Intellisync Offers Wireless Push Email Express

[Jon Westfall]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.intellisync.com/pages/Products/Express/' target='_blank'>http://www.intellisync.com/pages/Products/Express/</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Wireless Email Express includes all the enterprise-class wireless email features of Intellisync Wireless Email, delivered as a low-hassle, easy to install subscription-based service."</i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/westfall-20050622-wireless.jpg" /> <br /><br />If you've been searching for push email at a somewhat affordable rate, Intellisync is now offering Wireless Email Express, with pricing starting at around $25 a month. Included with the plan are (of course) access to email, as well as calendaring and such. Travelers will also appreciate their helpful travel features (Such as having your flights entered into your calendar, and directions to and from airports, etc..). Take a look or let us know how the service is if you've used it!

[Rob Borek]

$25 a month? OUCH! I have a hosted Exchange account with Server ActiveSync/AUTD for a fraction of that price.

[Sven Johannsen]

Travelers will also appreciate their helpful travel features (Such as having your flights entered into your calendar...)
I wonder if it enters the flights at the correct time for the Time Zone the event occurs, or if it enters it at the raw time, disregarding your current TimeZone and the TZ the event occurs in.

[jglev]

They are offering an "introductory" rate for $120/year with a two year contract (for the Exchange or Notes version). This is the same thing that Verizon offeres as Wireless Sync (but without the Travelers thing).

I have a call into them for more information. If I can get it to work through our firewall, I may deploy it to others in my department.

[Paragon]

$25 a month? OUCH! I have a hosted Exchange account with Server ActiveSync/AUTD for a fraction of that price.

Who are you using, Rob?

[jhat3k1]

The verizon version does have the airport, and auto entry of directions and weather feature. I just started using it a couple days ago so I can't really vouch for it but I do know that it is there. The functionality has been flawless so far and I am a pretty heavy user (upwards of 50 emails a day).

[Jon Westfall]

$25 a month? OUCH! I have a hosted Exchange account with Server ActiveSync/AUTD for a fraction of that price.

Who are you using, Rob?

At the risk of sounding like a "Me too'er", I'll add that I'm interested in where you're getting this as well.

Jon.

[Paragon]

I asked first. :P

[wshwe]

$25 a month? OUCH! I have a hosted Exchange account with Server ActiveSync/AUTD for a fraction of that price.4smartphone perhaps?

[Rob Borek]

$25 a month? OUCH! I have a hosted Exchange account with Server ActiveSync/AUTD for a fraction of that price.

Who are you using, Rob?

1and1 at the moment... I've heard 4smartphone.net isn't bad either...

[emmfan]

Does Server Activesync synchronize tasks as well? I only saw that it synchronizes calendar and contacts.

[ikesler]

$25 a month? OUCH! I have a hosted Exchange account with Server ActiveSync/AUTD for a fraction of that price.

Who are you using, Rob?

1and1 at the moment... I've heard 4smartphone.net isn't bad either...

I was considering doing the same thing.......... how has your experience been using 1and1? I have 2 sites with them....... but not an exchange account. I really only want it for Push Email.........

thanks for the info if you have the time.

[Rob Borek]

$25 a month? OUCH! I have a hosted Exchange account with Server ActiveSync/AUTD for a fraction of that price.

Who are you using, Rob?

1and1 at the moment... I've heard 4smartphone.net isn't bad either...

I was considering doing the same thing.......... how has your experience been using 1and1? I have 2 sites with them....... but not an exchange account. I really only want it for Push Email.........

thanks for the info if you have the time.

I've had no problems with them. Mail arrives promptly, no slowdowns collecting mail from the server, setup is a snap, and there's a guide on how to set up Outlook, use Outlook Web Access, Outlook Mobile Access, and how to set up Server ActiveSync.

[Rob Borek]

Does Server Activesync synchronize tasks as well? I only saw that it synchronizes calendar and contacts.

The current version does not synchronize tasks. You can only synchronize your tasks with the desktop computer via Outlook (which is connected to the Exchange server).

[emmfan]

The current version does not synchronize tasks. You can only synchronize your tasks with the desktop computer via Outlook (which is connected to the Exchange server).

Thanks Rob. I'm using 1and1 exchange service. But since Server ActiveSync doesn't support tasks, I decided not to use it. I might tinker with it some and see if it might be a partial solution.