HTC Mogul / XV6800 / PPC6800 / P4000
Outlook and Webmail - Anyone else doing it?
So the big quesiton here: Anyone know if I could use the XV6800 to check my email through the browser? It's either this, or I'm going to get stuck with a Crackberry vibrating on my hip every 10 minutes....
Opinions and thoughts are welcome!
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It is a rather odd program and may make your work IT people a bit nuts if they find out. Basically you set up a verizon web mail account that syncs with your desktop Outlook via HTML (no blocked ports!) They you set up your device to wirelessly synce with you phone. As you can guess there is a bit of a lag, but I have seen messages within 15 minutes.
There are a couple of minor hitches:
1. you have to leave your computer logged in with Outlook running as yourself; but you can lock the screen.
2. The only things that sync over this link are email, contacts, and notes. Usi...
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You will need (or at least be much better off with) an unlimited data plan.
It sounds like this is a "yes"... but I'm not sure from the answers.
The bottom line on 'other webmail' accounts on these devices is that they are more cumbersome than being able to use the built-in Outlook email reader.
For a lot of webmail accounts you use the standard browser interface, and you read your mail inside of this. This is a bit cramped on the small screen with a lot of scrolling around for a simple message. The password box alone is a big PIA. I've done it for emergencies but I don't like it. If your mail can be read by Outlook, the interface is very comfortable.
So you are correct in assuming you can see it, it is just whether it is something you want to do frequently. See is you can get someone with a device to show you a typical webmail session....
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Yes, you can access an Exchange server without a VPN and have all of your email, contacts with notes, and calendar sync live to the server. That is true for your laptop or any other remote computer running XP SP2 (or XP SP1 with a hotfix) and Outlook 2003.
The connection is SSL secured, so there is no need for a VPN. It works the same way as Outlook using "RPC over HTTP" works on a regular PC with XP and Outlook 2003. It is easier to set up if your Exchange server has an SSL certificate from GoDaddy or other provider that is included in the phone's root certificate folder (no need for ActiveSync). A self-signed certificate also works, but has to be ...
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When using a real SSL certificate, there is no need for ActiveSync on the local computer, unless you want to transfer files, favorites, etc.
Gregg Hill