Helio Ocean: now with 100% more "push" email

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:57 pm

when I checked my Helio email account from my Ocean today it asked if I wanted to enable new email alerts. SWEET! I enabled the alerts and tested. sure enough, I now get new email alerts on the phone. that's a big step forward for the Ocean.

now if they will only get the full exchange integration software finished so the calendar is actually useful...

Libra Monkee · Post by **Libra Monkee** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:03 pm

My dad just got one of those thing and he's loving it. But then again his last phone was an N-Gage.

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:05 pm

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Chuck's dad is cool

Post by **complacent** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:17 pm

what type of email account is the helio? Is it IMAP, POP, WTF, FUBAR?

(pretty cool, but I'd like to read about it some more. )

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:10 pm

you can access your helio account via interwebs or helio phone. you get a "free" address with each phone.

they're supposed to be working on "push" email for all accounts (generic POP3, Gmail, Yahoo, MS) and enterprise sync (email, calendar, tasks, contacts). rumor is "sometime this fall."

Post by **ElZorro** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:34 am

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/2 ... r-a-price/

Ocean gets Exchange ActiveSync -- for a price

Exchange using Helio members, your time is now: the Ocean's finally getting that Exchange ActiveSync support (for Contacts, Calendar, and email with Exchange Server 2003 SP2+) promised users, as well as bumped new version of Helio File Viewer (supporting .doc, .ppt, .xls and .pdf). But, as always, there is a catch. Although the first 60 days of use during the beta period will be free, the final version of Helio EAS + File Viewer will set you back an addition $10 per month for all-in users. If that still sounds workable with your expense account, jump on that Ocean right now and download the app that gets the corporate collaboration wheels moving. One more shot after the break.

Ask and you shall receive.

And be $10/m poorer.

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:22 am

i really want to love the helio. i do.

:/

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:24 am

...the final version of Helio EAS + File Viewer will set you back an addition $10 per month for all-in users.

BOOOOO!!!!

** EDIT **
here's a link to download the "Mail for MS Exchange Guides"

what I really want is a way to sync my personal Outlook calendar to the Ocean. I'm not looking forward to setting up my own Exchange Server and then being forced to pay $10 a month to access it.

Post by **ElZorro** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:07 am

My answer (what I'm doing), is dump Outlook Calendar and move to Google Calendar, access it through the web browser...

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:53 pm

ElZorro wrote:My answer (what I'm doing), is dump Outlook Calendar and move to Google Calendar, access it through the web browser...

been thinking about doing that myself. but my Ocean browser, she is not so good.

Post by **ElZorro** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:02 pm

Mr Kleen wrote:
ElZorro wrote:My answer (what I'm doing), is dump Outlook Calendar and move to Google Calendar, access it through the web browser...
been thinking about doing that myself. but my Ocean browser, she is not so good.

Works fine on my Ocean browser.

Yea, its not the same as through FF or IE, but gets the job done. And really, how busy is your calendar?

M-Work, T-Work, W-Work+Tacos, Th-Work, Fri-Work...

Post by **complacent** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:05 pm

I've been using Gcalsync lately. It's pretty rough, but works okay. Also check out their Google Group. Lossa info there, as well as newer betas.

<---Using beta 1.3. It gets the jerb done, but isn't pretty.