Tilt contacts

Is there a program that lets me copy my Tilt contacts to my pc without
using active sync. I dont want to sync with outlook.
Thanks.
KEN

Jaap
Thu Apr 03 01:38:39 PDT 2008

The desktop connection is propriatary, so whatever you want to do, you are
stuck with ActiveSync...

Jaap
owner ModernNomads.info
www.modernnomadsinfo

Todd
Thu Apr 03 07:03:38 PDT 2008


"Ken" <kfredstrom@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Is there a program that lets me copy my Tilt contacts to my pc without
> using active sync. I dont want to sync with outlook.
> Thanks.
> KEN


You might check out a SyncML client. SyncML is a platform-independent
Contacts/Calendar/Tasks over-the-internet sync system used primarily by
"dumbphones", but there are clients available for Windows Mobile, and plug
ins for various desktop PIMs. You'd sync both devices against a server
(many free ones like scheduleworld.com or zyb.com exist.)

Funambol.com offers free clients, which are a lot more stable than they used
to be. Commercial ones are available as well. I'm using Funambol
currently, sync'd with Scheduleworld.com to keep two WinMo phones, a desktop
and three laptops (all rumming Outlook) in sync. I haven't sync'd my phone
to my desktop with Activesync for over a month now.

Jaap
Thu Apr 03 14:50:52 PDT 2008

But AFAIK, SyncML can't sync to a desktop directly. If you wan't server
sync, there are several open source options
http://modernnomads.info/wiki/index.php?page=Open+Source+groupware+solutions+compatible+with+Windows+Mobile

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Jaap van Ekris
owner ModernNomads.info
www.modernnomads.info, Windows Mobile Wiki and blog
"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Ken" <kfredstrom@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:40n8v39dn85754vo1ihn8b6pqph118dkdf@4ax.com...
>> Is there a program that lets me copy my Tilt contacts to my pc without
>> using active sync. I dont want to sync with outlook.
>> Thanks.
>> KEN
>
>
> You might check out a SyncML client. SyncML is a platform-independent
> Contacts/Calendar/Tasks over-the-internet sync system used primarily by
> "dumbphones", but there are clients available for Windows Mobile, and plug
> ins for various desktop PIMs. You'd sync both devices against a server
> (many free ones like scheduleworld.com or zyb.com exist.)
>
> Funambol.com offers free clients, which are a lot more stable than they
> used to be. Commercial ones are available as well. I'm using Funambol
> currently, sync'd with Scheduleworld.com to keep two WinMo phones, a
> desktop and three laptops (all rumming Outlook) in sync. I haven't sync'd
> my phone to my desktop with Activesync for over a month now.
>
>

Todd
Fri Apr 04 01:07:15 PDT 2008

At 03 Apr 2008 23:50:52 +0200 Jaap van Ekris wrote:
> But AFAIK, SyncML can't sync to a desktop directly.


Correct- you sync over the internet via plug-ins to various desktop PIMs,
like Outlook or Thunderbird.

I'm synching two WinMo devices and four PCs (running Outlook) with a
Funambol server (rather than Exchange.)

DevilsPGD
Fri Apr 04 06:35:05 PDT 2008

In message <ft4nro$t6p$1@aioe.org> Todd Allcock
<elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:

>At 03 Apr 2008 23:50:52 +0200 Jaap van Ekris wrote:
>> But AFAIK, SyncML can't sync to a desktop directly.
>
>
>Correct- you sync over the internet via plug-ins to various desktop PIMs,
>like Outlook or Thunderbird.
>
>I'm synching two WinMo devices and four PCs (running Outlook) with a
>Funambol server (rather than Exchange.)

And best of all, you can do it wirelessly, something Microsoft doesn't
seem to be able to manage (note: we don't run Exchange)

Todd
Fri Apr 04 06:56:53 PDT 2008

At 04 Apr 2008 07:35:05 -0600 DevilsPGD wrote:

> And best of all, you can do it wirelessly, something Microsoft doesn't
> seem to be able to manage (note: we don't run Exchange)


...any more, at least... Activesync worked just fine wirelessly up to v3.8.

I waited very patiently for wireless sync (without Exchange) to be brought
back in some form, but it seems that's not going to happen. SyncML does
pretty much everything I need Exchange to do, and doesn't lock me in to all-
MS products, particularly on the mobile device side.

DevilsPGD
Fri Apr 04 08:35:54 PDT 2008

In message <ft5c9k$1bu$1@aioe.org> Todd Allcock
<elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:

>At 04 Apr 2008 07:35:05 -0600 DevilsPGD wrote:
>
>> And best of all, you can do it wirelessly, something Microsoft doesn't
>> seem to be able to manage (note: we don't run Exchange)
>
>
>...any more, at least... Activesync worked just fine wirelessly up to v3.8.
>
>I waited very patiently for wireless sync (without Exchange) to be brought
>back in some form, but it seems that's not going to happen. SyncML does
>pretty much everything I need Exchange to do, and doesn't lock me in to all-
>MS products, particularly on the mobile device side.

I run a non-Exchange mail server that provides a SyncML interface, plus
a Outlook sync client (Not SyncML based, it actually syncs the TNEF
data), plus a decent web interface.

It works great, and unlike the older ActiveSync versions, it doesn't
need my PC running and a VPN client or a new port open to make it work
either, I can sync anywhere that has HTTPS (port 443) access.

Kudos to Microsoft for pushing me to look for third party solutions.