I have an iPhone, but no Mac, so I have to use iTunes on Windows to sync everything to and from it. There are choices as to what to sync the data with, the default for address book is Windows Address Book. But, I think I could sync it to my GMail account if I wanted. But I prefer to keep my phone contacts separate from my e-mail contacts. If I want a contact shared, I'll do it myself. As for calendars, I have several calendars on my iPhone, including my Google calendar and other Google calendars.<br>
<br>Bryan, which apps are you using? Maybe contact me off-list and we can share the list of apps.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Bryan Baker <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ka_klick@mac.com">ka_klick@mac.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">On Nov 25, 2009, at 10:37 AM, L. V. Lammert wrote:<br>
> Exporting data is not a problem, .. having a usable UI on the<br>
> desktop might<br>
> be the bigger issue.<br>
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</div>Once again, I'm pretty happy, but I use primarily Macs these days and<br>
subscribe to MobileMe (nee .Mac nee iTools) so I have the nice desktop<br>
clients (iCal, Address Book), plus the web service plus the phone push<br>
integration so it works for me. If running a Mac is a non-starter for<br>
you, then I'm guessing an iPhone might not be ideal, though there must<br>
be something you can sync to on the PC side, since they sell a lot to<br>
windows folk. (probably Outlook since it has exchange support). If<br>
you're Linux only, I'm not sure what you'd use these days on the<br>
desktop side of this.<br>
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Also, I'm primarily urban in my usage patterns, so AT&T service isn't<br>
too bad - if I had to go out to smaller towns and rural areas more the<br>
coverage wouldn't be nearly good enough. I moved from US Cellular<br>
several years ago because I just couldn't get a phone from them that<br>
even had Bluetooth. There's only been a time or 2 that the move has<br>
caused me to not have service where I wanted it (and it usually<br>
cleared up soon enough).<br>
<br>
The good news is there are some pretty cool phones out there covering<br>
a wide variety of usage patterns. Good luck finding the right one for<br>
you.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
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