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Thread ID: 123796	2012-03-16 23:15:00	Android question - 2 degrees salesmonkey ignorant?	Tony (4941)	Press F1

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1265484	2012-03-17 06:51:00	Outlook and Google calender don't sync properly appointment times get moved in the sync or they did for me Timezone set right in google calendar and outlook?	Alex B (15479)
1265485	2012-03-17 07:02:00	If you are not fussed about phone OS and the apps work with it - my Nokia works brilliantly synching with Outlook Calendar appts and tasks both ways. Like if I happen to mark the task as done on the phone. I have set it up when plugged in and the Nokia Suite program runs it sync auto. It's got the best satnav without a simcard IMO as well. Download a map and it has all the POIs, hotels, bus stops, shopping, banks ......... You even get turn by turn guidance. They now run on Windows Phone OS.	Nomad (952)
1265486	2012-03-17 09:08:00	To be honest if your primary requirement is syncing with Outlook, Windows Mobile 7.5 is awesome (especially on the Lumia 800). Personally I prefer my android, but for this scenare I'd look at the Windows option. It will ActiveSync everything with Outlook etc over pretty much any connection you can dream up. Yes, there are a few good Android apps to do the same, but the ones that work properly are paid apps. So it depends, if you want out-of-the-box functionality, WM is great. If you prefer more flexibility but understand you'll have to fork out $10 or so for an app and configure it all, Android is a great option.	inphinity (7274)
1265487	2012-03-17 09:16:00	Outlook is an email/calendar/contact client, not a server. So no it will not do what you want with out using an add on, no email client will.All true, but with my Windows Mobile phone I can use the bundled Windows Mobile device Center on my PC to sync, and I know that Nokia phones can use Nokia Suite to do the same. With Android, I either have to get a paid-for add on, or get a Gmail/Hotmail account, neither of which I want or need. Also as Gary67 says, what I have read tells me that the various workarounds are all a bit iffy.	Tony (4941)
1265488	2012-03-17 10:13:00	OK so you want to plug in or use Bluetooth, I assumed you wanted this to happen over the air (being 2012 and all...) but yes I believe Samsung Kies will do this for Samsung phones and HTC do a similar app, note that Kies is rubbish, if you think iTunes is bad, it's got nothing on Kies.	Alex B (15479)
1265489	2012-03-17 11:05:00	Also as Gary67 says, what I have read tells me that the various workarounds are all a bit iffy. That's iOS that pisses around with the days, not Android. By default, Android will not sync with any mail client. Outlook, Thunderbird, doesn't matter, it won't sync, only with an email *server*. Phones have long since migrated away from the idea of plugging in via a cable to sync, so it's not supported out of the box. Your options are pretty much limited to: 1) Sync your Outlook Calendar with a Google / Gmail Account 2) Get something like Companion Link 3) Don't use a client-side solution, but shift to something like a Hotmail or a Gmail account IMO, Option #3 is ideal. Have your master calendar as a Google account or the likes. Then, have Outlook simply sync with it. From a functionality perspective, you'll notice zero difference. In order to use an Android phone to even part of its potential, you're going to need a Google account. If you want to use it as a phone and just a phone, that's fine, don't bother having a Google account. However, if you're going to have one, you might as well not cut your nose off to spite your face. Go the whole hog and use it the way it was intended and you'll find that aside from the fact there's virtually zero functional differences from your current way of working, you'll also find it's a whole lot easier than having to plug your phone in every single time you make an update and that the phone and your PC (as well as your Google account) are kept 100% perfectly in sync. None of this "I don't know what to do, I have conflicts" that you're probably used to if you've used Windows Mobile for any period of time ;)	Chilling_Silence (9)
1265490	2012-03-17 11:15:00	That's iOS that pisses around with the days, not Android. Yay you got your jab in for the day ;)	Alex B (15479)
1265491	2012-03-17 14:26:00	Outlook and Google calender don't sync properly appointment times get moved in the sync or they did for me I have a few customers using Google Calendar Sync to sync a gmail calendar with an outlook calendar with no problems. I have never looked into contacts sync. All new smartphones are designed to sync over the air with a server, but some still support the obsolete sync with an email client method. I recommend setting up a gmail account & set it up to check your old email account so you can still use your old email address AND take advantage of the full functionality of Gmail and Android.	Greven (91)
1265492	2012-03-18 18:45:00	Yay you got your jab in for the day ;) Wouldn't be complete without it ;) It's odd coz it's *only* the Outlook client that iOS doesn't wanna sync with. The Exchange Server is fine in terms of dates. Both Microsoft and Apple point the finger at each other as being in the wrong.	Chilling_Silence (9)
1265493	2012-03-21 03:01:00	I Use My Phone Explorer (www.fjsoft.at) to sync my Outlook contacts, calendar, notes and tasks with my Xperia X10 (Android 2.3) phone over USB, similar to Nokia Phonesync. Works a treat and is donationware. Features: Adressbook - with direct sync to Outlook, GMail, Windows contacts, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Lotus Notes and Tobit David Organizer with calendarview and direct sync to Outlook, Google, Sunbird, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, Windows calendar(Vista), Rainlendar, Lotus Notes, Tobit David and net shared calendars (WebDAV, FTP, local) SMS - archive, export, import, excessive messages,... Filebrowser with cachesystem to minimize datatransfer, automatic photosync... Set phoneclock based on atomtime and much more. f.e.: calllists, edit profiles, control phone, memorystatus, phonemonitor,...	tmrafi (5179)
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