Moving from a Touch Pro 2 to an Android

[ShelbyTurbo]

I am contemplating a move from my Touch Pro 2 to an Android phone, as Sprint has terminated my contract for roaming data usage, and I will be switching to Verizon.

To back up my programs on my windows phone I use PPCbackup, is there a way to use this backup file to load the contacts to an Android phone?

I would prefer to do this without a Google account if possible, as I do not wish to sinc either of my phones with Google.

[darren.wlsn1]

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/sprint-epi...h-pro-2-a.html

[Miami_Son]

Your TP2 backup file will not be compatible with anything on the Android phone. Relying on Google is the one thing keeping me from an Android phone. I'm an Outlook user and prefer not to have my info on an internet server.

[RidleyJ329]

doesnt outlook house your information too if you plan on doing any OTA syncing unless you manually do it everytime you flash or have a backup on your sd

[eric12341]

i sync my stuff using google exchange (may soon switch to live) and myphone in which both i am very pleased with.

[Miami_Son]

Originally Posted by RidleyJ329

doesnt outlook house your information too if you plan on doing any OTA syncing unless you manually do it everytime you flash or have a backup on your sd

Yeah, but Outlook stores the info in a file locally on my hard drive, not on someone's internet server where I have no control over it or who has access to it (a password is hardly a deterrent). I don't use Windows Live for that very reason. Why should I trust ANY company with my private info? When I sync, the information is going from my PC directly to my device, not across an internet connection. We adopt new technologies so fast these days that we not only don't stop to think what the risks are, we don't even know yet until someone finds a way to exploit them. What legal safeguards are there in place to protect our data from abuse and/or to keep Google or Microsoft from seeing/using our personal info for other means? It might seem benign to many, but my contacts and calendar could be used by marketers or other unscrupulous people for who knows what nefarious purposes. The other day I went into a store and about a half hour after I left I got a text from the store with advertising. I didn't give them my cell phone # or permission to text me, but they did. Found out that they have a system in place that captures cell phone info in the store and then sends advertising texts. Crossing their threshhold is considered tacit approval to do this even though I am totally unaware of it. Doesn't matter that I may have to pay for their text depending on what plan I have. I have to opt out after the fact to stop more texts from being sent and there's no guarantee another visit to the store won't get me back on their list.

The technology is moving faster than our ability to control it or even comprehend the ways in which it can be used or affect us. That's part of why I don't want to be forced to trust Google with my personal info.

[InvincibleLiving]

On old chinese proverb reads: "If you're gonna get screwed, might as well give it up to the best." I don't concern myself too much with worrying over who does what with my data from a corporate point of view... now personal malicious breaches are one thing but deciding between a yahoo, google, aol, or outlook houses my accounts all comes down to who can do it the most elloquently and add value to how I function daily by either making it sleek, seamless, fun or secure lol For me, and for right now, Google meets my needs.

[Miami_Son]

Like I said, I prefer to keep my data local whenever possible. Google is more advertising-centric. Like the old saying, there's no free lunch. At some point, they are all in it to get something out of it.

[chardog]

I thought android syncs to outlook natively? I got a while till my contract is over, but I am counting the days until I can get the epic.

[Miami_Son]

Not natively, from what I understand. It requires Companionlink (not free) or some other 3rd party software and reports are that things like Notes and e-mail do not sync.