At 22 Jan 2007 21:05:36 +0000 muglich@sbcglobal.net wrote:
> I have a new Cingular 8525. I was told by the salesman I would be able
to
> remotely sync my Outlook email, contacts and calendar. I can access
email
> remotely, but can only sync my contacts and calendar via a USB cable
and
> activesync.

Correct- you can only sync calenar and contacts remotely if you use a
Microsoft Exchange Server (personal accounts run about $6/month from
companies like 1and1.com.)

> My dsl provider is SBC Global. I can use Intellisync to sync my
> contacts and calendar to SBC Yahoo mail so they can be accessed online.
So I
> could access it by going online, going to the Yahoo site, signing in,
etc.
> Not quite a simple as just clicking on the calendar icon on my phone.
My
> computer is always on. Is there something I'm missing that would allow
me to
> also remotely sync up my contacts and calendar?

No- MS rmoved the sync over IP function from Activesync 4.x as they
claimed it posed a "security risk" as the data transfer was unencrypted.

> I've used their xPress mail
> but it only syncs Outlook for corporate Outlook accounts. It seems that
> there must be someway around this but I haven't been able to figure it
out.

Nor has any other user of a Window Mobile 5 device. (WM5 devices, like
your 8525, only sync w/AS 4.0 or higher. Earlier WinMo devices can still
use AS 3.x which has sync over IP functionality allowing you to sync
remotely with a PC.)