Hi,
Does anyone know if you can use one of these HTC Magics as a USB modem device? All our older HTC devices used Active Sync to enable the USB modem (3G) but this doesnt have it.
Also, we used Active Sync to connect the device to our exchange server for full push of all outlook items. Is this supported under Android? or is is just email that can be pushed?
Best wishes
Jon
The HTC Magic does not support sharing an internet connection over USB. There are applications available for the G1 that can share the internet over wifi, however they require a rooted (modified) OS build and so they don't work on the Magic for the moment.
As for exchange, I think the support is limited to emails however I haven't actually tried it. Most of the devices sync tools are designed to work exclusively with Google servers (contacts, calendar, gmail).
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Hi everyone. New poster here and love this forum. I've switched over from 8 years of PalmOS and Treo to the Wizard and enjoying it tremendously.
My only problem so far that I haven't been able to find an answer to is with Exchange Server sync on the desktop. I have it working flawlessly over the air via GPRS with Direct Push. However, I have an extensive amount of Notes that I constantly use that I need to sync from desktop, so I connect via USB and it hangs forever trying to synchronize Exchange Server from the USB! How do I stop this and have it only syn with Windows PC? I can get everything else fine from GPRS and don't care to sync on the desktop for Exchange.
I'm using ActiveSync 4.2 on XP for a Cingular 8125 with latest updates. Exchange sync through the desktop fails after 10-15 minutes. I just need to bypass that on the desktop and only sync wirelessly for email, contacts, and calendar. I need only task and notes desktop sync. Does anyone know how to do this? My wireless sync isn't using SSL but SMS notifications which is sufficient for me. My apologies if this has already been answered, but my search was not able to uncover an answer.
Does anyone have any programs (or a way to setup WM6) to do a sync when wireless is connected.
I am in an environment where i am connected via wireless for half my day.
I would like to be able to sync with my exchange server over wireless when it is connected and not sync when its not connected.
I am wanting it to sync automatically every time it connects (or every X minutes while it is connected) via WLAN
I am running a Dopod 838 pro with WM6pro and syncing with exchange 2003.
Any help appreciated.
This might not be the exact answer for you... But check rk-OSR(Check my signature) for the utility to check emails using wifi.
Great App
Wow, thats a great app...
I will be using this unless anyone come up with a better solution.
Thanks for the prog tytnguy.
One suggestion for future versions,
Add a sync every X mins/hours option.
Also is there any way of having it sync without showing the window (like sync in the background)? Not that it is a problem, just would be a little tidier.
Once again, great work and thanks.
You could also use a tool like emoze (www.emoze.com). I can use it to sync my mail, contacts, appointments, etc....
Thanks for the suggestion emay but I already have Exchange server 2003 running, so all my emails and contacts are syncing correctly.
Its just getting it to do it automaticly over WLAN while its connected to save me data charges.
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quaterevil said:
Does anyone have any programs (or a way to setup WM6) to do a sync when wireless is connected.
I am in an environment where i am connected via wireless for half my day.
I would like to be able to sync with my exchange server over wireless when it is connected and not sync when its not connected.
I am wanting it to sync automatically every time it connects (or every X minutes while it is connected) via WLAN
I am running a Dopod 838 pro with WM6pro and syncing with exchange 2003.
Any help appreciated.
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You may need to check your root certificates on your device and check with your admin about who you get your certificates though for the exchange server. They will have one if they have the exchange web mail log in enabled.
If you can get the certificate file to your device (tip: if it's a .crt file rename it a .cer so WM6 will read it). Then you can run it right off your device's file manager and it should install.
After that just make sure you're telling your device to sync via wifi.
Oh, and you can also configure peak times, this might save battery so your phone isn't constantly checking home wifi to sync. Also configure what to sync though the settings in your active sync menu, you should also be able to tell it only to connect wirelessly via wifi and not though your data plan.
I hope this all helps.
Hi,
I´m a recent user of an Android device with now the last Official Donut ROM.
As a mobile device it is performing very nice and I like the interface (and the whole concept) a lot. However for utilization in a corporate environment it is almost useless at least in my case. Let me explain:
In a common standard company an employee when it sits at his desk he/she:
- Starts is desktop/laptop PC
- Starts his mail client that in the vast majority of cases will be Microsoft Office Outllook client that either connects to a Microsoft Exchange mail Server or to any other kind of mail server (merak, etc.)
- Then he will access to his mails, to his contacts, to his calendar and to his tasks that all of them are stored locally in Outlook files. (Well, if the server is an Exchange server they can be stored only in the server itself). In the case of Exchange normally the connection forces to use and to install a certificate in the client.
- The he will open documents from the Microsoft Office Suite i.e. Word, Excel, Power Point.
- Eventually the employee will move from his desk and i.e. attends a meeting where he can access a corporate WIFI network that in the vast majority of sites will have a proxy.
With a mobile device I would need:
- Sync locally with the desktop the contacts, calendar and tasks
- Surf the WEB using the corporate WIFI network
- Configure an Exchange account that forces to install a certificate
- Read (and eventually modify Word or Excel documents)
With my current Android device this is what it happens:
- I can sync using HTC Sync only the contacts (as calendar is only supported if your account is Exchange)
- I cannot surf the WEB as ther is no support for WiFI proxy.
- I cannot configure an Exchange account as ther is no way of importing/installing a certificate
- In order to modify Office documents I need to pay for an app.
I would appreciate if somebody:
- Has encountered same problems as me
- Has any clue about the eventual fix of this issues
I apologize for the long post. Many thanks in advance
Joaquin Marcide said:
Hi,
I´m a recent user of an Android device with now the last Official Donut ROM.
As a mobile device it is performing very nice and I like the interface (and the whole concept) a lot. However for utilization in a corporate environment it is almost useless at least in my case. Let me explain:
In a common standard company an employee when it sits at his desk he/she:
- Starts is desktop/laptop PC
- Starts his mail client that in the vast majority of cases will be Microsoft Office Outllook client that either connects to a Microsoft Exchange mail Server or to any other kind of mail server (merak, etc.)
- Then he will access to his mails, to his contacts, to his calendar and to his tasks that all of them are stored locally in Outlook files. (Well, if the server is an Exchange server they can be stored only in the server itself). In the case of Exchange normally the connection forces to use and to install a certificate in the client.
- The he will open documents from the Microsoft Office Suite i.e. Word, Excel, Power Point.
- Eventually the employee will move from his desk and i.e. attends a meeting where he can access a corporate WIFI network that in the vast majority of sites will have a proxy.
With a mobile device I would need:
- Sync locally with the desktop the contacts, calendar and tasks
- Surf the WEB using the corporate WIFI network
- Configure an Exchange account that forces to install a certificate
- Read (and eventually modify Word or Excel documents)
With my current Android device this is what it happens:
- I can sync using HTC Sync only the contacts (as calendar is only supported if your account is Exchange)
- I cannot surf the WEB as ther is no support for WiFI proxy.
- I cannot configure an Exchange account as ther is no way of importing/installing a certificate
- In order to modify Office documents I need to pay for an app.
I would appreciate if somebody:
- Has encountered same problems as me
- Has any clue about the eventual fix of this issues
I apologize for the long post. Many thanks in advance
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This is in the wrong section. Should be in general.
This is a development thread.
Joaquin Marcide said:
- I cannot surf the WEB as ther is no support for WiFI proxy.
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There is no such thing as "wifi proxy". You can however configure HTTP proxy on your phone via ADB.
- I cannot configure an Exchange account as ther is no way of importing/installing a certificate
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Connect to Exchange server with certificate via IMAP with TLS.
- In order to modify Office documents I need to pay for an app.
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Pay for the Office document editing application.
Get an HTC branded ROM instead of the regular Google one, all the features you require are implemented on those...
Amon_RA said:
Get an HTC branded ROM instead of the regular Google one, all the features you require are implemented on those...
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I second this, Drop donut and goto a Hero rom. This has all the features provided by HTC that you are seeking.
moved to general discussion
Many thanks for your promt answers.
Ridelin: Apologies for not posting in the right place.
Super Jamie: Proxy: I agree but probably you will agree with me that configuring via ADB is not the easiest way for a non Linux Expert/Developper.
Exchange: In my company the IMAP access is disabled.
Office: For sure, but I would prefer to save for a dinner.
Amon_RA: Can you recommend me one of them (donut version, spanish linguage) ?
Joaquin Marcide said:
Amon_RA: Can you recommend me one of them (donut version, spanish linguage) ?
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You'll not find a donut HTC branded sapphire yet... you'll need to wait a while for those.
For cupcake roms I recommend you to NOT use those ported HERO Roms. They will run slow on sapphire devices and are actually just ported to show off with the sense interface (which is not yet released for the sapphire). They are definitely not suited to be used in a corporative environment.
I advice you to look for a stable HTC sapphire rom which has the HTC framework (so full exchange support).
Thanks Amon_RA.
Where can I find those ROMS? Looking in XDA and on Internet all ROMs seem to be either Google or Hero ports. I did not manage to find "HTC branded Sapphire" . By the way my device is a Vodafone Magic Spain with:
Mode number HTC Magic
Base Band version: 62.505.20.17H2.222.19.261
Kernel version: 2.6.29-TheOfficial [email protected] 2
Emomther Mod by [email protected]
Fastboot info:
SAPHIRE PVT 32B
HBOOT 1.33.2005 (SAPP10000)
Radio 2.22.19.61
Roadsync will sync with exchange servers.
http://www.dataviz.com/products/roadsync/android/index.html
Documents to Go will give you access to word, excel docs.
http://www.dataviz.com/products/documentstogo/android/
If you install the cyanogen rom to your phone it gives you an app called work email. This lets you connect to the microsoft exchange server to get your email
As for word documents and the like check out an application called quickoffice:
http://www.quickoffice.com/quickoffice_android/
I can't find it on the android market so you must have to get it direct from their site.
edit: Also I think wifi proxy works with the rom. I think the wifi at my uni is via proxy. Before I installed the rom I could not connect, afterwards I could. Let me know how it goes for you.
Hi,
we are currently using active sync to sync a couple of mobiles with MS Exchange 2007 (via UMTS). We also do the same thing with our customers mobiles but with Exchange 2003. Unfortunately we do not use the standard port numbers to connect the mobiles via active sync because our network administrator becomes a total basketcase when using Microsoft standards over the internet .
Anyways... is there any chance to get active sync to work without using the standard ports in Windows Mobile 6.5? I know that it didn't work with previous versions. Symbian and iPhone OS on the other hand do work under the described conditions. So there should be a way
Bastian
Anybody?
During the weekend I did a complete search through the registry of a HTC P4350 with a custom WM 6.5 ROM but there was nothing which was at least close to a custom active sync port...
Won't work on custom ports
Use VPN tunnel and then sync with port 80 or 443
or buy iPhone (my.domainname.com:9999)
That's what I assumed but thanks anyway.
I already thought about the VPN solution but since we're using a Cisco VPN with RSA token authentication, that won't be that user friendly
I actually own an iPhone which works perfectly with MS Exchange and a custom port but one of our customers thinks about buying a HTC HD2. So he might have to get rid of the idea... too bad MS
This does look bad for droid
For all the talk of droid using Linux and being customizable, it's crazy you can't even enter a corporate or Exchange port. I used an iPhone and set them up fine for work, works great. You can synch calendars and contacts if you want. On replies it pulls work contacts while keeping them separate since I don't want the contact sync with my personal. You can even navigate email folders, real business class stuff. The droid doesn't let you enter an exchange port, just checks standard ports then throws an error. There are apps you can get that let you enter a port in but none of them seem to see any folder but the inbox. In a world of security issues and choices, this makes droid email less customizable and therefore less professional for the corporate exchange user, and I'd think the opposite, that the iPhone would be the strict one that didn't give options to do what you need.
This would be a very big obstacle to business-class use. This is over a year old. Is it still an issue with Windows phones too? It's an issue on the droid as of 03/2011. On the iPhone, when the automatic exchange setup fails, you manually enter the server with your open port number like serverort and bingo, awesome synch and Exchange integration. I didn't even know other phones couldn't do this, and I'm not sure if it's a Windows Mobile issue too or just the droid.
Is it possible that Windows and Android phones can't do this, while iPhone and Apple have the options to make non-standard secure Microsoft Exchange ports work correctly out of the box?
Hi ,
I have an HD2 and use it to sync to outlook at work and at home. I am interested in getting a motorola xoom or other tablet PC. (discount codes claiming 10% reduction at PC world NOT working).
My questions are...
1. if I put android on my HTC HD2 can I sync with outlook still and carry my calander between work and home.
2. If I go for a WiFI only version of the Xoom will I be able to connect via BT/Wifi and use the phone as a portable modem Like I presently do with my laptop. And if so is it easier to do this with android or MW6.5 ?? This would save paying an extra £100 and data plan for the 3g version.
Hope someone can help.
felixthecat said:
Hi ,
I have an HD2 and use it to sync to outlook at work and at home. I am interested in getting a motorola xoom or other tablet PC. (discount codes claiming 10% reduction at PC world NOT working).
My questions are...
1. if I put android on my HTC HD2 can I sync with outlook still and carry my calander between work and home.
2. If I go for a WiFI only version of the Xoom will I be able to connect via BT/Wifi and use the phone as a portable modem Like I presently do with my laptop. And if so is it easier to do this with android or MW6.5 ?? This would save paying an extra £100 and data plan for the 3g version.
Hope someone can help.
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Easy Answer:
1. YES, even better, Android supports multiple exchange-accounts
2. YES, almost all Android Roms support WiFi Tethering in multiple ways
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What exactly do you mean with "sync with outlook"? If your company does have an exchange server (like most i think) and this one is reachable from the web (outlook web access) - YES.
If you`re really just syncing with Outlook you will need an HTC Sense Rom, so HTC Sync is supported (by this way you can sync with Outlook StandAlone).
Exchange syncs mails, calendars and contacts, HTC Sync does the same i think (my company does have an Exchange Server).
Thanks for your answer.
i have outlook for my calander only at work and on home laptop. I sync via usb cabel not server. could i continue this with an android version on my HD2? my mail at work is outlook but i dont think they alow you to sync this via internet due to confidentiality
Yes, you can sync an Android device in many ways with Outlook. Visit www.syncdroid.net to find a large listing of software to perform the task. The have chart that lists, among other things, whether the software syncs with USB, Wi-Fi, or wireless. If you want to use USB, find the ones that sync via USB and you are set!