[Marc Zimmermann]

Originally Posted by Daniel

I just wish Mazingo integrated with ActiveSync instead of being a separate app.

Right. As long as they just pop up and get on my nerves with a new window whenever a device connects (regardless of whether this device has the Mazingo client), I will not use it. It's just too annoying. Give me an ActiveSync provider and I'll happily leave AvantGo behind.

[Marc Zimmermann]

Originally Posted by Daniel

I just wish Mazingo integrated with ActiveSync instead of being a separate app.

Right. As long as they just pop up and get on my nerves with a new window whenever a device connects (regardless of whether this device has the Mazingo client), I will not use it. It's just too annoying. Give me an ActiveSync provider and I'll happily leave AvantGo behind.

[EllenBeeman]

Looks like the latest version of Mazingo is actually working on my Ipaq, yayy!

If any Mazingo people are reading this...before you pull an "Avantgo" on all of us, please ask people whether they'd be willing to pay for your service! I've talked with the Avantgo people about this, and I have no idea why they won't consider a consumer-supported service.

---Ell

[Mr. Anonymous]

Actually, it looks like the first 8 people that make a custom channel for PocketPCThoughts.com will be allowed to subscribe. Custom channels are still there, but limited to 8 (out of, say, 10 million devices with Avantgo?) subscribers per domain. I wonder what counts as a domain (would test.pocketpcthoughts.com and test1.pocketpcthoughts.com count as seperate domains?). I'm also wondering if I could just set up a link to PocketPCThoughts.com on a dummy page on my personal website and then make a custom channel to that...

Now that I take a look at my Avantgo account, I don't currently subscribe to any custom channels. It's too bad that Mobile Favorites don't really work (at least they break often for me).

[Ivan]

Assuming Mazingo can fix all these minor quirks and become just as, or an even better solution than Avantgo... how long 'till Avantgo slaps Mazingo with a lawsuit for infringing their newly awarded patent for server synchronization (why the U.S. patent office awarded Avantgo such a patent in the first place is beyond me). :?

[EllenBeeman]

Mr. Anon, it also just occurred to me, that idea about creating a links page. I can see doing this one better...setting up a server where people have individual domains that actually contain the content they want, so if Avantgo decides to limit off-site links for people's custom pages, it won't matter. Wouldn't be a hard thing for my programmers to do.

[yup]

...get a WLAN card /wireless modem card and use the goddam Pocket Internet Exploder (tm) to browse the site. The whole AvantGo crap was suited for eons ago when the only way to get content to your PDA was via some crap syncing soft.

After giving it a 30 sec try I removed all the Avantgo soft from my 3870. End of story.


Geez guys, get a life

[puithove]

I like Mazingo despite the fact that it has a seperate sync software (I played with it when it was in it's early stages and thought 'Why don't they do an Activesync plug-in?') and despite the fact that it is SLOW starting with just a few channels (I've heard that they increased the speed lately, but I haven't tried it since). I like it because it allows the content to be displayed how the webmaster wants it displayed.

However, I have a bigger problem - Their software doesn't work through the proxy server at my work. This is a major killer for me. If I can't sync with it at work it's useless. I sent an e-mail to their tech support but never got a response back.

[H]

Sounds like a great opportunity for someone to put a rival service together. Can't be that difficult, most of the technical mechanism is in place anyhow.

As for AvantGo, I can't help feeling this might be a big mistake. Seems to happen to a lot of companies in this industry... Ashton Tate anyone? Borland, Microsoft, Lotus, IBM... The list is endless!

8O

[fmcpherson]

The way AvantGo is going, they may be out of business soon. I've been trying to get a salesman to call me about their enterprise products for two weeks, and still haven't heard a word.

[JMountford]

I stopped using Avant Go months ago!!! I hate what they do to the sites. To be honest Mazingo will have a much better product once they get all the bugs out.

I am just worried that Avant Go is setting up to sue them with the whole patent thing.