Personal Exchange Service

ret2961 · #1 (**permalink**) 01-25-2009, 06:20 PM

Hey,

I've waded through the posts I could find, but still am not really sure. Is there a service out there (for a reasonable price) that allows me to keep my two POP e-mail accounts sync'd across two PCs, a laptop and a PPC? Calendar, all that jazz, but it would be nice to keep all the mail and stuff updated real time, rather than on each system. I've seen mail2web, but I can't tell if I can use my address or if I have to use theirs...

Sorry, I know it seems simple to most, but I still am trying to get my head around it...

Thanks!

**rainfreak** · #2 (**permalink**) 01-25-2009, 07:12 PM

If you own your own domain name(s) you can use 1and1.com for under $10/month for an exchange account, which will push your email to your phone. I used 1and1.com for hosting for almost three years, before I got my own server, and was never unhappy with their service.

ret2961 · #3 (**permalink**) 01-25-2009, 08:33 PM

Thanks...Just plain old ATT for me...I was looking to just keep all the PCs and PPC sync'd...

Fixup · #4 (**permalink**) 01-26-2009, 12:45 AM

To sync your mail on all PCs and mobile devices, you'd better use IMAP. To push to your mobile devices, use MS Live; exchange (activesync) and 3rd-party push (ImpaPusherService, Fleximail, VGSMail...) all suck battery on my Diamond. 1and1 is good, except one thing - it is hell slow around 11PM when I use email mostly, so I disconnected my service after several months.

a99tandem · #5 (**permalink**) 01-30-2009, 12:35 PM

Cmon guys.. I thought everyone knew about http://live.mail2web.com FREE Exchange hosting with Activesync push. It's the only way I've ever used WinMo phones for more than 2 or 3 days on a full charge.

CruiSin · #6 (**permalink**) 01-30-2009, 12:41 PM

mail2web.com is good, but don't you have to change your e-mail? You could forward from your account to it, but if you reply or send a new message, it shows at your mail2web address.

I bought my own domain years ago, and had switched to 1and1 when they first offered three years of free hosting. I added an exchange account for $6.99 a month, and now I don't worry about it. My address is mine and will stay that way, no matter what.

Bushrod · #7 (**permalink**) 01-30-2009, 12:43 PM

I own my own domain and use MS Live for hosting for free. Only cost is for the domain itself!

Fixup · #8 (**permalink**) 01-30-2009, 05:49 PM

mail2web has two problems:

1) It uses the old exchange, no compare to the new Windows Live.

2) It does not allow you to use your own email address, Live does.

manoosie · #9 (**permalink**) 01-30-2009, 09:01 PM

if you want sync try plaxo

**indagroove** · #10 (**permalink**) 01-30-2009, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fixup

To sync your mail on all PCs and mobile devices, you'd better use IMAP. To push to your mobile devices, use MS Live; exchange (activesync) and 3rd-party push (ImpaPusherService, Fleximail, VGSMail...) all suck battery on my Diamond. 1and1 is good, except one thing - it is hell slow around 11PM when I use email mostly, so I disconnected my service after several months.

+1 for IMAP