Mobile me anyone??

[Repr0bate]

Im gonna say no one has this or there would have been at least one thread here..I am kinda looking into it and it seems pretty neat..the only thing that gets me is after a 60 day trial you have to pay for it..

push email, contacts, and calendar..

doesnt the iphone already do this already (except for push email)??

everytime I plug in my phone its says syncing calendar then contacts?

is there anything else out there that will push email? (gmail to be exact)

Like I said it looks cool but I dont know what the cost is for

 

[DRTigerlilly]

I'd wait until Apple fixes the bug http://www.iphonediscussion.com/mac-os-x/132-mobile-me-exposing-customers-data.html?highlight=mobile

 

[Repr0bate]

Yea I read that before...but I found something that says it will push gmail..so with everything else already working dont think I would really need mobile me (nor would I want to pay for it)

 

[DRTigerlilly]

i read a thread this morning on iphoneblog that morning that suggest it works but it's not as good as an exchange server, and you have to pay for mobileme, if you really want push mail, you might as well get a better product.

Some i saw recommended of the paid variety:
sherweb
mailstreet
4smartphone
Interways.net

It's a long thread but you can take a browse.

 

[Repr0bate]

I'll take a look at those but one thing I've found so far is the google sync app...which is in beta but I will still try it out to see how it goes..

 

[DRTigerlilly]

Google hasn't been dealing with the onslaught of users trying to use the service. Maybe as they add more servers it will get better, but users have been complaining about mail being slow, if it works @ all.

 

[Repr0bate]

Well I did it and it seems to work fine..Got an email and sent a couple to myself to check out any delay...it only took like 3 seconds then my phone buzzed..

For anyone interested in setting up google sync the site will give complete instructions..pretty easy stuff
Google Sync : Set Up Your iPhone or iPod Touch - Mobile Help

 

[DRTigerlilly]

tried it myself tonight on my dad's iphone and it wouldn't pass exchange user verification, seeming very hit or miss.

 

[Repr0bate]

Is it an older gmail acct? the ones that say name@googlemail.com?

If so the step page i posted earlier said that it wouldnt verify something but to just hit ok and it would still work fine.

 

[DRTigerlilly]

nope gmail.com account & i had been using that page to do the setup.

 

[Chibu]

I'd wait until Apple fixes the bug http://www.iphonediscussion.com/mac-os-x/132-mobile-me-exposing-customers-data.html?highlight=mobile

It took them a while to fix that bug in 2009. It was such a frustrating bug or glitches in my opinion. But it's a very good thing that Apple have gotten better with their software, we don't experience such again with their latest versions of softwares.