[olug] Syncing address

Sat Jun 18 03:13:18 UTC 2011

Well that certainly explains the disconnect!

While I'm certain this list is full of Android gurus, I'm not too sure
how many are familiar with the idiosyncrasies of Windows Mobile.

Good luck in your quest.

Ben

On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Jason N <dashrender at cox.net> wrote:
> Oh man.. I'm sorry...
>
>
> that phone ... is so... well.. not good!
>
> It was so bad for sprint that sprint actually had a limited time offer where they replaced it with the Touch Pro 2 for free.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Are you using it as a phone, or just a PDA without internet access?
>
>
>
> ---- Kelly Williams <kellywilliams81 at gmail.com> wrote:
> this is the one I have http://www.htc.com/us/support/touch-pro-alltel/help/
>
>
>
> On 6/17/2011 5:50 PM, Jason N wrote:
>> Do you have this phone?
>> http://www.htc.com/us/products/touch-pro2-sprint/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ---- Benjamin Watson<bwatson1979 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> I guess I'm a little confused here.
>>
>> You said you have: "HTC Touch Pro, It has windows mobile".
>>
>> Could you elaborate on this a little more?  Google'ing for HTC Touch
>> Pro seems to indicate an Android-based smart phone, but this conflicts
>> with your statement: "It has windows mobile".
>>
>> So the real crux of the problem is: what OS is your device running
>> currently?  Android or Windows Mobile?
>>
>> You also said you "converted to a PDA"?  Again, did you load custom
>> ROMs onto this thing?  Is this phone being used as a phone (e.g. under
>> contract with a major cell phone service provider) or only as a PDA?
>>
>>
>> Going on the assumption that this phone is:
>>
>> 1. Still a phone with cell service and
>> 2. Is running Android
>>
>> Typically when you "activate" these Android phones for the first time,
>> there is a requirement to have a GMail address.  During the activation
>> process, you enter your GMail address into the phone thereby pairing
>> the phone to your GMail account.  After activation, the phone will
>> sync automatically with your GMail account, pulling in e-mail.  You
>> can then manage contacts via Google Voice (via a web browser signing
>> into your GMail account).  Again, your phone's contact list will
>> automatically pull down and sync to your Google Voice contact over the
>> air or over WiFi.
>>
>> As you add more accounts to the phone (e.g. "Corporate" Exchange,
>> Facebook, etc.), you typically have the option to import/sync those
>> contacts into your phone's contact list as well.
>>
>> I'd highly recommend utilizing the Google Voice contacts as it allows
>> you to merge duplicate contacts into a single source.  For example,
>> you may have manually entered some contact information for your friend
>> Bob on the phone.  This automagically shows up in Google Voice.  Next,
>> you import some Facebook contacts (Bob is your FB friend too).  Now
>> you'd have duplicate contact info for Bob.  With Google voice, you can
>> select both entries and merge/combine the information into a single
>> contact.  I imagine there are methods to import externally managed
>> contacts (e.g. Outlook, Thunderbird, etc.) into Google Services like
>> GMail and Voice.
>>
>> Ben
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Kevin<sharpestmarble at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> Wireless and Bluetooth don't work with Android?! Thy seem to be working just
>>> fine to me. Perhaps you could elaborate more on your setup?
>>> On Jun 17, 2011 11:31 AM, "Kelly Williams"<kellywilliams81 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> I have heard that wireless and bluetooth doesn't work with droid..
>>>>
>>>> On 6/17/2011 8:48 AM, Jason N wrote:
>>>>> There is no might, there is an android rom for it.. but I never ran it,
>>> so I have no idea how good it is.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---- Aric Aasgaard<aric at omahax.com>  wrote:
>>>>> I have a touch pro. Exchange server works great. ......<troll
>>> snicker>...... There might be an android rom for it.
>>>>> Sam Tetherow<tetherow at shwisp.net>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> When I got my android phone there was an app for Windows that would let
>>>>>> you sync with google apps.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Don't remember what it was but I found it pretty quick googleing for it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 06/16/2011 11:42 PM, Jason N wrote:
>>>>>>> what parts are you trying to sync? and with what programs?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---- Kelly Williams<kellywilliams81 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>>>>> I was given a HTC Touch Pro, It has windows mobile. I have been
>>> googling all
>>>>>>> day about what is the best way to sync this phone that I converted in
>>> to a
>>>>>>> PDA. What is the best way to sync it with having to go buy office 2007
>>> with
>>>>>>> outlook. I wondering if there is something that is cross platform..
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks Kelly
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