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Originally Posted by JimSmith94
So, ActiveSync/WMDC syncs WM on the phone, and Google Sync syncs mobile and Gmail, so Gmail ends up with everything that was on Outlook. Then after switching to Android, set up Google Sync on that phone, and the phone is in sync again, right?
There is still the missing piece of being able to sync directly between Outlook on the PC and Gmail, but this is a start. Thanks, dishe!
Can anyone recommend a good free solution to sync Outlook and Gmail? Or maybe it's worth it to just spend $14.99 and buy gSyncit: http://www.daveswebsite.com/software/gsync/ |
There is no need for Outlook at all. Ever since they stopped giving away Outlook for free with Pocket PCs (somewhere around 2003), I stopped using it.
Well, that's not entirely true, I use it with a REAL exchange server, but if not for that I really wouldn't use it at all, and ditch it for something like Thunderbird or just webmail access.
WM syncs OTA with Google, which it THINKS is an exchange server (so you set up like an exchange setup). The Android OS also syncs with the same server. All over the Air. There is no missing link.
If you want to use outlook, that's your own prerogative. You can, but you'll need to either buy some sync software, or take Google's official apps sync for a spin (annual fee on that one, but less than a real exchange server costs per month). The official apps sync I think mimics an exchange server for outlook at well (current free-level google sync only supports mobile activesync protocols. Outlook's protocol is more complicated).