Contacts and calendar from WinMo to Evo?
 

So as most of us are coming from WinMo, I'm sure this will be an issue for a lot of us.

How do you best get the contacts, calendar, tasks, etc, from WinMo to the Evo?

I used Google Sync on my current phone (Touch Pro 2) and it imported my contacts to gmail, but it didn't do the calendar or tasks. And the contacts are all missing the catagories on gmail.

I absolutely need my contacts to have the catagories, so I need to figure that out. And I obviously need the calendar too, and would really like to get the tasks.

I don't use Outlook on my computer, so I would prefer an option that doesn't involve it. Heck, I would prefer an option that doesn't even involve the computer, just straight from the phone to gmail.

Any android vets out there have any advice on how to do this?

EDIT:
Okay, I got the contacts perfectly imported into gmail. Contacts, contact picture, all fields (addresses, phone numbers, emails, etc) catagories, and the contact notes. Here is how I did it...

#1: Install Outlook on the computer. The Touch Pro 2 disk has a 60 day trial, so I just used that.
#2: Tried to sync the Touch Pro 2 via ActiveSync on my XP netbook (where I installed Outlook) but kept having problems. I ended up removing the Google Sync exchange server (via activesync) from my phone. It didn't work properly anyway (no catagories) so just removed it. I then hit help and check for updates in Outlook, and installed all the updates.
#3: Now my phone successfully synced via activesync and Outlook had all of my contacts.
#4: In Outlook hit file, Import and Export, Export to a file. Select Comma Seperated (Windows) and export it.
#5: Go into gmail and import that file into contacts.
#6: Now all of my contacts were there, with all the fields, and even the catagories. The only problem is the pictures weren't there.
#7: Then I set up the Google Synce (exchange server) with the info here:
http://www.google.com/support/mobile...36&topic=14299
#8: After setting up the Google Sync, did a send/receive on my phone.
#9: After the send/receive completed, all of my contacts on gmail had pictures, and still had the catagories and everything else.

Re: Contacts and calendar from WinMo to Evo?
 

I use ActiveSync with the Google exchange server and it backs up everything to my gmail account (except messages and call history). When I logged on to Android the first time, all my stuff was just there.

Re: Contacts and calendar from WinMo to Evo?
 

Did you still have your catagories in your contacts or were they gone? And did your caledar and tasks get synced or just the contacts?

I used the Google Sync (which is really just setting up an Exchange Server) and it didn't do my catagories, my calendar, or my tasks...

Re: Contacts and calendar from WinMo to Evo?
 

OK-Most Definitely getting the EVO when it comes out, but this contact switch has me concerned. I can do it with outlook no prob, but when I log into my gmail account will it import all my contacts. My email address book is huge, as it is for most of you i am sure. How do you avoid importing every last email address from gmail into your contacts on the phone. If this is not a problem and I am being overly paranoid let me know.

Re: Contacts and calendar from WinMo to Evo?
 

Look into google sync, to transfer your calendar/contacts/etc.

http://www.google.com/mobile/sync/

http://smartphoneblogging.com/2010/0...rison-roundup/

Re: Contacts and calendar from WinMo to Evo?
 

Yeah Google Sync is what I tried to use and it didn't work. It didn't bring the catagories of my contacts, my calendar, or my tasks.

Re: Contacts and calendar from WinMo to Evo?
 

Hi...what if we don't have a gmail account? This means we have to get one? Is there not like an sktools for android or anything else that will import all this? I wanna have all my stuff backed up and loaded so I can just get the phone and go. What about like dashwire or anything else?

Re: Contacts and calendar from WinMo to Evo?
 

I'm not positive as I don't use categories but Google sync doesn't do task. Calendar should sync perfectly and contacts should too but I'm not sure about categories as I don't use them. Once you have an android they have 2 main programs that sync with tasks but they aren't native to android right out of the box

Re: Contacts and calendar from WinMo to Evo?
 

You have to create a Google account or about 50% of the phone will not be accessible including the marketplace

Re: Contacts and calendar from WinMo to Evo?
 

My calendar and contacts synced without an issue. I agree with p-slim: Not sure on categories, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't to tasks.