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[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N8ter:
You don't understand... No, it is not correct.

1. Data on the cloud. Synchs automatically:

Reference: http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_...0/10/11/windows-live-and-windows-phone-7.aspx

2. Android Synchs Calendars from Google Servers. Google on Android has weaker (i.e. less tight) integration than Windows Live on Windows Phone 7, though.

3. MobileMe is inferior to both the WP7/Live and Android/Google integration. It supports ActiveSync, however.

4. Symbian supports ActiveSync. Symbian may not look that great but feature for feature it can match or rival most other smartphone OSes. The UI is what has held Symbian back, not the core platform - which is great.

5. WM6.x Supports ActiveSync and there is Windows Live for Windows Mobile to Sync Winodws Live Mail and Contacts to the phone. It can also merge Live Contacts with already-existing Phone contacts and show Presence information. There is Microsoft Office 2010 Mobile for Windows Mobile 6.5. The only WinMo phone I'd bother using is an HD2 these days, but that device has its own problems (if you get a "good one", then you're good to go, though).

On WinMo 6.5 You can sync your Hotmail Contacts/Mail via Windows Live for Windows Mobile, chat with Windows Live Messenger Mobile, and get your Google Mail, Contacts, and Calendar via ActiveSync by way of Google Sync.

Yes, you can get a Blackberry and use BIS/BES.

Desktop Syncing is a feature being fantastically overstated in these forums, just like stuff like a File manager. If you're a Lemming then just get an Android phone and use Google Services. If you can make your own decisions I think I've cleared up enough of your misconceptions in this reply (or at least given you the capabilities of each platform IRT what info syncs that may pretain to you specific use case).

EDIT: If you're running a business you can do yourself a favor and oursource your Exchange hosting. For example: http://www.apps4rent.com/ has 6-7GB mailboxes for something like $7.99/mo and you can get just 1 mailbox if you want, with no contract or anything. I used them for a couple of years, so I can vouch for them. You get Outlook for free with you Plan (or Entourage/Outlook for Mac) and ActiveSync is a free Add-On. You can access from web browsers using OWA, and use either a sub-domain or your own domain.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amb9800:
See this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=797472
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N8ter:
I'm pretty sure anyone reading this thread has seen that trainwreck of a thread. You don't need to crosspost the link here. You're free to bump your thread.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Poppapete:
Pretty sure

I'm very sure that you do not use Outlook on a stand alone PC with a pst file and sync every day with a Win Phone or you would understand what we are all talking about. No I qualify, sync every day with Calender, Tasks, & Contacts.[/I]
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scoob101:
Just for those who have read this thread and are confused; I have an outlook calendar, contacts, and hotmail all synced up with my WP7 device.

Calendar - I chose to install Google Calendar Sync onto my Outlook PC. It automatically syncs my local outlook calendar with the cloud every 10 mins. Google calendar then pushes any changes to my phone instantly, no wires.

Contacts - I chose to install the hotmail connector for outlook, and dragged all my contacts out of their folder and into the hotmail account. this pushed them onto the phone automatically, no wires. Any changes to contacts are now made either on the phone directly, or in the new contacts folder created by the hotmail connector.

Hotmail - I used to use the POP3 account settings, but decided to change to using the outlook connector instead. Works a treat. Push Email is far superior to clunky old send/receive schedules.

The above may not suit everone, but it works for me and I`m very happy with the results.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doministry:
@N8ter

No, desktop sync and file manager is not oversized.

It's basics which should be provided
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jim Coleman:
Funny how people were moaning about WM6.5's lack of wireless sync with Outlook. Now that WP7 syncs wirelessly with Outlook, people are moaning that it doesn't sync over wired USB.

Some people will never be happy. *shrug*
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doministry:
Maybe they were different people, huh?!

The problem is Sync currently is overcomplicated between NATIVE MS products

and it's kinda pathetic.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taxim:
Most of the replies I read here are from the UK. As of today, WP7 phones are being sold here in the States. If you think the "uproar" regarding no direct Outlook sync is a bugger in the UK; just wait till John Q Public buys this new phone and get home only to realize that M$ has peed in his soup.

Luckily, my carrier Verizon hasn't offered any WP7 phones in the US and it seems that it will be 2011 before they do. By that time, maybe some of these questions will be sorted out and solutions known. I can only hope.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epdm2be:
First. I don't think syncing OTA is asked here. Just simple plug in USB cable and tranfer contacts and callender quickly (usually much faster than wifi or bluetooth).

Secondly isn't "setting up an exchange server" a bit too much for home users? I thought WM7 was supposed to be "user-friendly"

Third. I DON'T want to transfer my +500 private contacts to the cloud. My contacts thats MY business NOT M$ nor Google's. I value privacy very high and so does my clients/customers/contacts.

As for the remarks from Mr. Coleman about wireless sync. I guess you've never enjoyed ActiveSync 3.5. It was far easier to setup than the **** we have now. And it worked with Office we already had and with the activesync that was supplied with the device.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epdm2be:
Snipped your very informative and to the point remark.

Unfortunatly the problem is not only with M$ and WP7. It's a problem of "these times" since Android smartphones are destined to uses Google's cloud (and their contacts/calendar-system) and Apple's iTunes-phones are glued to, yes, indeed, the best invention since sliced bread... iTunes >:->

Sorry for that last sarcastic remark but I'm really fed up with these multi-billion $ companies doing all the "good" stuff for rich teenagers while neglecting home professionals big time.

In essence we are doomed to stay on WM6.x or go back to the dark ages with pen and paper and write our contacts in a little black book again, great!
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chubnut:
Very true. OTA wasn't asked for but at the moment that's sort of all we have. It's not ideal and not what I would personally like. I really hope M$ listen to what is going on out here and on other forums such as social answers and Backstage.

Setting up the hosted Exchange thing is a bit OTT but in my mind more preferable to Live. What is more OTT is me looking round for a server so I can put SBS and Exchange, sharepoint and SQL2008R2. TBH it was something I was going to do anyway and its about time I made use of the MSDN subscription work pays for :D
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chubnut:
Thank you :)

Actually - aside from Outlook, there are all the other apps that used to do desktop sync too. May do a thread on that in answers.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N8ter:
You cannot use msdn licenses to set up production servers. Only testing setups are supported. You cannot legally host you busimess email on a server from an msdn subscription. You have to buy a production license and cals.

Forum is full of clueless people, these days.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] globiboulga:
You can use HTC sync software to sync calendars and people with desktop outlook... Not sure if there is an option to stop sync with a gmail account (other than not having one?) Must be.

Sorry, got Android phones here.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PJ11:
Can anyone here help me with this one:

I have all my contacts and calendar from Outlook transferred to my Windows Live account and everything works and shows up here online.

Now nearly everything synced over from Windows Live to my HD7 apart from old appointments. On my HD7 calendar I have alll my appointments from the last month, all future ones and all reoccuring ones but not any older than this even although they all show up in my Windows Live Calendar on the PC.

Any advice much appreciated.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chubnut:
Mine is similar and I'm using Exchange. Only the last few months get on to the phone. All re-occuring appointments and birthdays are there, but nothing else. This has been raised on other forums too but can't remember the outcome at the moment. I'll have a look and get back to you
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrmomoman:
Approaching this from a sync perspective why would you want to sync something in the past that has already occured outside of the reoccuring events? The reason behind a calendar sync is upcoming events, reoccuring reminders such as birthdays, annual events, daily, weekly or monthly upcoming events.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PJ11:
It is really just a personal preference as I am used to having all my appointments from the last few years available on my handset calendar.

I realise from a sync point of view it is not neccessary.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chubnut:
Actually I was mistaken. It's only the last 2 weeks of single occurance appointments that are retained on the phone. Repeating are all there. I got stuffed in a meeting today when I went to pull up an appointment from August to see who was present back then. Luckilly I still had my crappy X1i with me lol.

There are no settings on the phone to change this (unlike on WinMo 6.*) and there are no settings at the server end that I can see to modify the settings. I've got a hosted service and the CP doesn't show any options to restrict or allow differing volumes of entries.

I've posted the question on MS Answers and awaiting replies. Sorry I can't help more now
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JETninja:
Ok, I still rock a WM6.1 device, I run Outlook 2003 at Work (Boeing) and just built a new PC with Outlook 2010 (have been using an old PC w/Win7 & Outlook 2007). I sync Contacts, Meetings, and files on the Work PC, I sync Contacts, Files on the Home PC. (not email, I get way too much)

I'm hoping I can do this somehow with a Samsung Focus. The meetings and contacts are very important to me. Your saying just like iOS4, and Android, I cannot just connect a WM7 device and Sync that data? Man that sucks....I didn't expect MS to drop the ball on that....
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Gate Keeper:
not directly no. like the other smart phones, they seem to be moving to the cloud services. given you work at boeing shouldn't they have an exchange server you can connect your phone to? and with your home PC, sync it to your hotmail account through outlook hotmail connector and drag + drop your calendar and contacts so that they appear on your hotmail account. both of these can run concurrently on your windows phone. This appears to be the only approach at present. In my eyes I didn't have much of struggle to do this, but i also can understand that others may not like putting all their stuff in the cloud. i don't really think the whole "i want control" is a good reason as you still have full control of it, it's just not only on your own machine/phone, but also in the cloud.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JETninja:
I'm sure they run exchange servers, not sure how I would connect to it. Also not sure if I want Hotmail to import all my Contacts, I have thousands from USAF peeps to Soccer coaches (used to help run one of the biggest AYSO leagues in the USA) etc....I've had a Hotmail account for many many years, but don't use it much cause its spam filter sucks compared to gmail, and gmail just plain rocks in all other ways.

I'll have to do more research on this for sure, hopefully some guides show up...thanks for at least giving me some things to think about.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrfitchett4:
what's wrong with microsoft myphone?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chubnut:
Nothing. I like M$ MyPhone. It doesn't work with WP7 though.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrfitchett4:
it's listed in the features of the hd7 on tmous website. Is it not included?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chubnut:
Really? No, that's not right. WP7 definitely doesn't work with MyPhone, at least not at the moment and I don't know if they are going to make it work with it either. They have pretty much abandoned that to WinMo 6.x.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PJ11:
Let us know here on the forum if you get an answer back from the Microsoft web posting, it would be interesting to see Microsoft thinking on this one as I would like to have all my past appointments with me at all times.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chubnut:
Will do. In the meantime here is the link http://social.answers.microsoft.com...7/thread/52b6b187-ff70-42be-8713-8d0bc3d9b0dd
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahigguk:
I use calendar past appointments to remind me: when i last saw the guy, what we talked about, what deal we struck, how big the order was. Some customers are monthly calls, some are bi-annual.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dragon Queen:
So is there a way to move the contacts on MS MyPhone to your hotmail account? and the deal I believe with the usb plugins is moving files from pc to phone and back, not emailing the things to yourself both ways! Besides the local storage issue vs out who knows where it is actually stored at in the world deal.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AcousticBruce:
Amen brother!

Most people do not understand the idea of having a desktop based Outlook source. People should never tell anyone.. "just move all your contacts and calendaer to Gmail or Live". Its just not a solution.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AcousticBruce:
Amen Brother!

Amen Brother!

Amen Brother!

I sure hope this syncing thing gets fixed... It would be nice to have a beautiful that does everything win 6.x does.

M$ please fix this issue.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erfansaberi:
I have also all my contacts and calendar from Outlook transferred to my Windows Live account and everything works and shows up here online, BUT, I can not sync my HD7 calander with my windows live account. in my phone sync setting there is only one check box for syncing email, thats all. no checks for calander as well as contacts.

PLEASE SOME BODY HELT ME TO FIX IT.

Thanks
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blogus:
I agree. I just got a WP7 and was pissed to see my contacts synced with M$ cloud. I was shocked that M$ didn't integrate outlook syncing of contacts and calendar on here. Office is a big part of their business so I don't know why they would alienate a big chunk of their existing customers.

As for syncing with skydrive, I don't like sending my personal info to microsoft so I have a question. Is there a way I can set the device to use another service and never declare a live accout or sync with skydrive? Wiling to go the route of paying for or setting up a hosted solution.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] munkeyphyst:
WP7 is not for you two. Simple as that. No animosity, but use another OS.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scoob101:
I really don`t get this logic.

"I`m not happy with Microsoft holding my data in the cloud so Can you show me how I can get company B to hold my data in the cloud instead."

What difference does it make?

When are you people going to understand that privacy doesn`t mean what it did 10 years ago? Its time to get over it and deal with the reality what it means to use the internet today.

If this stuff really does mean this much to you, then you need to stop using the internet altogether. Theres more personal data out there about you in the cloud then you can imagine.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blogus:
It's simple logic: I value my privacy and should have a means of protecting it. I don't need M$ to establish the standard for and acceptance of what is deemed reasonable privacy.

Also, the whole world doesn't live in the US and may not like to be governed by not only american laws but american corporate policies. This is simply a heavy handed approach to push cloud on users when they are not asking for it.

This phone is unusable unless you hand over all your contact info to M$. That doesn't pass.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpijper:
Probably Windows Phone is not the platform for you, with its cloud-centricity. Luckily there are plenty of excellent Android machines out there. Thank God for choices!

Jan Roelof
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] munkeyphyst:
+1, said that a while ago. Live Account and cloud syncing are pretty intrinsic to the WP7 experience.

If they are deal breakers for you, move on to another OS. Luckily those options are available.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scoob101:
I think the "standard" for privacy on the internet of which you speak of was established well before WP7 was released. You seem to be defining pirvacy on the internet in such narrow terms as to make the discussion meaningless.

I don`t live in the US either. But still, you seem to fail to grasp that the concept of "the cloud" has already been pushed on you. If thats your premise, then its already too late. You already lost.

If you think that all of the data about you or created by you which resides on the internet today (and trust me, theres alot of it out there) is completley safe and completley within your control, you are being dangerously naive.

I`ll say it again, simply becuase you don`t seem to get it yet. The idea of true privacy on the internet is a nonsense. Get over it and start managing the reality of using the internet today.

Amazon.com is unusable unless you hand over all your credit card and address information to Amazon. What exactly is your point here?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blogus:
The standard of storing personal information on a personal computer was nicely established by microsoft well before the web and cloud came along. Simply pointing to the fact that it exists doesn't make a discussion meaningless. That's a narrow interpretation in my view. [/QUOTE]

I don't think you fully grasp that software companies are not perfectly mapped to national states. In Canada, we have privacy legislation that is more restrictive than the US. Also, there's no patriot act. It's not about the tech. Laws do matter.

I would avoid being naive and would go beyond treating the internet as one big entity (tubes?). If you check, you'll see that it does matter:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/london/defense-giant-ditches-microsofts-cloud-citing-patriot-act-fears/1349

Thanks for that. I never knew it was all nonsense.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estugarda:
I can't believe this.

I just got my HD2 to work with WP7. I love the UI, and this didn't happen to me since I saw HTC Sense for WM for the first time. And then, NO SYNC WITH OUTLOOK!? This must be stupidest, most idiotic decision in this line of business. What in heaven's name is wrong with USB cable sync!? OK fine, get the cloud sync possibility, but why on earth would you eliminate USB sync? What do they gain with that?

Oh, I am so angry now. I had to get it out.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bungee4CE:
For me, I have no issues syncing Outllook with my Nokia Lumia 800 (WP) as I just use the Windows Live Account e-mail and sync my calendar to Outlook and to my wife's Lumia 800 and both of our contacts lists reside both on out phones and on Outlook under separate headings. All works for me.

As for the security on the internet. It is a lot better than it once was and as long as you use a little common sense when it comes to access/security controls you should be OK. If you were to continue down the line of worries about internet security you will stop using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth aswell. :-)
[Galaxy Tab General] leoni1980:
I got my Galaxy Tab today and absolutely love it. The only problem is that I am unable to change the user agent by any means. Even browser with built in user agent switching features like Skyfire and Dolphin default to mobile sites even when UA is switched to desktop.

Is anyone else having this problem? It is especially annoying when trying to view websites which dont have the option to view their desktop equivalent.

Please help!
[Galaxy Tab General] mklass:
I have a similar issue where as I cant view BBC Iplayers full site over 3g

:(
[Galaxy Tab General] clubtech:
Are you running the stock firmware?

I noticed that *some* of the recent firmwares on samfirware.com have this issue and some don't.

Currently running the recently released JK1 and it does not have this problem however JJ7 did have this problem.
[Galaxy Tab General] leoni1980:
Im running XWjj3 firmware
[Galaxy Tab General] clubtech:
Change to jk1 it should solve your problem.
[Galaxy Tab General] leoni1980:
I'm a bit fearful of bricking it. Which files have to be flashed with ODIN? If these files are available why don't Samsung just release them across the board through kies? Mine is an factory unlocked model.
[Galaxy Tab General] daniel.weck:
I too was stressed about the possibility of bricking an expensive piece of kit (with a chance of the shop/manufacturer refusing to repair under warranty). They key here is to thoroughly document yourself in advance: read all the forum posts you can find, copy/paste crucial instructions in a handy single text file, etc. Once you're prepared for every eventuality, you're unlikely to make silly mistakes and you stick to the process that works.
[Galaxy Tab General] clubtech:
Use jk1 from samfirmware.com. no pit. No repartition.

It should work fine.
[Epic 4G General] monkeychef:
How is it possible that after I root, flash, install, etc. custom ROM's, recoverys, kernals, etc. the phone still contains information information for it's phone number at and all of that other information.

Yes I am a complete noob at all this, but I hope to gain experience by reading and asking.
[Epic 4G General] bomix:
Yes, the activation part never changes. So modding it doesn't hurt your number or sprint account settings.. Warranty is another question.
[Epic 4G General] austin420:
htere is a partition that holds all the network stufff like imei, prl, profile, etc. even if you do a nand back up then update the msid or some other network identifier then restore the old back up the changes will stay. you dont have anything to worry about.
[Epic 4G General] monkeychef:
Thanks you so much. That makes me feel much better about modding my phone.