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Well, being that Verizon reps claimed that I could sync with Outlook, that it DOES sync with Outlook Exchange, and that all other smartphone OSs (including BlackBerry and Palm) sync with Outlook, is it really unreasonable to expect that it would sync?
Well, being that Verizon reps claimed that I could sync with Outlook, that it DOES sync with Outlook Exchange, and that all other smartphone OSs (including BlackBerry and Palm) sync with Outlook, is it really unreasonable to expect that it would sync?
Whose fault is that? The makers of the phone or the salesperson? My rep, on the other hand, did tell me that I would need to figure out a way to sync my Outlook email, contacts, and calendar with the phone via a third-party app. As with all things, caveat emptor.
Well, being that Verizon reps claimed that I could sync with Outlook, that it DOES sync with Outlook Exchange, and that all other smartphone OSs (including BlackBerry and Palm) sync with Outlook, is it really unreasonable to expect that it would sync?
I would have to say "Yes". I pin it on both of them. And myself, for that matter. All I'm saying is that if BlackBerrys and Palms (and, obviously, Windows Mobile devices) sync efficiently, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect the smartphone of all smartphones to do the same. Nor do I think that it's unreasonable to not want to stop using Outlook for an inferior contact management database.
Well, being that Verizon reps claimed that I could sync with Outlook, that it DOES sync with Outlook Exchange, and that all other smartphone OSs (including BlackBerry and Palm) sync with Outlook, is it really unreasonable to expect that it would sync?
Whose fault is that? The makers of the phone or the salesperson? My rep, on the other hand, did tell me that I would need to figure out a way to sync my Outlook email, contacts, and calendar with the phone via a third-party app. As with all things, caveat emptor.
So here I sit this morning, with a brand spanking new Droid X for my wife, and we are ready to activate it and start getting her info pulled over. Of course there is no CD in the box, so I assume we will just hook the phone up to her laptop and a sync program will be installed to sync her Outlook data. To say that I am shocked and dismayed to find out that the "Droid DOES" DOES NOT sync with Outlook!!!! Are you friggin' kidding me?!?!?!?! Even the extremely disappointing HTC Droid Eris came with sync software for Outlook!
I work in IT, and administer the entire IT Dept for my company. We just moved to Exchange 2010 (from 2003), and with that move came the ability to sync the Droid phones with Exchange OTA. Having set this up on a half dozen different phones now, I just automatically assumed that there would be some way to do a desktop sync with non-Exchange connected Outlook users. You know, like every other single smart phone available in the market does? But alas, the Droid DOES NOT.
Lest anyone think this is an oversight, it isn't. This is a calculated move that occurred to me just as I was about to export my wife's calendar and contact info into Gmail. Google wants it all. All of your info. I have had a gmail account for some time now. I have never used it for anything other than email. As I was hitting the button to export that info, that's when it hit me. Google is betting (and probably betting right) that most people are going to say screw it, I want my shiny new toy to work, whatever, just import my info into gmail! I am sure the overwhelming majority of folks who face this issue will do just that. This whole issue has made me very introspective, as I was using this experience to base whether or not I will finally making the move from my beloved Blackberry over to the Droid. This pretty much cinches it, as what I need the Droid to do, it DOES NOT.
And moving csv files back and forth between gmail and Outlook is not an option or even a solution. It's a workaround at best, and an extemely sloppy one at that. Gmail's online version is a poor interface when compared side by side with Outlook. And let's go ahead and quit calling both of these programs email clients. They are much more than that. They are personal information and time managers, as well as personal communicators. The interface by which I manage my time and information is very important to me, and I will not be changing it just so I can play with a shiny new gadget. I am re-assuring the Blackberry on my hip that it will stay there for now.
I'm 0 for 2 here folks. The first Droid phone my wife got was the Droid Eris. 'Nuff said. What really made this phone so bad was that it had so much potential to be a great phone, and HTC apparently just abandoned it. Why, I don't know, but the size and form factor were perfect, but the HTC implementation of Android on to the device was horrific. Now, I get the Droid DOES only to find out that once again, Droid DOES NOT.
I am officially through with the Android platform. This attempt to strong arm me into changing the way I go about my day was the final straw. I will still have to support them in my enterprise, but as for personally I will stick with my trusty Blackberry for now (and hope MS breaks from standard form and Windows Phone 7 is innovative and reliable). The same phone that has been syncing with Outlook on the desktop since the mid 1990's. Pretty much what one would expect from any smart phone in the year 2010. But the Droid DOES NOT.
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So here I sit this morning, with a brand spanking new Droid X for my wife, and we are ready to activate it and start getting her info pulled over. Of course there is no CD in the box, so I assume we will just hook the phone up to her laptop and a sync program will be installed to sync her Outlook data. To say that I am shocked and dismayed to find out that the "Droid DOES" DOES NOT sync with Outlook!!!! Are you friggin' kidding me?!?!?!?! Even the extremely disappointing HTC Droid Eris came with sync software for Outlook!
I work in IT, and administer the entire IT Dept for my company. We just moved to Exchange 2010 (from 2003), and with that move came the ability to sync the Droid phones with Exchange OTA. Having set this up on a half dozen different phones now, I just automatically assumed that there would be some way to do a desktop sync with non-Exchange connected Outlook users. You know, like every other single smart phone available in the market does? But alas, the Droid DOES NOT.
Lest anyone think this is an oversight, it isn't. This is a calculated move that occurred to me just as I was about to export my wife's calendar and contact info into Gmail. Google wants it all. All of your info. I have had a gmail account for some time now. I have never used it for anything other than email. As I was hitting the button to export that info, that's when it hit me. Google is betting (and probably betting right) that most people are going to say screw it, I want my shiny new toy to work, whatever, just import my info into gmail! I am sure the overwhelming majority of folks who face this issue will do just that. This whole issue has made me very introspective, as I was using this experience to base whether or not I will finally making the move from my beloved Blackberry over to the Droid. This pretty much cinches it, as what I need the Droid to do, it DOES NOT.
And moving csv files back and forth between gmail and Outlook is not an option or even a solution. It's a workaround at best, and an extemely sloppy one at that. Gmail's online version is a poor interface when compared side by side with Outlook. And let's go ahead and quit calling both of these programs email clients. They are much more than that. They are personal information and time managers, as well as personal communicators. The interface by which I manage my time and information is very important to me, and I will not be changing it just so I can play with a shiny new gadget. I am re-assuring the Blackberry on my hip that it will stay there for now.
I'm 0 for 2 here folks. The first Droid phone my wife got was the Droid Eris. 'Nuff said. What really made this phone so bad was that it had so much potential to be a great phone, and HTC apparently just abandoned it. Why, I don't know, but the size and form factor were perfect, but the HTC implementation of Android on to the device was horrific. Now, I get the Droid DOES only to find out that once again, Droid DOES NOT.
I am officially through with the Android platform. This attempt to strong arm me into changing the way I go about my day was the final straw. I will still have to support them in my enterprise, but as for personally I will stick with my trusty Blackberry for now (and hope MS breaks from standard form and Windows Phone 7 is innovative and reliable). The same phone that has been syncing with Outlook on the desktop since the mid 1990's. Pretty much what one would expect from any smart phone in the year 2010. But the Droid DOES NOT.
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A little research would have saved you the trouble.
I don't like that Droid doesn't sync Outlook notes and tasks either, but it is what it is.
Syncing the calendar with google was easy, but anytime you get a new notice you have to export/import again.
Getting the .csv for contacts to Droid without Google was easy.
So here I sit this morning, with a brand spanking new Droid X for my wife, and we are ready to activate it and start getting her info pulled over. Of course there is no CD in the box, so I assume we will just hook the phone up to her laptop and a sync program will be installed to sync her Outlook data. To say that I am shocked and dismayed to find out that the "Droid DOES" DOES NOT sync with Outlook!!!! Are you friggin' kidding me?!?!?!?! Even the extremely disappointing HTC Droid Eris came with sync software for Outlook!
I work in IT, and administer the entire IT Dept for my company. We just moved to Exchange 2010 (from 2003), and with that move came the ability to sync the Droid phones with Exchange OTA. Having set this up on a half dozen different phones now, I just automatically assumed that there would be some way to do a desktop sync with non-Exchange connected Outlook users. You know, like every other single smart phone available in the market does? But alas, the Droid DOES NOT.
Lest anyone think this is an oversight, it isn't. This is a calculated move that occurred to me just as I was about to export my wife's calendar and contact info into Gmail. Google wants it all. All of your info. I have had a gmail account for some time now. I have never used it for anything other than email. As I was hitting the button to export that info, that's when it hit me. Google is betting (and probably betting right) that most people are going to say screw it, I want my shiny new toy to work, whatever, just import my info into gmail! I am sure the overwhelming majority of folks who face this issue will do just that. This whole issue has made me very introspective, as I was using this experience to base whether or not I will finally making the move from my beloved Blackberry over to the Droid. This pretty much cinches it, as what I need the Droid to do, it DOES NOT.
And moving csv files back and forth between gmail and Outlook is not an option or even a solution. It's a workaround at best, and an extemely sloppy one at that. Gmail's online version is a poor interface when compared side by side with Outlook. And let's go ahead and quit calling both of these programs email clients. They are much more than that. They are personal information and time managers, as well as personal communicators. The interface by which I manage my time and information is very important to me, and I will not be changing it just so I can play with a shiny new gadget. I am re-assuring the Blackberry on my hip that it will stay there for now.
I'm 0 for 2 here folks. The first Droid phone my wife got was the Droid Eris. 'Nuff said. What really made this phone so bad was that it had so much potential to be a great phone, and HTC apparently just abandoned it. Why, I don't know, but the size and form factor were perfect, but the HTC implementation of Android on to the device was horrific. Now, I get the Droid DOES only to find out that once again, Droid DOES NOT.
I am officially through with the Android platform. This attempt to strong arm me into changing the way I go about my day was the final straw. I will still have to support them in my enterprise, but as for personally I will stick with my trusty Blackberry for now (and hope MS breaks from standard form and Windows Phone 7 is innovative and reliable). The same phone that has been syncing with Outlook on the desktop since the mid 1990's. Pretty much what one would expect from any smart phone in the year 2010. But the Droid DOES NOT.
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gsyncit ($15.00) download to your PC. Then Outlook syncs thru it perfectly to gmail. Calendar, Contacts, Tasks--the whole thing. Then Jorte on your phone does your calendar and Tasks just fine. K-9 mail handles your mail account whether or not you want to go thru gmail.
If you don't want wireless syncing you can use Companionlink USB on your PC (Takes place of Activesync) and DejaOffice on your phone to give that Outlook Mobile experience. Only took me a few hours to set the whole thing up and I am a total Android novice.