Can Samsung i700 cell phone/pda do "Verizon wireless sync"..

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I'm considering buying a samsung i700 cell phone/pda. Verizon has this thing
called "wireless sync" where, as near as I can tell, it gets to sync info to
a desktop computer remotely (through the Verizon network). I know the phone
can sync to a Macintosh via USB using 3rd party software like Missing Sync.
My question is: can the phone do "wireless sync" to a Mac? Please cc: any
thoughts to mlevin77@comcast.net. Thanks!


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In article <BCC5AD95.16A30%mlevin77@comcast.net>, Michael Levin
<mlevin77@comcast.net> wrote:

> I'm considering buying a samsung i700 cell phone/pda. Verizon has this thing
> called "wireless sync" where, as near as I can tell, it gets to sync info to
> a desktop computer remotely (through the Verizon network). I know the phone
> can sync to a Macintosh via USB using 3rd party software like Missing Sync.
> My question is: can the phone do "wireless sync" to a Mac? Please cc: any
> thoughts to mlevin77@comcast.net. Thanks!

We support Bluetooth, WiFi (TCP/Network) and USB sync with Missing
Sync, although from your description, that may not be the same as
"Verizon Wireless Sync". However it does mean that you can sync over
TCP/WiFi/Network with Missing Sync same as you would over USB.

For more info see http://www.markspace.com/missingsync_pocketpc.html

 

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> In article <BCC5AD95.16A30%mlevin77@comcast.net>, Michael Levin
<mlevin77@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I'm considering buying a samsung i700 cell phone/pda. Verizon has
> this thing called "wireless sync" where, as near as I can tell, it
> gets to sync info to a desktop computer remotely (through the
> Verizon network). I know the phone can sync to a Macintosh via USB
> using 3rd party software like Missing Sync. My question is: can the
> phone do "wireless sync" to a Mac? Please cc: any thoughts to
> mlevin77@comcast.net. Thanks!

Just for your info, we use the Samsung i700's and have a wireless network at
work. Several vendors make 802.11 cards that work fine with em, that allows
you to be on any wireless networks or hotspots you run across, or to get on
verizon's wireless thing (via cell) when no wireless LAN is available.

The wacky thing is, trying to explain the difference between 802.11 and cell
connections (they are both called wireless), Even stranger, verizon wireless
(and maybe others) also have what they call Wi-Fi service (but only on
certain phones, and not the i700), in addition to their normal wireless
(phone) service (and not to be confused by their Broadband
service)....Acccck!

To answer the question posed in the Subject (i700 and wireless synch with a
Mac), I used to use the activesynch stuff on an i600 and a USB cradle (free
from Microsoft), and using an 802.11 wireless network at work along with the
i700 is way way way better than that.

 

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On 5/11/04 3:12 PM, in article
110520041212130717%brian_hall@markspace.delete.com, "Brian Hall"
<brian_hall@markspace.delete.com> wrote:

> In article <BCC5AD95.16A30%mlevin77@comcast.net>, Michael Levin
> <mlevin77@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I'm considering buying a samsung i700 cell phone/pda. Verizon has this thing
>> called "wireless sync" where, as near as I can tell, it gets to sync info to
>> a desktop computer remotely (through the Verizon network). I know the phone
>> can sync to a Macintosh via USB using 3rd party software like Missing Sync.
>> My question is: can the phone do "wireless sync" to a Mac? Please cc: any
>> thoughts to mlevin77@comcast.net. Thanks!
>
> We support Bluetooth, WiFi (TCP/Network) and USB sync with Missing
> Sync, although from your description, that may not be the same as
> "Verizon Wireless Sync". However it does mean that you can sync over
> TCP/WiFi/Network with Missing Sync same as you would over USB.
>
> For more info see http://www.markspace.com/missingsync_pocketpc.html

So, this software allows me to sync over the network (if I and my phone
are on the road, and the Missing Sync is installed on my machine at home)?
If so, that's great (better than "Wireless Sync" because it goes directly to
my desktop, not through Verizon's servers). But here's the question: does it
work over the whole net or only on a LAN inside my house? For example, my
desktop is on the web via a cablemodem with a dynamic address which changes
daily. How does the phone find my desktop if I'm outside my own LAN (in a
different town, say)? Don't I have to have a static IP address for the phone
to be able to connect to my desktop?

And, a different question: does your software do Entourage info?
Everything I have is in Entourage, not in iCal or the default addressbook.

Thanks for the info,

Mike

 

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On 5/11/04 5:30 PM, in article 2gcuvoF1em9uU1@uni-berlin.de, "Peter Pan"
<Marcs1102NOSPAM@Hotmail.com> wrote:

>> In article <BCC5AD95.16A30%mlevin77@comcast.net>, Michael Levin
> <mlevin77@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> I'm considering buying a samsung i700 cell phone/pda. Verizon has
>> this thing called "wireless sync" where, as near as I can tell, it
>> gets to sync info to a desktop computer remotely (through the
>> Verizon network). I know the phone can sync to a Macintosh via USB
>> using 3rd party software like Missing Sync. My question is: can the
>> phone do "wireless sync" to a Mac? Please cc: any thoughts to
>> mlevin77@comcast.net. Thanks!
>
> Just for your info, we use the Samsung i700's and have a wireless network at
> work. Several vendors make 802.11 cards that work fine with em, that allows
> you to be on any wireless networks or hotspots you run across, or to get on
> verizon's wireless thing (via cell) when no wireless LAN is available.
>
> The wacky thing is, trying to explain the difference between 802.11 and cell
> connections (they are both called wireless), Even stranger, verizon wireless
> (and maybe others) also have what they call Wi-Fi service (but only on
> certain phones, and not the i700), in addition to their normal wireless
> (phone) service (and not to be confused by their Broadband
> service)....Acccck!
>
> To answer the question posed in the Subject (i700 and wireless synch with a
> Mac), I used to use the activesynch stuff on an i600 and a USB cradle (free
> from Microsoft), and using an 802.11 wireless network at work along with the
> i700 is way way way better than that.

A question about activesync over the network (802.11): would it work
over the whole net or only on a LAN inside my house? For example, my desktop
at home is on the net via a cablemodem connection, with a dynamic IP address
which changes daily. How does the phone find my desktop if I'm outside my
own LAN (in a different town, say)? Don't I have to have a static IP address
for the phone to be able to connect to my desktop? How does that work?

Mike

 

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"Michael Levin" <mlevin77@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BCC6BFC5.12C4B%mlevin77@comcast.net
> On 5/11/04 5:30 PM, in article 2gcuvoF1em9uU1@uni-berlin.de, "Peter
> Pan" <Marcs1102NOSPAM@Hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> In article <BCC5AD95.16A30%mlevin77@comcast.net>, Michael Levin
>>> <mlevin77@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm considering buying a samsung i700 cell phone/pda. Verizon has
>>> this thing called "wireless sync" where, as near as I can tell, it
>>> gets to sync info to a desktop computer remotely (through the
>>> Verizon network). I know the phone can sync to a Macintosh via USB
>>> using 3rd party software like Missing Sync. My question is: can the
>>> phone do "wireless sync" to a Mac? Please cc: any thoughts to
>>> mlevin77@comcast.net. Thanks!
>>
>> Just for your info, we use the Samsung i700's and have a wireless
>> network at work. Several vendors make 802.11 cards that work fine
>> with em, that allows you to be on any wireless networks or hotspots
>> you run across, or to get on verizon's wireless thing (via cell)
>> when no wireless LAN is available.
>>
>> The wacky thing is, trying to explain the difference between 802.11
>> and cell connections (they are both called wireless), Even stranger,
>> verizon wireless (and maybe others) also have what they call Wi-Fi
>> service (but only on certain phones, and not the i700), in addition
>> to their normal wireless (phone) service (and not to be confused by
>> their Broadband service)....Acccck!
>>
>> To answer the question posed in the Subject (i700 and wireless synch
>> with a Mac), I used to use the activesynch stuff on an i600 and a
>> USB cradle (free from Microsoft), and using an 802.11 wireless
>> network at work along with the i700 is way way way better than that.
>
> A question about activesync over the network (802.11): would it
> work over the whole net or only on a LAN inside my house? For
> example, my desktop at home is on the net via a cablemodem
> connection, with a dynamic IP address which changes daily. How does
> the phone find my desktop if I'm outside my own LAN (in a different
> town, say)? Don't I have to have a static IP address for the phone to
> be able to connect to my desktop? How does that work?
>
> Mike

The Activesync program (on the i700, free from Microsoft, only works on the
i700 with a USB cradle or cell connection), as far as I know does NOT work
on 802.11 at all. (went to another synch program and never tried it after we
switched).

As for IP address's etc, at work we have data files that are maintained on
our in-house system, and updated (between 8 and 6) by our main in-house
system (basically an FTP upload) to our ISP/user area. That allows people
without a PDA to access them too (the salespeople have cd's and our
customers can inquire into our database for availability/shipping info etc).
Not the best way now, but at the time cable was available, dsl wasn't and
would have required a dedicated line. The desktop (hardwired connection) can
only be found with great difficulty, and the wireless connections (from
laptops etc) can't usually be found, so I'm not aware of any program that
allows you to access whatever device may be temporarily connected
wirelessly.

 

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with a Dynamic Ip your are going to be hard pressed to get to your desktop
from your I700 when you are away. You would nee to use something like
dynamic DNS (dynDNS.org) and then have a way to make it look like you are on
the LAN (either through VPN or IPSEC) since it needs the plain machine name
to Active Sync (maybe Missing Sync is different), it can't use an IP or a
full DNS name. The reason Verizon offers "Wireless Sync" is because it was
the easiest way to avoid all of these headaches (just have your home machine
scheduled to periodically upload email and contacts, etc to a server that is
accessible from your phone). Of course I don't see anything about that
specific software running on a Mac so you may be out of luck unless you can
get a tunnel into your home LAN working as mentioned above.

"Michael Levin" <mlevin77@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BCC6BF03.12B1D%mlevin77@comcast.net...
> On 5/11/04 3:12 PM, in article
> 110520041212130717%brian_hall@markspace.delete.com, "Brian Hall"
> <brian_hall@markspace.delete.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <BCC5AD95.16A30%mlevin77@comcast.net>, Michael Levin
> > <mlevin77@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm considering buying a samsung i700 cell phone/pda. Verizon has this
thing
> >> called "wireless sync" where, as near as I can tell, it gets to sync
info to
> >> a desktop computer remotely (through the Verizon network). I know the
phone
> >> can sync to a Macintosh via USB using 3rd party software like Missing
Sync.
> >> My question is: can the phone do "wireless sync" to a Mac? Please cc:
any
> >> thoughts to mlevin77@comcast.net. Thanks!
> >
> > We support Bluetooth, WiFi (TCP/Network) and USB sync with Missing
> > Sync, although from your description, that may not be the same as
> > "Verizon Wireless Sync". However it does mean that you can sync over
> > TCP/WiFi/Network with Missing Sync same as you would over USB.
> >
> > For more info see http://www.markspace.com/missingsync_pocketpc.html
>
> So, this software allows me to sync over the network (if I and my phone
> are on the road, and the Missing Sync is installed on my machine at home)?
> If so, that's great (better than "Wireless Sync" because it goes directly
to
> my desktop, not through Verizon's servers). But here's the question: does
it
> work over the whole net or only on a LAN inside my house? For example, my
> desktop is on the web via a cablemodem with a dynamic address which
changes
> daily. How does the phone find my desktop if I'm outside my own LAN (in a
> different town, say)? Don't I have to have a static IP address for the
phone
> to be able to connect to my desktop?
>
> And, a different question: does your software do Entourage info?
> Everything I have is in Entourage, not in iCal or the default addressbook.
>
> Thanks for the info,
>
> Mike
>

 

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On 5/12/04 5:28 PM, in article O7LAagGOEHA.904@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl, "Steve
Carr" <scarr@bastyr.edu.NOSPAM> wrote:

> with a Dynamic Ip your are going to be hard pressed to get to your desktop
> from your I700 when you are away. You would nee to use something like
> dynamic DNS (dynDNS.org) and then have a way to make it look like you are on
> the LAN (either through VPN or IPSEC) since it needs the plain machine name
> to Active Sync (maybe Missing Sync is different), it can't use an IP or a
> full DNS name. The reason Verizon offers "Wireless Sync" is because it was
> the easiest way to avoid all of these headaches (just have your home machine
> scheduled to periodically upload email and contacts, etc to a server that is
> accessible from your phone). Of course I don't see anything about that
> specific software running on a Mac so you may be out of luck unless you can
> get a tunnel into your home LAN working as mentioned above.

I see. Do you know the name of the software that the PC would run to
participate in Wireless Sync? I'll take a look and see if it exists on Macs,
or if I can run it on Virtual PC running on a Mac. What is it called?

Mike


> "Michael Levin" <mlevin77@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:BCC6BF03.12B1D%mlevin77@comcast.net...
>> On 5/11/04 3:12 PM, in article
>> 110520041212130717%brian_hall@markspace.delete.com, "Brian Hall"
>> <brian_hall@markspace.delete.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <BCC5AD95.16A30%mlevin77@comcast.net>, Michael Levin
>>> <mlevin77@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm considering buying a samsung i700 cell phone/pda. Verizon has this
> thing
>>>> called "wireless sync" where, as near as I can tell, it gets to sync
> info to
>>>> a desktop computer remotely (through the Verizon network). I know the
> phone
>>>> can sync to a Macintosh via USB using 3rd party software like Missing
> Sync.
>>>> My question is: can the phone do "wireless sync" to a Mac? Please cc:
> any
>>>> thoughts to mlevin77@comcast.net. Thanks!
>>>
>>> We support Bluetooth, WiFi (TCP/Network) and USB sync with Missing
>>> Sync, although from your description, that may not be the same as
>>> "Verizon Wireless Sync". However it does mean that you can sync over
>>> TCP/WiFi/Network with Missing Sync same as you would over USB.
>>>
>>> For more info see http://www.markspace.com/missingsync_pocketpc.html
>>
>> So, this software allows me to sync over the network (if I and my phone
>> are on the road, and the Missing Sync is installed on my machine at home)?
>> If so, that's great (better than "Wireless Sync" because it goes directly
> to
>> my desktop, not through Verizon's servers). But here's the question: does
> it
>> work over the whole net or only on a LAN inside my house? For example, my
>> desktop is on the web via a cablemodem with a dynamic address which
> changes
>> daily. How does the phone find my desktop if I'm outside my own LAN (in a
>> different town, say)? Don't I have to have a static IP address for the
> phone
>> to be able to connect to my desktop?
>>
>> And, a different question: does your software do Entourage info?
>> Everything I have is in Entourage, not in iCal or the default addressbook.
>>
>> Thanks for the info,
>>
>> Mike
>>
>
>

--

Mike Levin
mlevin77@comcast.net

 

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you'd get it from Verizon, it is called something like
verizonwirelesssync.exe
"Michael Levin" <mlevin77@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BCC84285.16C68%mlevin77@comcast.net...
> On 5/12/04 5:28 PM, in article O7LAagGOEHA.904@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
"Steve
> Carr" <scarr@bastyr.edu.NOSPAM> wrote:
>
> > with a Dynamic Ip your are going to be hard pressed to get to your
desktop
> > from your I700 when you are away. You would nee to use something like
> > dynamic DNS (dynDNS.org) and then have a way to make it look like you
are on
> > the LAN (either through VPN or IPSEC) since it needs the plain machine
name
> > to Active Sync (maybe Missing Sync is different), it can't use an IP or
a
> > full DNS name. The reason Verizon offers "Wireless Sync" is because it
was
> > the easiest way to avoid all of these headaches (just have your home
machine
> > scheduled to periodically upload email and contacts, etc to a server
that is
> > accessible from your phone). Of course I don't see anything about that
> > specific software running on a Mac so you may be out of luck unless you
can
> > get a tunnel into your home LAN working as mentioned above.
>
> I see. Do you know the name of the software that the PC would run to
> participate in Wireless Sync? I'll take a look and see if it exists on
Macs,
> or if I can run it on Virtual PC running on a Mac. What is it called?
>
> Mike
>
>
> > "Michael Levin" <mlevin77@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:BCC6BF03.12B1D%mlevin77@comcast.net...
> >> On 5/11/04 3:12 PM, in article
> >> 110520041212130717%brian_hall@markspace.delete.com, "Brian Hall"
> >> <brian_hall@markspace.delete.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> In article <BCC5AD95.16A30%mlevin77@comcast.net>, Michael Levin
> >>> <mlevin77@comcast.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I'm considering buying a samsung i700 cell phone/pda. Verizon has
this
> > thing
> >>>> called "wireless sync" where, as near as I can tell, it gets to sync
> > info to
> >>>> a desktop computer remotely (through the Verizon network). I know the
> > phone
> >>>> can sync to a Macintosh via USB using 3rd party software like Missing
> > Sync.
> >>>> My question is: can the phone do "wireless sync" to a Mac? Please cc:
> > any
> >>>> thoughts to mlevin77@comcast.net. Thanks!
> >>>
> >>> We support Bluetooth, WiFi (TCP/Network) and USB sync with Missing
> >>> Sync, although from your description, that may not be the same as
> >>> "Verizon Wireless Sync". However it does mean that you can sync over
> >>> TCP/WiFi/Network with Missing Sync same as you would over USB.
> >>>
> >>> For more info see http://www.markspace.com/missingsync_pocketpc.html
> >>
> >> So, this software allows me to sync over the network (if I and my
phone
> >> are on the road, and the Missing Sync is installed on my machine at
home)?
> >> If so, that's great (better than "Wireless Sync" because it goes
directly
> > to
> >> my desktop, not through Verizon's servers). But here's the question:
does
> > it
> >> work over the whole net or only on a LAN inside my house? For example,
my
> >> desktop is on the web via a cablemodem with a dynamic address which
> > changes
> >> daily. How does the phone find my desktop if I'm outside my own LAN (in
a
> >> different town, say)? Don't I have to have a static IP address for the
> > phone
> >> to be able to connect to my desktop?
> >>
> >> And, a different question: does your software do Entourage info?
> >> Everything I have is in Entourage, not in iCal or the default
addressbook.
> >>
> >> Thanks for the info,
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >
> >
>
> --
>
> Mike Levin
> mlevin77@comcast.net
>