MS Direct Push

agentmikeyd · #1 (**permalink**) 12-15-2007, 12:00 AM

Does anyone have experience with this? Is it supposed to be tunred if you have a hotmail account? maybe that's why hotmail has been locking up my Touch, and I had to switch to "manual sync"....

thanks!

jbbosu · #2 (**permalink**) 12-15-2007, 12:03 AM

I use direct push via mail2web...however, I think with hotmail, you have to use the windows live app on your phone...I could be way off.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong..

agentmikeyd · #3 (**permalink**) 12-15-2007, 12:04 AM

did you enable it under Comm Manager on the Touch?

8675309 · #4 (**permalink**) 12-15-2007, 04:09 AM

I believe the only way to get "DIRECT PUSH" email natively in windows is with Microsoft Exchange Server. I have been using exchange for the past year, and trust me it is worth it!! There are several other applications designed to give Windows mobile "DIRECT PUSH", but they all use other services running in the background. Exchange uses Active Sync.

bobaka · #5 (**permalink**) 12-15-2007, 09:25 PM

http://blogs.msdn.com/mayurk/archive...obile-6-0.aspx

Yes you set up in Windows Live.
Or I think you can also download the Sprint Mobile Mail thing (link in programs folder)
Here's a link that explains it.

I'm using it and it works just fine.
Since I don't want all my email on my phone,
I set up Eudora filter to forward just stuff I want to my hotmail account, and it shows up on my phone very quickly.

**eman** · #6 (**permalink**) 12-19-2007, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8675309

I believe the only way to get "DIRECT PUSH" email natively in windows is with Microsoft Exchange Server. I have been using exchange for the past year, and trust me it is worth it!! There are several other applications designed to give Windows mobile "DIRECT PUSH", but they all use other services running in the background. Exchange uses Active Sync.

If I have an exchange server can I set it up through activesync? Then select add server source and go through all those steps. Also, does this push all my mail through? Do I need to add anything to my device to make this work or will it just work right out of the box with the touch and wireless? I have the $15 vision plan if that makes a difference. Thank you for any help you can provide....

mreastwood · #7 (**permalink**) 01-03-2008, 07:13 PM

does ms direct push from hotmail? What email accounts can be pushed aol, gmail yahoo etc.

willgill · #8 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mreastwood

does ms direct push from hotmail? What email accounts can be pushed aol, gmail yahoo etc.

MS uses Direct Push technology in their Live Mail service. So if you have a Live Email Account (hotmail.com, msn.com, passport.com etc) you can elect to receive Live Mail "as its received" which is Direct Push doing the PUSHing.

Also, if your email domain is serviced by an Exchange server, you can enable Direct PUSH on the Exchange server and it will do the PUSHing.

Since you don't own the domain to aol.com, gmail.com or yahoo.com THEY have to do the PUSHing using MS Direct Push.. and they don't as far as I know.

agentmikeyd · #9 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 04:28 PM

Willgil,

How do I turn on the Direct Push for my hotmail? It is greyed out under Comm manager....

Thanks

Bad Ash · #10 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 08:44 PM

for hotmail you don't and can't activate direct push in the comm manager. you it set up to receive as it arrives in the email options. works fine. the only time you would activate the direct push is if you were using a exchange server.