MeSue;442644 Wrote:
Can anyone describe the Outlook sync situation with the iPhone/Touch? Is
it reliable, and is it 2-way?
I'm not interested in any device with a phone since I live in the
boonies and just use a cheapie prepaid cell for $10/mo.
rantIf I'm to be honest, I'd have to echo
MeSue;442676 Wrote:
I was under the impression that it only did one-way sync. You're saying
that's not true?
Syncing is most definitely two-way now. You may be remembering the
complaints that folks had against the first version of the iPod touch
(which is what I have.) Syncing was one-way
Thanks for the details, gharris! Now I just hope the rumors are true
about Touch getting a camera. Wouldn't mind reducing my purse weight a
little.
As far as Notes, I use OneNote rather than Outlook for that -- it syncs
with Windows Mobile when I'm not having to fight to get things to sync.
I
NFLnut;442458 Wrote:
arztde;442339 Wrote:
I actually d/l'd SlimControl last night. Initial impression is very
good!
Running it on my WinMo phone. Can I use it as a player on the phone as
well?
I know that Sebastian is working at the moment full time for the next
NFLnut;442458 Wrote:
arztde;442339 Wrote:
Running it on my WinMo phone. Can I use it as a player on the phone as
well?
As of now: no.
Some people are running mort player to connect to
SQ-server:9000/stream.mp3.
I have never tried it myself though.
uups, didn't read arztde's
NFLnut;442275 Wrote:
The iPhone is certainly nice for what it is, and it definitely has a
prolific community of app writers, but I still don't buy into the hype
that it's the greatest device ever! Pound for pound, my WinMo smart
phone can kick your puny iPhone's #*^ ! WinMo 5.x was a
MeSue;442644 Wrote:
Can anyone describe the Outlook sync situation with the iPhone/Touch? Is
it reliable, and is it 2-way?
Hey, this is Apple.
They do a lot of things wrong, but THIS is the kind of stuff they just
do to perfection.
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pippin;442671 Wrote:
Hey, this is Apple.
They do a lot of things wrong, but THIS is the kind of stuff they just
do to perfection.
I was under the impression that it only did one-way sync. You're saying
that's not true?
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MeSue;442676 Wrote:
I was under the impression that it only did one-way sync. You're saying
that's not true?
You mean only from outlook to the device?
I will have to check (it's been a while since I last used windows to
sync an iTouch) but I'm sure it synced it TO the device perfectly and
I'm
pippin;442677 Wrote:
You mean only from outlook to the device?
Yes. That's what I thought I had read before, but maybe it's changed or
was wrong.
pippin;442677 Wrote:
I will have to check (it's been a while since I last used windows to
sync an iTouch) but I'm sure it synced it TO the
NFLnut;442275 Wrote:
I will second that. I have used iPeng on my iPod Touch, and it works
very well as a remote control. Now that I have had a Controller for a
few months, I no longer use iPeng. But for a phone, my HTC Touch Pro
WinMo works great, and I am able to multitask and play back.
NFLnut;442275 Wrote:
Oh .. and iTunes is the WORST music player ever! HATE iTunes! If someone
could create a slick program which easily loads/unloads music onto an
iPod, I would be interested.
I believe MediaMonkey can do this.
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arztde;442339 Wrote:
NFLnut;442275 Wrote:
I will second that. I have used iPeng on my iPod Touch, and it works
very well as a remote control. Now that I have had a Controller for a
few months, I no longer use iPeng. But for a phone, my HTC Touch Pro
WinMo works great, and I am able to
A little OT, but when is MSFT goin to rework WinMo so it's full usable
without a stylus? That's the real beauty of Android and iPhone, the
finger-friendly UI. Architecturally (esp. vis-a-vis privacy -- sucks
that the Android APIs rely heavily on gmail servers), I'd prefer WinMo,
but I'd like to
peterw;442466 Wrote:
A little OT, but when is MSFT goin to rework WinMo so it's full usable
without a stylus? That's the real beauty of Android and iPhone, the
finger-friendly UI. Architecturally (esp. vis-a-vis privacy -- sucks
that the Android APIs rely heavily on gmail servers), I'd
pippin;441713 Wrote:
I agree that's a limitation.
Mobile devices don't have virtual memory, ...
Hey pippin,
I did not know that ^^
Actually they do but it used to be limited to 32MB prior to WM6.0.
Which was perfectly fine since most devices (back than) only had about
the same amount of
I've yet to see a decent mobile device powered by WM and I've tried a
few. If you want to control SC via your mobile phone the only real
choice is an iPhone.
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egd;442127 Wrote:
I've yet to see a decent mobile device powered by WM and I've tried a
few.
You have yet to see this:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64537
If you want to control SC via your mobile phone the only real choice is
an iPhone.
That might be true for the
egd;442127 Wrote:
I've yet to see a decent mobile device powered by WM and I've tried a
few. If you want to control SC via your mobile phone the only real
choice is an iPhone.
I have a little advantage to test a early preversion of SlimControl
0.96 And this maybe is the last one, before it
arztde;442173 Wrote:
For me it is a difference to buy a IPHONE or a WinMobile Phone. 700.-
Euro just for a simple Remote control is to much for my feelings.
If all you want is a remote, don't buy a phone at all. Buy an iPod
Touch. iPeng works perfectly on the Touch. I'm no Apple evangelist,
gharris999;442205 Wrote:
If all you want is a remote, don't buy a phone at all. Buy an iPod
Touch. iPeng works perfectly on the Touch. I'm no Apple evangelist, but
I've found the Touch to be a very fun device for audio books in the car,
movies during air travel, and SqueezeBox controlling
peterw;441623 Wrote:
For controlling, that seems to be true. But with Apple's forbidding
background apps on iPhone and the combination of its conflict of
interest with iTunes and iron-fisted control over what's in the App
Store, it seems very unlikely that you'll be able to stream music to
Thanks for the tip re purchasing in France or Italy. I suppose I ought
to invest some $$$ now in FXE in anticipation of making this purchase a
year or two down the road.
Streaming: I asked this question when the Jive was in development...and
the answer still isn't intuitively obvious to me:
gharris999;441854 Wrote:
Thanks for the tip re purchasing in France or Italy. I suppose I ought
to invest some $$$ now in FXE in anticipation of making this purchase a
year or two down the road.
Streaming: I asked this question when the Jive was in development...and
the answer still
gharris999;441854 Wrote:
Thanks for the tip re purchasing in France or Italy. I suppose I ought
to invest some $$$ now in FXE in anticipation of making this purchase
Caveat emptor. Googling (I missed this story when it broke) suggests
that Orange France's liberated phones cost about $1000
peterw;441867 Wrote:
Caveat emptor. Googling (I missed this story when it broke) suggests
that Orange France's liberated phones cost about $1000 usd and only
accept French SIMs.
I do have an Italian (don't know which network) iPhone 3G (not 3GS),
was the top model when I bought it a year
peterw;441867 Wrote:
Caveat emptor. Googling (I missed this story when it broke) suggests
that Orange France's liberated phones cost about $1000 usd and only
accept French SIMs.
At least T-Mobile will unlock their $200 Android phones after 90
days...
Pippin, thanks for the info
gharris999;441923 Wrote:
$1K. Yikes. OK, maybe jailbreaking IS for me.
Can one purchase an Android phone already unlocked?
Do you get it cheaper?
I mean, as I said, It doesn't make that much of a difference whether
you pay for it in cash or through an expensive phone plan.
Do you get
gharris999;441923 Wrote:
Can one purchase an Android phone already unlocked?
Google offers an unlocked (SIM and root/bootloader access) version of
the T-Mobile G1 for $425 ($399 plus $25 to sign up as an android
publisher, iirc). There are several unlocked G1s for sale on ebay and
the like,
I'm using a nokia e63, works fine accessing the handheld version of the
server through wi-fi. Very quick to navigate and displays album art
too.
Not sure what the benefit of the Iphone is other than touch screen?
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It has native apps which makes it much faster.
Also, the touch screen IS worth a lot.
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funkstar;435548 Wrote:
There is also a port of SqueezePlay (the software on the Controller)
being worked on for WindowsMobile devices.
Keep a look to another application its Slimcontrol. And its new in the
line, but i think for windows Mobile Phones somehow the best. I am in
discussion with
shake-the-disease;435547 Wrote:
Yes, the iPhone is the best choice by far.
For controlling, that seems to be true. But with Apple's forbidding
background apps on iPhone and the combination of its conflict of
interest with iTunes and iron-fisted control over what's in the App
Store, it seems
peterw;441623 Wrote:
For controlling, that seems to be true. But with Apple's forbidding
background apps on iPhone and the combination of its conflict of
interest with iTunes and iron-fisted control over what's in the App
Store, it seems very unlikely that you'll be able to stream music to
pippin;441636 Wrote:
That's not true. You will be. There's plenty of similar apps for
streaming, the only disclaimer on Apple's side is on bandwidth
limitation for cellular application.
After posting I realized I should have added the adverb well -- as in
it seems unlikely that you'll be
I've used, over the years, a Nokia 770, Nokia 810, and finally an
iPhone. The Noikias + the 770 skin *worked*. The iPhone + iPeng *works
well.* With all due respect to B Klass, the 770 skin author, the iPhone
+ iPeng wins, hands down.I'm confident that Jörg will get streaming
to the iPhone
peterw;441694 Wrote:
Do those apps play music in the background? As far as I've read, the
iPhone/iPod Touch SDK still does not allow third-parties to write
background apps, and that means the *best* you can hope for is the
ability to listen to SqueezeCenter music while doing nothing else
hi, me too having the same mobile but an 'unlocked'
(http://www.mobile-unlocker.com/).
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Hi,
I'm in the market for a new mobile phone. Looking through this forum it
looks like Apple Iphone looks to be a favorite for controlling
squeezeboxes but there does look to be apps appearing for Android and
Nokia phones.
So which is the best? Obviously lots of other things to consider -
Yes, the iPhone is the best choice by far.
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PaulR;435545 Wrote:
So which is the best? Obviously lots of other things to consider -
price, functionality etc but from the POV of SB control is the Iphone
the easy winner?
There is also a port of SqueezePlay (the software on the Controller)
being worked on for WindowsMobile devices.
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