RAZR Wireless Sync

I'm considering buying the $19.99 Wireless Sync software through 'Get
It Now' for my RAZR v3m to sync my gmail POP account.

Anybody have any experiences with it?

Since the Verizon folks couldn't answer my question - does anyone know
if it counts as a text message (data plan) or airtime (voice plan)?
I'd assume text - but I know we can't count on good ol' Verizon to be
logical.

Thanks,
James

Here's verizon's limited info on it -
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/s...ireless%20Sync

Verizon puts their own operating system into the non PDA/Smartphones
made by motorola, preventing any accessory software from working with
your Verizon Razr.
The wireless sync will not work with the Verizon RAZR, period. (Perhaps
if hacked)

If you want your pop3 or MS Exchange mail pushed to your phone on the
verizon system, you will need to upgrade to one of the
PDA/Smartphone/Blackberries.

I have been through all this with them. Wife insists I stay with
Verizon, and believe me they are MUCH better than the Cingular support
system. I currently use the Treo700 and it took all of 3 minutes to
input my exchange server info, and everything works fine. Obviously
the Verizon tech crew is not going to try and rewrite an OS to replace
MS Mobile. They have made the regular Moto Razr et al unable to use
the standard Moto software to prevent you from putting your own
ringtones and images on your phone. (they want to sell them to you) In
the process they totally screwed anyone trying to use their phone for
business reasons. I don't need much of the functions of a
PDA/Smartphone, I just want to get a few emails a day, and have my
calendar sync with my Exchange server.

jdoughe3@gmail.com wrote:
> I'm considering buying the $19.99 Wireless Sync software through 'Get
> It Now' for my RAZR v3m to sync my gmail POP account.
>
> Anybody have any experiences with it?
>
> Since the Verizon folks couldn't answer my question - does anyone know
> if it counts as a text message (data plan) or airtime (voice plan)?
> I'd assume text - but I know we can't count on good ol' Verizon to be
> logical.
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
> Here's verizon's limited info on it -
> http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/s...ireless%20Sync

Sorry to answer my own question - but I downloaded the wireless sync
software on Friday (get it now ->business/tools ->wireless sync) and
then setup my account (http://www.wirelesssync.vzw.com/) - worked as
advertised on my new Motorola V3M - no hacks.

I used it for a day with my google POP - it works great - with the
following limitations:
1) It is sync - not push. The fastest sync interval I could find was 1
hour.
2) for exchange - requires software installed on your computer

Bones13 - if you just want to sync your calendar and email hourly -
this would work for $19.99 a month.

James

On Oct 28, 7:52 am, "Bones13" <mgranbe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Verizon puts their own operating system into the non PDA/Smartphones
> made by motorola, preventing any accessory software from working with
> your Verizon Razr.
> The wireless sync will not work with the Verizon RAZR, period. (Perhaps
> if hacked)
>
> If you want your pop3 or MS Exchange mail pushed to your phone on the
> verizon system, you will need to upgrade to one of the
> PDA/Smartphone/Blackberries.
>
> I have been through all this with them. Wife insists I stay with
> Verizon, and believe me they are MUCH better than the Cingular support
> system. I currently use the Treo700 and it took all of 3 minutes to
> input my exchange server info, and everything works fine. Obviously
> the Verizon tech crew is not going to try and rewrite an OS to replace
> MS Mobile. They have made the regular Moto Razr et al unable to use
> the standard Moto software to prevent you from putting your own
> ringtones and images on your phone. (they want to sell them to you) In
> the process they totally screwed anyone trying to use their phone for
> business reasons. I don't need much of the functions of a
> PDA/Smartphone, I just want to get a few emails a day, and have my
> calendar sync with my Exchange server.
>
>
>
> jdoug...@gmail.com wrote:
> > I'm considering buying the $19.99 Wireless Sync software through 'Get
> > It Now' for my RAZR v3m to sync my gmail POP account.
>
> > Anybody have any experiences with it?
>
> > Since the Verizon folks couldn't answer my question - does anyone know
> > if it counts as a text message (data plan) or airtime (voice plan)?
> > I'd assume text - but I know we can't count on good ol' Verizon to be
> > logical.
>
> > Thanks,
> > James
>
> > Here's verizon's limited info on it -
> >http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/s...lesssync.j...- Hide quoted text -- Show quoted text -