I suggest changing your plan, seriously.

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So far I am impressed, I can even use the keyboard with my two thumbs, not bad from a one finger typist. I’ll never get as fast as my grandkids.

Now I will have to see what app I can write for it myself (I have to learn some Android first) “Power to the People” as one commercial says.

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go to MSG digital in the states. price, delivery and selection pretty awesome. Look under T-Mo’s G1 Accessories (HTC)

http://www.msgdigital.com/accessorylist.asp?productid=46560

Although I don’t have this phone but a blackberry 8900, they have awesome selection and pricing is pretty awesome!

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Android finally in Canada, I can’t wait to get my hands on the Magic.

And nice Futurama reference.

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As I run both Exchange (work) and Outlook (home) I have a somewhat different setup: I sync Exchange email only. Then I sync separately my home (POP3/IMAP4) email, contacts and calendar via Companionlink.

I have a couple of gripes about this, though. First is that I can only do so through Google’s gmail calendar and contacts (The email syncs through K9 without problem.) I really don’t like Google holding my contacts and calendar info. Until last night I couldn’t find htcsync.exe, which I’ve now downloaded and will clear the phone and retry.

The second gripe – and it is a biggie for me, is that gmail’s contacts hold all of the data in my “notes” fields, but syncs only the first portion (maybe 512 chars?) of each. Some are extensive notes that I’ve now had to copy off to Word docs and stash on the SD card. This never happens with my WinMo setup. Also lots of duplicate tasks and calendar items. Sigh.

My thoughts are to return the phone to default, install htcsync.exe and see what it does without anything else (I’ll record all my other settings first!).

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I really want to keep this phone. I’ll migrate my 500+ personal contacts to google if I have to in order to get it to work so we’ll see.

Thanks again for the info Don.
Oh! I almost forgot, if you go to the subfolders and click menu>refresh, you’ll get the emails in those folders. It doesn’t push it to those folders unfortunately which means there are a couple of Rules that I had to delete. But at least you get the emails if you choose to have them.

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Exchange email update is virtually immediate – it’s a race between the server and the handheld as to which gets it first. Just tested HTC vs WinMo (old phone) and within seconds all three had the email.

No idea on the HTML email – I just send/reply as they come. Um – just checked – message format is set to HTML, so must be OK!!

Sent email shows up in Sent Items in Exchange virtually immediately.

I see subfolders, but not items in them – not sure why that might be and don’t see a setting that picks that up. My WinMo phone only grabs Inbox as well.

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I do know Lotus came out with an iPhone app – maybe need to wait for an Android version.

Also i was sent this link on browsers supported by MOSS – none are on Android…

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263526.aspx

Any ideas around this?

Otherwise I love the keyboard – and can’t envision all typing simply on a touch screen…

Also need access to Document to Go – which is not available to Rogers customers b/c its a paid app…

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Thanks in advance for your help! I will be getting this phone tomorrow if it works so well using Exchange.

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Thankfully, there is an alternative. After looking around, I discovered the “htc_ime” keyboard application. All you need to do is install the application loader through the Android Market and copy the application to the root of the SD memory card. Then launch the application and it’ll see the keyboard application. Install it and voila.. you have a soft keyboard that’s almost identical to the one that comes with the original Cupcake release.

Link to file: http://www.droiddeveloper.com/hrbuilds/htc_ime.zip

Hope this helps. Worked great for me!

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IMAP Mail: would have been nice if Rogers had told me that the outgoing smtp server has to be smtp.rogerswirelessdata.com for any IMAP account. (Found it somewhere on an iPhone thread). No SSL, no login required.

Mail II: Use K9; the built-in android client sucks.

Exchange: sync with Exchange worked flawlessly and easily. Enter server info and Presto! – connection.

Sync: In my case I want Exchange Email but not contacts or calendar from work. I do, however want a separate IMAP account (home) and my home contacts and calendar. Although the manual says htcsync.exe is on the SD card, it doesn’t appear to be. I ended up using Companionlink. While it works, it has to do so using gmail. I don’t like that. Doesn’t anyone make an “activesync” clone for android? I don’t need real-time updates, just a two-way USB connected sync like my old and sucky WinMo machine….

Usability: love the trackball; screen sensitivity to touch is a bit high, could use a “tone down” for klutzy people like me. QWERTY keypad is fine – I have small hands and have no problems with it. Screen is brilliantly clean and sharp. Built-in YouTube works very well, as does all browsing. Maps and GPS works well, though the compass seemed a bit off….SkyMaps is fun though.

SD card: a gripe here. It’s been “mounted” but is now inaccessible. Shows that it wants to be “unmounted” and can be “formatted”, but still….zippo. Have power-cycled to no avail. May try again with SD card out and then reinsert.

Contact notes: a gripe here, too….full notes show up on gmail in the contact field (I keep a lot of client notes), but only about 10 lines on the Dream. Not sure what the solution to this might be, if any.

Power consumption: seems a bit high, but it’s also running a lot of stuff. I’ve added a little app called 3G Watchdog to pay attention to my usage – it’s a sweet one. Will see if power consumption is an issue.

Physical fit and finish: feels great in the hand. I suspect the two tabs (one for the SD card and one for the USB connector) will disappear shortly – they seem very flimsy indeed. The back is a pain to remove to get at the battery and feels like it’s going to break (it is actually quite flexible though, so we’ll see).

Tip: I like a holster for my phone. I found a nice Roots one for about $20, remove the snap-on top and it’s great. Holds very snugly and is easy to remove/reinsert.

Really big gripe (not really about the Dream or Android though): why the heck does no-one make a calendar app that allows me to place my Exchange-synced calendar and my home-synced calendar in SEPARATE databases, but viewable side-by-side? I cannot possibly be the only person who wants this!

Anyhoo – so far, so good…will report back to BGR on anthing further.

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The only thing you lose is your 1 year (no water, no physical damage) manufacturers warranty.

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http://developer.android.com/sdk/1.5_r2/index.html

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Since I don’t exactly know what Rogers changed on the firmware. I can’t tell you an absolute answer but yes, there is a chance you could flash the old one to install the original without any side effets.

After a year of contract, I don’t think so. But I think they can’t make you pay more than 400$ if you break the contract. ( I’m really not sure about that one ) And yes, you are supposed to keep your number and if they don’t want to..there is a problem…since it is the same compagny.

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Question for the Canadian users, I am actually under a 3 year contract under Fido, would I be able to switch to Rogers without paying for the ECF? Would I be able to to keep my number as well? Oh yeah, I’ve been in the contract for just over a year.

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No problem. As long as he understands, our job is done!

@Ryan

That doesn’t surprise me at all. Canadian retail employees almost never are prepped for what they go through. The only exception to this was probably the iPhone release in Canada. It sucks.

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Yes but you won’t be able to use the 3G(data plan) with it (it works on different frequencies). However, you can unlock it, be able to use it as a phone and surf on the web with a WIFI connection. Personaly, I suggest you this unless you live outside a big city (cause there’s not a lot of free WIFI connections).

@Maide

Sorry to repeat your comment but if he asks that kind of question, I think the explanation should be more simple unless I misunderstood him

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No, you will need the Rogers version of the phone if you wish to use 3G. Your T-Mobile G1 will work fine for Edge, however.

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You guys think ill be able to just get a Rogers plan put the sim card in and it’ll magically work?

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