Hello all:
Does anybody here use hosted exchange servers to enable wireless sync of their PocketPC without wireless sync?
If so, am looking for recommendations on a company to use. Not necessarily looking for the cheapest solution, but don't want to go crazy either. I have looked into Mailstreet and Intermedia but would like to hear any expert actual opinions if possible...
I've used several. Stay away from ASPOne. The reason is this. A year or so ago, they went down. They LOST a months worth of data!
They never tested their backup solution or at least not properly, losing customers data is the absolute worst incident that can occur.
They were responsible for backups and could not even recover those.
I switched to MailStreet.com and for the last year I have had a very reliable and stable service. I use it with 2 I730's and before that I600's and it just works.
That's the kind of service you want. I highly recommend them. It's not a large operation, but as I said, it just works.
Try webmadeeasy.net, the guy is very responsive and much cheaper. $12/year for an Exchange account and he has active sync turned on. He'll work with you too.
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Keep in mind, though, that if you use the Exchange/autd function, Verizon will charge you for all of the trigger SMS messages. That's why I'm now exploring the idea of switching to Pocket MSN.
As an exchange newbie...I don't want to ask redundant questions so if there is a thread somewhere else on this newsgroup I would be happy to post / research there but if not:
1-If I use comcast for my ISP now, what is the typical method for switching email (i.e. forwarding, do I need a domain, etc)? Is there a way to keep my current email address structure (@comcast.net) for both sending and receiving?
2-Can activesync sync tasks? Seems like most of the hosted exchange providers are only listing email, calendar, and contacts as syncable using Activesync. Is this a limitation of Activesync or the providers?
Thanks again...can't wait to get into this new world of information access! Seems like it will make the PocketPC phone so much more useful and seamless with my home and work computers.
Originally posted by tkd2004 davpel, can you explain this a little more:
what are "sms triggers" and what would switching to Pocket MSN do?
When you set up mail sync via exchange server, you have two options for retrival of messages. The first option is to have your device check the exchange server every X number of minutes for new messages. If this is all you want, then paying for a hosted exchange server is really unnecessary, since the built in outlook can do this as well.
The second and optimal way is to use the autd function. With this enabled, the exchange server sends a special "trigger" sms text message to your phone every time new mail is received on the server. This trigger message is never seen by the user. Rather, it merely tells your device that there is new mail and instructs it to pull it from the server. When this is enabled, it works really, really well, doesn't use much battery life and tends to be very reliable. About as close to true push as has been available for PPC devices.
The only problem with the second option is, as noted, that Verizon charges for each incoming sms message, including these trigger messages. Right now, it is only 2 cents a message, but in August it is going up to 10 cents. You can buy a Vzn text messaging package (I think 250/mo for $5). But I'm already paying Vzn $44/mo for unlimited data and I just can't stomach the idea of forking over even more cash for what really should be including in an unlimited data package.
That is why I'm thinking about giving Pocket MSN a try. There is no test available, so I haven't been able to put it to use yet and don't want to spend the $19 on it until I confirm a few things. But from what I understand right now, it does not rely on sms triggers. Rather, it integrates into pocket outlook and is in constant (?) connection with the MSN server for retrival of new mail, IMs, etc. This may have a serious drain on battery life, however, and the battery is, thus far, the biggest drawback of the i730 for me (it is far, far worse than the battery life on the Treo, PDA2k and the MPx300), so I'm not positive this is a viable option either.
Originally posted by hytekjosh I recommend that anyone considering 1and1 does some research before taking the plunge (to death).
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Originally posted by fixn278 What's your point? I am assuming you believe there is an issue with them. Maybe details would be in order since you also appear to be a competitor.
hytekjosh,
I would appreciate it if you could respond. I think it's inappropriate to "ding" a competitor's organization without some clarification. What issues do you have? Can you provide examples, or is this just an unsubstantiated shot at a competitor.
I would appreciate it if you could respond. I think it's inappropriate to "ding" a competitor's organization without some clarification. What issues do you have? Can you provide examples, or is this just an unsubstantiated shot at a competitor.
It was just an observation about the company. Many people know 1and1's rep. If you are interested in finding out more, I recommend doing a search at: www.webhostingtalk.com
Also, I don't consider them a direct competitor.
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Haven't yet tried it out thoroughly. I'm using it right now to sync with a single Hotmail account. So far it doesn't seem to be automatically retrieving messages. There's a little "send/receive" icon at the bottom of the screen that it seems you have to tap in order to get new mail. No option to automate this, as far as I can tell.
There is of course "wizard" for setting up POP3 accounts in Pocket MSN
Now for a question more directly related to the topic of this thread: could a hosted MS exchange account push Hotmail (in addition to mail from other accounts) to my device? If so, could it push mail from more than one Hotmail account? If so, I'm in.
If Hotmail Plus allows you to pull from your Hotmail account via POP, you should have no problem using it with a hosted exchange server.
Please keep us informed as to how Pocket MSN is working out. I'm very interested since MS doesn't allow you to test the app before purchasing.
One very important question about Pocket MSN (at least to me). From the application, can you set a "reply to" address like you can with Pocket Outlook. The reason being is that I intend to have my normal mail go through Hotmail then on to the phone. However, when I receive a new message and hit reply, I want the person to respond to my normal mail address, not my Hotmail account. If you could check on this, I would really appreciate it.
Originally posted by hytekjosh It was just an observation about the company. Many people know 1and1's rep. If you are interested in finding out more, I recommend doing a search at: www.webhostingtalk.com
Also, I don't consider them a direct competitor.
Interesting. Looking at that forum, it appears that people complain about all hosting orgs.
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hhhmmmm... been thinking about this for a while, and was also wondering the best provider......
I was also curious to know about archiving.... ok, so on a local machine, you archive the outlook.pst file into the archive.pst file, reducing the outlook file and increasing the archive file..... now when you have a hosted exchange, you are limited to size, so can you still archive your hosted exchange outlook file to your local machine's archive file?
I have been using 1and1.com for 6 months and have been pretty happy. Bad part is that they dont offer a VPN connection, so you can't use Wireless Sync.
I've got my mail pushed to my blackberry through intermedia. A few people in the office have their email pushed to their iphones as well. I haven't had any problems with their service.
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