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Is syncing with ANYTHING but Outlook possible?

I have had it with Outlook. I loved my Palm Desktop - one job and it did it extremely well. Now with Outlook syncing on 2 machines it's managed to duplicate every note, manages to change my contacts all the time. My wife is no longer listed by her name but by her email address. I have about 2 dozen contacts that are listed 4+ times, Outlook always bombs trying to get 1 email message thats 1k big... I can keep going.
I hate OUTLOOK!!!
So please, can I sync to anything Anything ANYTHING but outlook!!!
Thanks in advance

Well, yes, if you have a Mac around
I also just switched over from Palm and I too hated Outlook when I first had to deal with it.
So I got this: http://www.markspace.com/missingsync_windowsmobile.php and am happily syncing with my Intel iMac through both Entourage and Apple Mail. Much happier now

You can use FinchSync to sync with Mozilla Lightning and Sunbird. Yes it does work with WM2k5.

I'll try the Fynchsync but there's gotta be something else out there that this crappy phone can connect with.
Any ideas?

I could never get Outlook to work...
I've been using Yahoo Go....
http://go.connect.yahoo.com/go/mobile

mikeysweet said:
I'll try the Fynchsync but there's gotta be something else out there that this crappy phone can connect with.
Any ideas?
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I tried FynchSync.. it seems alright when I install it.. etc. However, at the last step of getting a link to sync, I notice that it still needs active sync (e.g. if you do it via USB cable). Sigh. But I think you ought to able to do it via wireless.

Sync with Lotus Notes using mNotes
You can sync with Lotus Notes (if you really want to use this as your client) as well. I'm lucky :?: enough to have this at work and have bought a personal license of CommonTime mNotes. It's £40, which is a little excessive, but it does a good job and I've not encountered any problems yet.
Check it out here - http://www.commontime.com

Does anyone have this problem with their version of tytn?

Hi i have a v1605 occasionally active sync program gets activated even if i am not connected to a pc.
anyone else experience this?
possible reason for it to arise and any solutions?
any help appreciated.

if you are using pushmail this will happen because it syncs your phone's contacts, calendar, and mail with the exchange server.

toshers said:
Hi i have a v1605 occasionally active sync program gets activated even if i am not connected to a pc.
anyone else experience this?
possible reason for it to arise and any solutions?
any help appreciated.
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Shogunmark is right but active sync can also start via various schedules for example you may well find everything shut down at night and active sync running in the morning (running but often not actually connected to PC or anything else. Try doing the fake server trick:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1079019
Mike

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Shogunmark is right but active sync can also start via various schedules for example you may well find everything shut down at night and active sync running in the morning (running but often not actually connected to PC or anything else. Try doing the fake server trick:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1079019
Mike
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Hey Mike, i believe that Activesync is one word, not 2
Yes and i assumed that the OP meant that it was activated and syncing.. But if your not using push mail then by all means use the fake server trick to resolve your issue!

shogunmark said:
Hey Mike, i believe that Activesync is one word, not 2
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Not as bad as "batroom" if you know what I mean
Mike

mikechannon said:
Not as bad as "batroom" if you know what I mean
Mike
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But maybe i live in a cave!

mikechannon said:
Shogunmark is right but active sync can also start via various schedules for example you may well find everything shut down at night and active sync running in the morning (running but often not actually connected to PC or anything else. Try doing the fake server trick:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1079019
Mike
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Many thanks will give the fake server trick a go.

However, this is not a problem exclusive to the Hermes, this happens on many other Pocket PC devices if not all.

E-mail direct push and setup !

Hi there everyone
I have this issue setting up my Leo for the direct push.
The good news is ,I did setup the hotmail account as well the outlook for the "as it arrive " for the direct push and I found it that amazingly the hotmail arrive to my phone like in a fraction of a second "super fast" and that the outlook take a little while " I'm not complaining as long as it arrive" the only thing that it only push e-mails when I'm on the Wi-Fi connection.
However, when I try switching off the Wi-Fi no Push?!...... So what went wrong?, any ides, or anyone have better solution. Though when I do "physically" ActiveSync the outlook do receive the new e-mails. It looks like the phone doesn't sense the new e-mail.
Other thing dose anyone know how to receive push e-mails as well from Gmail and yahoo??
Thanks a lot

any help plz guys

I am interested in this too, my Gmail syncs fine. But Hotmail only works if i manually sync it when on 3G. It's greyed out in the email accounts section so i can't alter the settings.
The email setup is a bit of a black art to me on here. Maybe i should read the 310 page PDF manual.

stratplayer said:
I am interested in this too, my Gmail syncs fine. But Hotmail only works if i manually sync it when on 3G. It's greyed out in the email accounts section so i can't alter the settings.
The email setup is a bit of a black art to me on here. Maybe i should read the 310 page PDF manual.
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The thing that I found a round-over solution for it by using a 3rd part application "Seven or emozeMail" to add ur e-mail account and it will do the trick for you!
However, this is not a really push serve from WM, I was looking for something without the use of the 3rd party app. Again, the hotmail as well the outlook do push when it is only on Wi-Fi!!! But not in the SIM net connection
By the way how did you set ur Gmail to act as push e-mail?
Best luck

no answer!!!

up...up...up i really need helop!!!

Stupid question - you do have Direct Push on under comm manager I guess?
have you tried turning it off rebooting then back on again

Have you tried performing the intial setup/sync over 3G and not Wifi?

I just set mine up using 3G and did nothing special and it syncs using 3G fine from Hotmail.
I didn't do anything special, so can't tell you how to magically sort it. Sorry.

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Stupid question - you do have Direct Push on under comm manager I guess?
have you tried turning it off rebooting then back on again
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no need to be sassy about it !
However, did that befor didn't help at all

profahmad said:
Have you tried performing the intial setup/sync over 3G and not Wifi?
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hummm...never tried this...i will try and come back withthe feedback to you
by the way i did Syn through USB

profahmad said:
Have you tried performing the intial setup/sync over 3G and not Wifi?
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stratplayer said:
I just set mine up using 3G and did nothing special and it syncs using 3G fine from Hotmail.
I didn't do anything special, so can't tell you how to magically sort it. Sorry.
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i did try what you guys suggeste ...and it look like that did work!
but another issue came out....the phone when it connecte through the SIM net connetcion ...it never turn off...and even when i try to turne it off manually ..it comes back to re-connect ...it keep doing this till i kill the connection with NoData app...any suggestion?

osash2000 said:
i did try what you guys suggeste ...and it look like that did work!
but another issue came out....the phone when it connecte through the SIM net connetcion ...it never turn off...and even when i try to turne it off manually ..it comes back to re-connect ...it keep doing this till i kill the connection with NoData app...any suggestion?
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If you want 'push' e-mail then it'll have to maintain a connection - either 3G or Wifi. It won't connect when an e-mail is received then disconnect once it's downloaded, it requires a constant connection for the device to receive the e-mail immediately

profahmad said:
If you want 'push' e-mail then it'll have to maintain a connection - either 3G or Wifi. It won't connect when an e-mail is received then disconnect once it's downloaded, it requires a constant connection for the device to receive the e-mail immediately
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I understand form what u said that I need to be connected all the time!
That I will be very costly …it looks like if I put the sync on scheduled connection would be better. Any ideas how some1 can came this thing!?
thankx again for ur help

osash2000 said:
That I will be very costly …it looks like if I put the sync on scheduled connection would be better. Any ideas how some1 can came this thing!?
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It's best not to use push e-mail unless you have an unlimited data plan! I'm not sure what you're asking: do you want to know how to set up an sync schedule? In the Windows Live options you can specify a 'sync sechdule' frequency, anywhere from every 15 minutes to four hours. You can do the same for an exchange/activesync account.

profahmad said:
It's best not to use push e-mail unless you have an unlimited data plan! I'm not sure what you're asking: do you want to know how to set up an sync schedule? In the Windows Live options you can specify a 'sync sechdule' frequency, anywhere from every 15 minutes to four hours. You can do the same for an exchange/activesync account.
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thankx alot for ur help. what i was trying to say that when i compare better the two methods ( the Data connection Vs Sechdule one) for me the data connection will be very costly !..what i was thinking of that if there is like a way to disconnecte the Data after it have pushed the e-mail

Actually, push won't increase your data usage. it may well decrease it.

Good point actually, just being connected won't cost anything without data transfer. Cheaper than repeatedly refreshing your inbox.

profahmad said:
Good point actually, just being connected won't cost anything without data transfer. Cheaper than repeatedly refreshing your inbox.
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letme get this right...if my LEO Data onnection (e.g 3G) it will cost me NOTHING till there is actually data exchange!

osash2000 said:
letme get this right...if my LEO Data onnection (e.g 3G) it will cost me NOTHING till there is actually data exchange!
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It should be so, that's why it's usually charged by the megabyte.

MS Push email didnt work at all !!!

Good day all
I have set my HD2 to sync with my work email but the problem is that push email doesn't work at all, I have to click on send / receive manually to get my inbox updated. I am sure I did the setting correctly, also I have activated push email.
I dont know why it doesn't work in the htc hd2, my friend has an iphone 3GS and it works perfectly for him, he receives Work emails on time.
is it problem in the Rom it self ? my rom version is 1.48.405.2 (WWE)
can anyone help me please

Have you set the schedule to 'as item arrives'?

padlad said:
Have you set the schedule to 'as item arrives'?
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yes i did, both peak time & Non-PeaK time set as "as item arrives" even though, it doesn't work

What about when you connect your HD2 into your pc via usb and let it connect via activesync, do you then get your emails?

padlad said:
What about when you connect your HD2 into your pc via usb and let it connect via activesync, do you then get your emails?
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I had tried to connect it via USB cable, in the begining of the connection when windows mobile device center sync with the HD2, it receives the emails but if the sync process stopped and I kept it connected for a while during that time I cant receive any new email on time and the inbox will not be updated unless I open windows mobile device center again and click on the Sync icon and after it sync again the inbox will be updated.
this mean even when I connect it via usb , it will not receives any new emails on time. it will only receive during sync process

Even though my push email is working i'm not convinced its working 100 percent of the time but i have always put this down to it being my push email provider's fault. Are you trying to use the GMail push email service? I ask because that is notoriously unstable. Can you try another push email service? Maybe GMail's sevice if you are not already using it?

padlad said:
Even though my push email is working i'm not convinced its working 100 percent of the time but i have always put this down to it being my push email provider's fault. Are you trying to use the GMail push email service? I ask because that is notoriously unstable. Can you try another push email service? Maybe GMail's sevice if you are not already using it?
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actually the push email service that I am trying to use is the one for the company I am working for (my employer email) and as I told earlier my friend has an Iphone 3GS and it is working perfectly with him. we are both working in the same company, his Iphone can push email but my hd2 cant...

AbdullahT said:
actually the push email service that I am trying to use is the one for the company I am working for (my employer email) and as I told earlier my friend has an Iphone 3GS and it is working perfectly with him. we are both working in the same company, his Iphone can push email but my hd2 cant...
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Hi - I have the push email working fine with my employer's Exchange server, using HD2 with 1.48 ROM, so it should be possible to make it work.
One suggestion - delete the current Outlook account in Windows Mobile Device Center, and delete it from the HD2 as well. Then create the Outlook account again, making sure to do this on the HD2 disconnected from Windows Mobile Device Center, i.e. using the HD2 standalone over wireless or 3g connection.
You might want to unselect Calendar and Contacts sync until you have email sync working. You can configure the sync for them again afterwards.
This is just my personal experience but I have found it much more reliable to initiate the Outlook setup standalone from the phone. Good luck !
Jon.

jh9957 said:
Hi - I have the push email working fine with my employer's Exchange server, using HD2 with 1.48 ROM, so it should be possible to make it work.
One suggestion - delete the current Outlook account in Windows Mobile Device Center, and delete it from the HD2 as well. Then create the Outlook account again, making sure to do this on the HD2 disconnected from Windows Mobile Device Center, i.e. using the HD2 standalone over wireless or 3g connection.
You might want to unselect Calendar and Contacts sync until you have email sync working. You can configure the sync for them again afterwards.
This is just my personal experience but I have found it much more reliable to initiate the Outlook setup standalone from the phone. Good luck !
Jon.
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thanks Jon. I will do as you suggested and hopefully it will work.
I will advise later.

I have the same problem. My device was v1.43.
updated to 1.48, push didnt work.
updated to 1.61, push email still doesnt work for me. My exchange server is from the company i work for too. Many other employees use Blackbery Bolds and they keep receiving mails as they arrive but i have to send/receive.
yes i chose the option to receive `as items arrive`.

go get Flexmail...fantastic app...specially now that its on sale for US$ 4.97 if you buy from WebIS site direct

Have you tried to configure your exchange account directly in ActiveSync on your phone ?

AbdullahT said:
thanks Jon. I will do as you suggested and hopefully it will work.
I will advise later.
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No, Luck Jon. I had tried your suggestion and still it doesnt work

blackheart2925 said:
go get Flexmail...fantastic app...specially now that its on sale for US$ 4.97 if you buy from WebIS site direct
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I will give it a try

Zunzun said:
Have you tried to configure your exchange account directly in ActiveSync on your phone ?
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Yes, I configure it from my phone.
but actually not from activesync, i configure it from the email tab in htc manila

it seems push email doesnt work on the HD2..
I tried all possible solutions but no chance to solve this issue

Have you tried push mail with Gmail? If it works then it should be incompatibility issue or VPN access that restrict HD2 from accessing the company's email server.
My push with Gmail works perfectly. And I didn't setup using ActiveSync.

>>it seems push email doesnt work on the HD2.
I guarantee it does, I've both an iphone and HD2, whilst making the transition from iphone to HD2, both phones have the same email account configured (zarafa a linux replacement for exchange server with z-push ) and emails arrive more or less simultaneously to both devices.
Maybe you'd like to post your email settings and i'll compare them to my own.

AbdullahT said:
it seems push email doesnt work on the HD2..
I tried all possible solutions but no chance to solve this issue
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It does. Just try and config a Gmail Exchange account in Active Sync, it should work. If it doesnt, there's a problem with your phone.

Got the same problem. And also running before same mailbox with a iPhone. (works great). Same mailbox is now also running on a iPod touch.
Push doesn't work, from the beginning. My outlook account is from a hosted exchange server. I'm gonna try to remove and perhaps try with another mailbox (never used by iphone/ipod).
Update: Did some tests. With another provider (T-mobile) it works. With KPN Hi it doesnt. Seems like some providers doesnt support SSL.

Missing Sync - did anybody try?

Ok, did anybody try:
Missing Sync?
I want to know if it really nicely syncs Contacts and Calendar with Outlook.

So none of you syncs the device with Outlook?
Or PC Companion does?
I would be very grateful for information.

Anyone?!......

I'm not a outlook user but maybe this can help: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gappssync
you are syncing with google, so try to sync outlook with google

Someone once recommended using HTC Sync, and even though I didn't have an HTC phone it worked!
But I mainly use CompanionLink.
This is a great site to do some research:
http://syncdroid.net/

commodoor said:
I'm not a outlook user but maybe this can help: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gappssync
you are syncing with google, so try to sync outlook with google
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Thanks but it works only for people with payed servers.
Doesn't work like Hotmail Connector which is great.

Rashkae said:
Someone once recommended using HTC Sync, and even though I didn't have an HTC phone it worked!
But I mainly use CompanionLink.
This is a great site to do some research:
http://syncdroid.net/
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I will not use HTC soft on SE.
But that link reminded me of MyPhoneExplorer designed for SE!

doministry said:
I will not use HTC soft on SE.
But that link reminded me of MyPhoneExplorer designed for SE!
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No, it's only on your PC - no need to install anything on the Arc.

Rashkae said:
No, it's only on your PC - no need to install anything on the Arc.
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Did you use MyPhoneExplorer?
It looks like a sync software designed for SE phones.

doministry said:
Did you use MyPhoneExplorer?
It looks like a sync software designed for SE phones.
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I know that app used it with my older SE phones. But i'm a mac/linux user so can't use that application

doministry said:
Ok, did anybody try:
Missing Sync?
I want to know if it really nicely syncs Contacts and Calendar with Outlook.
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It's okay, when it works.
Found a good piece on it...
http://forum.syncdroid.net/smf/index.php?topic=13.msg234#new
OTOH, I would like to hear from people who've tried both MyPhoneExplorer and Missing Sync.

Gave it a quick tryout. Looks good. One thing bugs me through. It access sweetcandy.com (or sth like that...) on installation...? I also remember on the Market comments one reviewer said it installed unwnated ads... Umhum...

What about PCCompanion?

doministry said:
What about PCCompanion?
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what's that?

999phonebug said:
what's that?
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SE software to make PC sync....

Missing Sync works with Outlook
Yes...I've used Missing Sync with Outlook 2007, but it also works with 2003 and 2010. It allows me to sync without putting my data in Google.

HughJR said:
Yes...I've used Missing Sync with Outlook 2007, but it also works with 2003 and 2010. It allows me to sync without putting my data in Google.
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Superb so it works ok?

Just registered with a single post just to tell you the program works... Ummhum...

Heh thanks!

I'm an Android newbie and missed my WMDeviceCenter for sync with Outlook 2007 calender and contacts alot.
I've found MyPhoneExplorer and apart from some errors with repeating appointments it works as it should, and besides that...it's free .
http://www.fjsoft.at/en/home.php
Haven' tried MissingSync, but thought i'd share my experiences anywayz