Transfer Contacts from WM to Android?

[dishe]

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).

[JimSmith94]

I know I need to get out of the Outlook mentality, but I've used Outlook on my PC forever. In fact the only reason I got a smart phone in the first place was because BitPim didn't support any of the phones I wanted. ActiveSync (and now WMDC) keep my Outlook contacts and calendar in sync on my Windows Mobile phone. My work uses Outlook, and my home email is Gmail, but I read it with Outlook.

Currently I create and manage all of my contacts and calendar events with Outlook on my PC and WMDC keeps my phone in sync with it automatically. If that will still work, and Google Sync keeps my phone and Gmail synchronized, that should be all I need.

[dishe]

Originally Posted by JimSmith94

I know I need to get out of the Outlook mentality, but I've used Outlook on my PC forever. In fact the only reason I got a smart phone in the first place was because BitPim didn't support any of the phones I wanted. ActiveSync (and now WMDC) keep my Outlook contacts and calendar in sync on my Windows Mobile phone. My work uses Outlook, and my home email is Gmail, but I read it with Outlook.

Currently I create and manage all of my contacts and calendar events with Outlook on my PC and WMDC keeps my phone in sync with it automatically. If that will still work, and Google Sync keeps my phone and Gmail synchronized, that should be all I need.

Yes, and that is one of the selling points of Windows Mobile- the integration and compatibility with MS office suite tools (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc).
However, Android is none of those things. You won't be syncing Android with Outlook out of the box without a plugin or premium service.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this thread is discussing keeping your PIM in sync between both WM and Android. I'm not really sure how Outlook fits into all this since you wouldn't really be using it with Android anyhow...

[JimSmith94]

Originally Posted by dishe

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this thread is discussing keeping your PIM in sync between both WM and Android. I'm not really sure how Outlook fits into all this since you wouldn't really be using it with Android anyhow...

You're right of course, and I apologize for the topic drift. It's just that for the past 10 years that I've had cell phones, I've been so used to just plugging my phone into my computer and having it sync with Outlook. I think the method I described in my last post will work for me. I just need to get the guts to try it.