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Originally Posted by ⌐ AV8OR WANNABE
Thanks for the detailed reply but I got a few more questions.
"I decided to sync MobileMe with all my contacts on my PC and then I edited the contacts on MobileMe to the ones I actually wanted on my iPhone. I have a lot of contacts in Outlook that I rarely, if ever, will call. So after I edited my contacts in MobileMe they synced to my iPhone and now all is good."
- So basically you can create several folders in MobileMe and chose the one you want on your iPhone? For example "iPhone folder", "All Contacts" folder", etc.?
- Is MobilMe an application that only exists on your iPhone or do you have one on the PC too? I figured it'd be quicker to revise the list on the PC and then sync it to the iPhone.
- Also, will I still need to use the Outlook or can it be done solely on MobilMe?
"I do like the "Push" feature in MobileMe. If you get an email sent to your xxxxxx@me.com address it will ding and show up on your iPhone. Plus if you add a contact to either MobileMe or on your iPhone it shows up on both ends. You don't have to enter it everywhere."
- So do I have to get the …@me.com email address or can I use my regular email address? I guess I'm still confused on the pros of the MobileMe.
One thing I DID like on my Treo was the Palm Address Book where I could go in, click on the address/name I wanted to change then put my phone in the cradle, press the sync button and the change would show on my Treo. Not sure how to do that on the iPhone.
I must say I love the iPhone - it seems to be very user friendly and intuitive. The iTunes - much less so.
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1. A current limitation of the sync function is it will sync with all of your contacts from your PC, MAC or MobileMe. The question has been asked several times on the apple discussion forums and so far the conclusion seems to be that you can't just sync a subset of your contacts. A program limitation that may be improved in the next version. So what I did was upload or sync my PC contacts from Outlook to MobileMe and then I edited all the contacts in MobileMe to keep only the contacts and contact info I wanted to show up on the iPhone.
2. When you install the latest version of itunes on your PC or MAC you end up with an icon in "Control Panel" called "MobileMe". I have an iMac also but not with me but I believe MobileMe is located in "System Preferences" but not positive. You use that icon to set up your sync with MobileMe. It can be automatic at user selected intervals or manual. I chose manual.
3. When you have a MobileMe account you can go to
MobileMe and log in to your account. There you have full access to your contacts, calandar events, etc. I prefer to edit from there if I have a lot of changes because I can use a full sized keyboard. You can also add a contact to your iPhone and it will push up to your MobileMe account automatically.
4. If you are not an Outlook user you can do everything via MobileMe.
5. You will get a
xxxxx@me.com if you sign up for MobileMe. You can use the MobileMe email address exclusively and you can also forward to your MobileMe address from some other email services if they provide forwarding. Once forwarded to your MobileMe email address they will push to your iPhone.
I hope this is clear as mud!
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