> I am considering buying an i-mate K Jam WM 5 mobile phone and need to know
> if I will be able to sync Outlook with it?
>
> Cheers.
>
> Robin

> I am considering buying an i-mate K Jam WM 5 mobile phone and need to know
> if I will be able to sync Outlook with it?
>
> Cheers.
>
> Robin
>

>> if I will be able to sync Outlook with it?
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
>> Robin
>>
>
> Robin,
>
> If your goal is to have your K Jam sync with Outlook, then you will not be
> able to get that to work as far as I can tell. Other than Activesync, I
> know of no tools that allow synchronization directly with Outlook. I
> currently have an i-mate Jasjar, which also uses WM5, synchronizing directly
> to my company's exchange server. I cannot get it to work with Activesync in
> VPC either.
>
> The other tools that I was using to natively have my PocketPC devices
> connect directly to my Mac OS X software need updates to support WM5. Those
> products are Missingsync for PocketPC and Pocketmac.
>
> The only thing that I cannot sync from the Exchange server are my tasks.
> The bad news for me is that I use tasks like crazy. As a substitute, I have
> been creating calendar events for all my tasks that are time sensitive.
>
> Both Missingsync and Pocketmac state that they will have updates soon to
> address this issue. My greatest problem is installing new applications on
> the device. Unless the supplier gives a native CAB file with the purchase,
> I have to connect my Jasjar to a native Intel based Windows platform running
> Activesync 4.x to install an application. This is a real pain; however,
> many software manufacturers are now offering the CAB files for Mac users
> like you and I. The Handango site offers many of the PocketPC applications
> in CAB download format.
>
> I hope this helps...
>
> Jules
>

>>> I am considering buying an i-mate K Jam WM 5 mobile phone and need to know
>>> if I will be able to sync Outlook with it?
>>>
>>> Cheers.
>>>
>>> Robin
>>>
>>
>> Robin,
>>
>> If your goal is to have your K Jam sync with Outlook, then you will not be
>> able to get that to work as far as I can tell. Other than Activesync, I
>> know of no tools that allow synchronization directly with Outlook. I
>> currently have an i-mate Jasjar, which also uses WM5, synchronizing directly
>> to my company's exchange server. I cannot get it to work with Activesync in
>> VPC either.
>>
>> The other tools that I was using to natively have my PocketPC devices
>> connect directly to my Mac OS X software need updates to support WM5. Those
>> products are Missingsync for PocketPC and Pocketmac.
>>
>> The only thing that I cannot sync from the Exchange server are my tasks.
>> The bad news for me is that I use tasks like crazy. As a substitute, I have
>> been creating calendar events for all my tasks that are time sensitive.
>>
>> Both Missingsync and Pocketmac state that they will have updates soon to
>> address this issue. My greatest problem is installing new applications on
>> the device. Unless the supplier gives a native CAB file with the purchase,
>> I have to connect my Jasjar to a native Intel based Windows platform running
>> Activesync 4.x to install an application. This is a real pain; however,
>> many software manufacturers are now offering the CAB files for Mac users
>> like you and I. The Handango site offers many of the PocketPC applications
>> in CAB download format.
>>
>> I hope this helps...
>>
>> Jules
>>
>
> Oh bugger.
>
> I thought I saw a posting that said ActiveSync 4.1 WOULD work on VPC!!!!!!!
>
> What is the problem?
>
> 3.8 works fine for me with my PDA2K?
>
> Cheers.
>
> Robin
>

>>
> Robin,
>
> I actually spoke mistakenly. I do have Activesync 4 working on VPC. The
> issue is that my WM5 device will not work on VPC. If I sync my Motorola
> MPX200, I have no problems with Activesync 4 running on VPC. The problems
> seems to be specific to WM5 devices.
>
> Thanks,
> Jules
>