Iphone outlook sync with PC, need a solution

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Shooting the breeze.

Buell

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Buell

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24 Apr 2010 7:45pm

A question for those with some PC smarts (which I sadly lack

)
I run my work day from Outlook calendar and as I’m out of the office for some time each day I need my mobile device to sync with Outlook.
This was fine when I had a Palm which ran a Microsoft product that was endorsed by the business I work for. When this unit failed I purchased an Iphone only to find that it was against company policy to sync this to my work PC

No amount of discussion has changed this and I’m now looking for a method to do this which does not involve a physical connection or connection to anything like Gmail from the work PC .
Any solutions anyone?
Cheers

spot1

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spot1

WA, 1588 posts

24 Apr 2010 7:30pm

jail break the iphone
may be

cRAZY Canuk

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cRAZY Canuk

NSW, 2528 posts

24 Apr 2010 9:55pm

^

Assumes you can install itunes on your work computer.

nebbian

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nebbian

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24 Apr 2010 8:03pm

Sorry Crazy, I posted the first link without realising fully what Buell was after.

My google thoughts went from "That should be easy" to "wtf?" to "You're SOL".

All the solutions I could find involved either a USB cable or google.

About the only glimmer of hope I could find was here:

www.experts-exchange.com/questions/24573493/Sync-Outlook-contacts-and-Calendar-with-iPhone-via-Bluetooth.html

You can sync your Outlook contacts wirelessly with your iPhone using apple's MobileMe. It's not free but it works nicely. It will sync your Outlook contacts as long as your Outlook profile is not linked to an Exchange accont (maybe to avoid redundancy because Exchange does its own syncing to the iPhone). MobileMe has a free trial promotion: www.apple.com/mobileme/

Good luck!

Buell

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Buell

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24 Apr 2010 9:34pm

cRAZY Canuk said...

^

Assumes you can install itunes on your work computer.

err, no. Itunes is banned from our PC's. Do not have any admin rights to my PC either.

Buell

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Buell

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24 Apr 2010 9:52pm

Have been looking at this

~~http://guides.wkbw.com/How_to_Sync_Your_iPhone_with_Microsoft_Exchange-a991935.html~~

It must be how our management gets emails etc on their Blackberry's. Seems to work with the Iphone but I'm not sure of the mechanics of setting it up, also what cost are incurred and by whom.
An exchange server must be in place so I'm presumming that I only need to connect to it ?

pooman

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pooman

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24 Apr 2010 10:46pm

See nebbian's post, you need a "push" server installed ie mobileme for any type of wireless sync. You will never get it working otherwise.

I'm going to guess that your IT department will never do that... one for cost and secondly it woudl then mean they need to learn to support iphones which having working in IT no one wants to do.

Far too often I see people go and purchase software or hardware without consultation with their IT department expecting they can or will support it. Unless you're a CEO forget it.

cRAZY Canuk

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cRAZY Canuk

NSW, 2528 posts

26 Apr 2010 2:19pm

The company I work for allows blackberries and that's it - Having said that we're in Lotus land (

) and not many cell manufactures support Lotus/Domino. I feel your pain.

I'd say ditch the iPhone at the end of the year and pick up a Windows 7 or Andriod phone both of which should support exchange in an easy to use way.

There a new iPhone coming out soon that might (and thats a big might) support exchange with out itunes - they'd be silly not to as there's a huge market share in buisness users there missing.

Buell

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Buell

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26 Apr 2010 9:12pm

cRAZY Canuk, have had a read through the Microsoft exchange info and it appears to work without needing to install itunes on the work PC.
Will have a talk with the IT crew this week to see if it can be used

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