection w/ google, all your google contacts and calendar sync to the phone and vice versa. i use it to update my google calendar all the time because I don't use outlook at home.
To me, the true virtue of a backup program is the restore function. Has anybody used MyPhone to restore? How easy/difficult was it?
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To me, the true virtue of a backup program is the restore function. Has anybody used MyPhone to restore? How easy/difficult was it?
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it was actually very easy, had to do a restore tonight, and it was done the exact same way as i set the program up in the first place. didnt have to worry about which way to sync, if i wanted or merge, the program knew what i wanted to do before i told it to do so...
Good but needs work
My Phone is an excellent idea - it does so much and very simply. One of the big showstoppers for me is the lack of a decent calendar - for example the My Phone calendar isn't connected to the Live calendar. I read it's in the works but until My Phone syncs with the Live calendar then it will be only for those who don't do multiple calendars / calendar sharing etc.
I just wish I could sync my sms with google sync. It's the only thing I'm missing
I've noticed that not has much been said on the Hero's exchange support in any of the reviews or user reports so I thought I'd let people know what it's like as, for me, this is a must have feature. I should say that I have not had an android phone before and so I have had no experience with Nitrodesk's exchange solution so I can't compare.
Well, I entered my exchange details during initial set-up and after my first attempt was unsuccessful (SSL needed and is off by default) it than worked. Asked me if I wanted to sync Mail, Calender and Contacts all of which I selected. After the rest of the setup had finished the phone told me I had a new e-mail arrive so I could tell it was working straight away.
Mail is fantastic. Downloads everything fine, has at least as many options as WM for choosing which messages to download. E-mails look great on the display and html e-mails show up fine.
Contacts are great, they all appear straight away in the people and the phone application. All the Facebook and Flikr integration works perfectly. Only niggle is that you can't group contacts by company which is something I used to do on WM.
Calender seems to work fine. Appointments showed up ok, including appointments sent by e-mail.
All in all, the exchange sync is way better than expected and in some ways better than WM. The integration seems very deep and integral to the OS rather than a bolt on feature.
I agree with you there Bud, just a shame that there is no task sync support yet - still looking
All was fine for me, but as soon as I've allowed it to connect my contacts to FB contacts, sync fails for conacts with a 'client/server conversion error' message.
I'm using exchange 2003, mail and calendar are syncing fine, and I too would love tasks to be added, along with a fix for contacts and I'm a happy hero user
Strange - I have had no issues with the Fb sync but i use Exchange 07
Just Exchange, or...
...also Outlook?
not tried to sync with outlook yet, whats the best app for that?
I would settle for an outlook connector that I could just set to sync contacts and tasks, as these two arent really changing so frequently I wouldnt mind having to 'plug in' to sync these.
I just use exchange so can't comment on outlook sync. Facebook linking worked fine for me but I also have exchange 2007 so can only assume it's a problem there. Not sure if the exchange functionality is all implemented by HTC or whether they've used part of Nitrodesk's Touchdown but I saw on the Nitrodesk website that they don't support exchange 2003 yet.
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not tried to sync with outlook yet, whats the best app for that?
I would settle for an outlook connector that I could just set to sync contacts and tasks, as these two arent really changing so frequently I wouldnt mind having to 'plug in' to sync these.
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The only app is HTC sync which is included along with the hero's manual on the sd card supplied with your phonbe, word of warning i just installed htc sync on my vista pc and it caused windows explorer to continuously crash until i uninstalled it, not impressed
Tried to install the app ealier, drivers failed and the app wont work (win 7 32 bit)
Going to try the long way round for now - sync outlook contacts to my google account and keep the google contacts synced to my phone - would I end up with a duplicate of everyone then though?
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Going to try the long way round for now - sync outlook contacts to my google account and keep the google contacts synced to my phone - would I end up with a duplicate of everyone then though?
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I, like you (not I like you!), have synced up this way. I too cannot get HTC sync to work. I am sure Orange have bundled the wrong version.
So, I export Outlook to a file, then import contact file to google cal, then sync gcalendar to hero. Job done.
No duplicates, google calendar seems intelligent enough to recognise the dups
I would like to share my experience
Booted up.... would you like to set up exchange?
HELL YES!!!!
enter the details..... (internet accessible exchange server)
<entered>
What you wanna sync my boy?
EVERY GOD DAMN THING
oooooook here we go.......
<done.>
Sweet!
Thinking about an Adriod as my next phone, since I think WM is really falling behind everyone else! I use it mostly for work so a couple of questions if you don't mind....
No tasks syncing so far?
How does the calander work, are the views easy to see, day and week stuff?
Meeting requests work?
Can you flag email messages? This is a must for me and I hate that WM 6.5 can't even do it!
How do you find the keyboard replying to emails?
Can you open Word, Excel, PDF files?
Any other features it has for work that WM doesn't?
Thanks
Exchange
I'm having probs with exchange.
It will only sync my main inbox, not any of the subfolders I have, and will only sync via mobile network - fails on wifi ? ?
Then again can't get ANY web stuff on wifi ? ?
Word and excel fully creatable and editable with Docs to Go, and Open Office I think does let you read different docs though not sure which. Best PDF Reader seems to be RepliGo Reader which is good for books as well.
I'm only just getting to grips with Google Calendar but seems to have a great deal of flexibility for appts and stuff.
Widgets really just getting going, so I'm not sure of all those available...
Daisy - Magic owner, so Hero may be slightly different xx
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I've noticed that not has much been said on the Hero's exchange support in any of the reviews or user reports so I thought I'd let people know what it's like as, for me, this is a must have feature. I should say that I have not had an android phone before and so I have had no experience with Nitrodesk's exchange solution so I can't compare.
Well, I entered my exchange details during initial set-up and after my first attempt was unsuccessful (SSL needed and is off by default) it than worked. Asked me if I wanted to sync Mail, Calender and Contacts all of which I selected. After the rest of the setup had finished the phone told me I had a new e-mail arrive so I could tell it was working straight away.
Mail is fantastic. Downloads everything fine, has at least as many options as WM for choosing which messages to download. E-mails look great on the display and html e-mails show up fine.
Contacts are great, they all appear straight away in the people and the phone application. All the Facebook and Flikr integration works perfectly. Only niggle is that you can't group contacts by company which is something I used to do on WM.
Calender seems to work fine. Appointments showed up ok, including appointments sent by e-mail.
All in all, the exchange sync is way better than expected and in some ways better than WM. The integration seems very deep and integral to the OS rather than a bolt on feature.
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I have reiceved my G2 touch and havn't been able to setup exchange sync over the air. It goes past first option i.e. to show me what i want to synch mail, contacts, calendar and than when I click on finish setup it fails with message unable to create account try later! Any idea what is going wrong. How can I fix it?
Sachin
Anyone have any experience with exchange sync where the server requires you to set a password/pincode for the phone?
Heard some people saying that this was not supported by the Hero. A pity if true, as I need this to work in order to be able to use the Hero as a work phone (in other words, if I am to buy a Hero).
The out of the box exchange support is really very good. It just needs the ability to authenticate via password or client certificate.
I much prefer it to WM, but only because its completely finger friendly.
Yes you can flag emails, and they show up under the flagged emails tab at the bottom.
I really really hope the update within 10 days or September will affect this thing? Need to be able to sync more than one folder at the time.
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I, like you (not I like you!), have synced up this way. I too cannot get HTC sync to work. I am sure Orange have bundled the wrong version.
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works for me on vista 64 with orange branded HTC Touch. I believe there is an update on the HTC website, not sure if that enables win7 support
I certainly didn't notice explorer crashing after I installed it, chances are it's another explorer extension interfering (either a media codec that is failing at showing thumbnails, or a right-click extension or similar)
you can synchronize more than 500KB of information (contacts/calendar/reminders) to your phone.
I have thousands of contacts, reminders and calendar dates needed for business.
Returning phone this week. What a bummer. This phone is for kids.
Ratcamp said:
you can synchronize more than 500KB of information (contacts/calendar/reminders) to your phone.
I have thousands of contacts, reminders and calendar dates needed for business.
Returning phone this week. What a bummer. This phone is for kids.
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You sure? I've got a month's worth of email, 1100 contacts and a full calendar with no problem.
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You sure? I've got a month's worth of email, 1100 contacts and a full calendar with no problem.
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How? Please help. Thanks in advance.
what have you tried to do?
did you sync your exchange server?
google contacts?
facebook?
I am on with SAMSUNG at the moment. Opening up a window libe hotmail account and syncing them through outlook connector.
Seems like an awful lot to do. I am used to downloading active sync and connecting with a USB port and - that's it/
You should have no prob just connecting to your Live account if that's where everything is. I use more than 500K i'm sure, just having 200+ contacts and email. Even if not, the phone is syncing facebook activity among other things, and it doesn't even bat an eye...
So is your issue that your PIM data (contacts, calendar, etc.) is stored locally on Outlook but that you don't use any cloud service to sync it right now? If that's the case, yes, you'll need to sync you data to the cloud.
I know you're used to syncing via a cable, at your desk, but Microsoft is supporting an always-connected model instead. They're betting that it's better to stay always sync'd than to have to plug in a cord to get your new appointments. Once you set up the sync of your PIM data to the cloud, then you will be always up to date with your phone and vice versa. So the trouble you have to go through is a one-time process, and the benefits are great.
Just set up an account with either Windows Live, Google, or Yahoo, and set up sync with Outlook using that service's system. For Windows Live, yeah you use the Outlook Connector. If you prefer to use Google, they have Google Apps Sync for Outlook. Once you'd done that, add the same account to your phone.
From then on, all your data will be sync'd automatically between your computer, the cloud service, and your phone. You won't have to worry about staying up to date, because updates will occur automatically.
A quick note: I believe that most people use a cloud service for their PIM data and email, and so might not get what you mean unless you specify "local sync" in your question.
I sync'd with my exchange server, and have TONS of data sync'd, including over 700 contacts, a full calendar, and hundreds of emails.
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So is your issue that your PIM data (contacts, calendar, etc.) is stored locally on Outlook but that you don't use any cloud service to sync it right now? If that's the case, yes, you'll need to sync you data to the cloud.
I know you're used to syncing via a cable, at your desk, but Microsoft is supporting an always-connected model instead. They're betting that it's better to stay always sync'd than to have to plug in a cord to get your new appointments. Once you set up the sync of your PIM data to the cloud, then you will be always up to date with your phone and vice versa. So the trouble you have to go through is a one-time process, and the benefits are great.
Just set up an account with either Windows Live, Google, or Yahoo, and set up sync with Outlook using that service's system. For Windows Live, yeah you use the Outlook Connector. If you prefer to use Google, they have Google Apps Sync for Outlook. Once you'd done that, add the same account to your phone.
From then on, all your data will be sync'd automatically between your computer, the cloud service, and your phone. You won't have to worry about staying up to date, because updates will occur automatically.
A quick note: I believe that most people use a cloud service for their PIM data and email, and so might not get what you mean unless you specify "local sync" in your question.
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Thank you so much. I will try tomorrow.
Ummm....
I've got a Focus. Installed my exchange SSL cert, then setup my exchange account.
My phone downloaded (very fast by the way), over 500 contracts, a month of e-mail (along with some HUGE attachments), calendar items, etc... No prob
What if you sync to two computers?
Also, the activesync website states that 4.5 is compatible with Windows 7 phones, but the guys at the ATT took an hour to find that out. They really have no idea.
over2land said:
What if you sync to two computers?
Also, the activesync website states that 4.5 is compatible with Windows 7 phones, but the guys at the ATT took an hour to find that out. They really have no idea.
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Umm, I don't think your supposed to use ActiveSync, I think you're supposed to use Zune?
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Ummm....
I've got a Focus. Installed my exchange SSL cert, then setup my exchange account.
My phone downloaded (very fast by the way), over 500 contracts, a month of e-mail (along with some HUGE attachments), calendar items, etc... No prob
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Ummm... 500 contacts is no problem. Hotmail will not allow more than 1000.
Ummmmm... you cannot sync your reminders.
With an Exchange setup, be it corporate or a gmail address, is there a way - as in WinMo 6.x - to set what time the account will use push and then be manually downloaded during 'off peak' times?
When I'm at work, I will have a browser tab opened to my gmail so I used to have my email on WinMo 6.1 set to download every 3 hrs during work hours. After that, it was set to instant push.
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Ummm... 500 contacts is no problem. Hotmail will not allow more than 1000.
Ummmmm... you cannot sync your reminders.
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Have you tried the link I pointed you to in your other thread? Hotmail will allow up to 6500 contacts as long as you upload them in 500KB chunks. Here it is again support.microsoft.com/kb/2454811.
Thanks Rhart but there is no way to sync tasks with or without hotmail. Plus I do not care for storing my important info on a cloud.
The phone went back. I miss it! it looked great but just doesn't cut it for business folk. Microsoft blew it.
Iphone can sync reminders but a window phone cannot. LOL.
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Thanks Rhart but there is no way to sync tasks with or without hotmail. Plus I do not care for storing my important info on a cloud.
The phone went back. I miss it! it looked great but just doesn't cut it for business folk. Microsoft blew it.
Iphone can sync reminders but a window phone cannot. LOL.
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Microsoft didn't blow it if they weren't aiming at business people and I thought they made it pretty obvious that this was a consumer device, not a rehash of the old, fossilized WinMo. Nothing personal but it seems to be your expectations were off base, not the phone. If I needed more than a Focus I'd have kept using the iPhone full time. But I went from being a "business user" to a consumer a few months ago and the Focus has been spot on with my needs and expectations.
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Microsoft didn't blow it if they weren't aiming at business people and I thought they made it pretty obvious that this was a consumer device, not a rehash of the old, fossilized WinMo. Nothing personal but it seems to be your expectations were off base, not the phone. If I needed more than a Focus I'd have kept using the iPhone full time. But I went from being a "business user" to a consumer a few months ago and the Focus has been spot on with my needs and expectations.
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OK, if you want to call it a consumer device and not a business phone that is fine with me, but belive me when I tell you that businessmen are buying this phone because it is a windows phone and cannot imagine it having a direct sync with outlook.
But what about the user who wants to sync with Outlook??
You don't have to be a businessman to use outlook. You cannot sync reminders or notes with this phone. Cmon... that is a joke! This is MS! This is their software! Why can other phones sync MS software but MS does not????
Who in their right mind will defend this huge glaring hole?
LOL!
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OK, if you want to call it a consumer device and not a business phone that is fine with me, but belive me when I tell you that businessmen are buying this phone because it is a windows phone and cannot imagine it having a direct sync with outlook.
But what about the user who wants to sync with Outlook??
You don't have to be a businessman to use outlook. You cannot sync reminders or notes with this phone. Cmon... that is a joke! This is MS! This is their software! Why can other phones sync MS software but MS does not????
Who in their right mind will defend this huge glaring hole?
LOL!
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Microsoft calls it a consumer device, I'm just repeating it. I also don't really think it's Microsoft's concern that people are buying it with these huge, unfounded expectations that it's going to be some version of WinMo that doesn't suck. Lots of business people were all pissy about the iPhone not originally having a secure Exchange sync, never mind Apple never said it would in the first place. Too bad. Here's a relevant question that someone can actually answer...if you've already returned it, why do you care and keep beating the dead horse as if asking in the snarkiest manner possible is going to suddenly change anything? It is what it is and it didn't suit your needs. It's not the end of the world, move on.
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"if you've already returned it, why do you care and keep beating the dead horse as if asking in the snarkiest manner possible is going to suddenly change anything? It is what it is and it didn't suit your needs. It's not the end of the world, move on.
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"I love theSamsung Focus. The screen looks great and it is very receptive and fast. I am still in the market for a phone like this but dumfounded it has a workaround sync with outlook.
I want this phone... not the IPHONE 4 due to reception.
I am going to keep a close eye on developments of this phone because this glaring hole is something MS will be forced to respond with any day. MS cannot afford to make a mistake this big without rectification."
Ok after running WinMo phones since their inception I have moved to Android
First thing I want to Do with my new S2 is sync with outlook...contacts, notes, tasks etc
What can I use to get all the data accross not just say contacts
Can I use Kies ?
Do a Google for CompanionLink
Thanks but $50 or $130 to sync to outlook seems insane
The latest & greatest and I cant just plug it in & sync
May as well send it back and keep my HD2
Use Samsung Kies. Its free to download from Samsung website.
i came from winmo and found it a real struggle to sync with outlook. you have to get used to everyone ignoring your question and telling you just to sync with google.
try kies - if that doesn't work, look for myphoneexplorer. it's also free, works flawlessly and is the closest thing i can find to activesync ...
I just found this page http://www.syncdroid.net/
Incredible... I have to [email protected]#k around with 40 pieces of software for a solution
The best phone cant even talk to one of the most widely used pieces of software
My very first windows phone at least did contacts flawlessly..I remember purchasing some software to sync notes...BUT that was 8 years ago!!
I've never had any Apple products because I dont like being told which way to do things and now Google seems no better
What a let down
You probably won't like this but there's a solution. For about $10 a month you can use an Exchange hosting service. In addition to all the syncs you're looking for you get true push e-mail and don't have to use any of the Google apps. It's elegant but not free.
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Look for Gsyncit I think its called.
Joe
Hi
just look at "MyPhoneExplorer" this is a grate soft and free.
regds
Henri
parianos said:
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just look at "MyPhoneExplorer" this is a grate soft and free.
regds
Henri
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^ doesnt do notes or tasks according to the table on syncdroid.net
exchange active sync works for me. i get all my email on my android
Sorry man, thanks to all these corporations wanting to own your sould they do their best to keep you from being able to move cross platform. A real pia and yeah, people here don't seem to get that many organizations do not want any of their stuff going across third party data harvesting outfits (i.e. gmail) and they are not going to change any time soon. IMO you either deal with the crap workarounds or move on because things have been stagnant on this front from the start, there has been little movement up till now, and no sign of any real improvement in sight.
You don't need "crap workarounds" with Samsung Android phones - they Outlook sync either via USB or WiFi using Kies just fine. And this sync completely bypasses Google.
Its not a feature of Android in general, but something Samsung adds to their customized Android builds.
Nitrodesk
bocsta said:
Ok after running WinMo phones since their inception I have moved to Android
First thing I want to Do with my new S2 is sync with outlook...contacts, notes, tasks etc
What can I use to get all the data accross not just say contacts
Can I use Kies ?
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my friend, the best tool to manage outlook, is TouchDown from nitrodesk.
I use Gsyncit. I works very well.
Ingvarr said:
You don't need "crap workarounds" with Samsung Android phones - they Outlook sync either via USB or WiFi using Kies just fine. And this sync completely bypasses Google.
Its not a feature of Android in general, but something Samsung adds to their customized Android builds.
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I'm in the same boat...just moved from winmo and thought it would be easy....no it doesn't sync with kies just fine
Try Kies...it's not as intuitive as the almost invisable active sync
I have got my contacts accross although multiple address books look to have not been kept separate
I also havent check that 100% of whats in outlook has come accross as there are multiple fields
Pros coming across from WinMo:
- smooth op system
- havent pulled my battery once yet ..just as well as the cover is made of paper
Negs
- all that battery sucking stuff functions better, is easier to turn on and leave on so the juice dissapears just like before
parianos said:
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just look at "MyPhoneExplorer" this is a grate soft and free.
regds
Henri
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Thanks Henri
I was ready to throw my new phone against the wall till I found this.
Sam
Install Google calender sync on your PC, that will sync Outlook to your Gmail account.
Then set your phones calender to sync to that same Gmail account and all will be handled automatically for you.
For free, may I add.
"Local" sync with active sync doesnt require any "sharing" with microsoft in the cloud which is why people dont want to share with google in the cloud
why should you have to get a Gmail account just cos you have a Android phone?