Hello all

I downloaded a trial version of Wi-Fi Companion and when I ran the installer it had a "warning" saying that the app could only be installed with AS 4 or higher. Then it went on saying that if I was a WM2003 user it might be a bad idea for me to upgrade since AS 4 had reduced features from 3.8. www.socketcom.com recommended installing from a CAB file and not upgrading to AS 4.

So what is your opinion? Is AS 4 a bad move for WM2003 users?

Thx guys

I think the suggestion from Socket is sound. There is no advantage to using AS 4.x over 3.8 unless you need it because of WM5.0. AS 4.x has many issues with firewalls and you lose the ability to sync over a LAN (aka wirelessly).

IMHO 3.8 is probably the most stable version of ActiveSync that M$ has ever released (not that that is saying a lot).

-Ike-

     

Can Outlook 2003 use activesync 3.8 or is there some need for it to use 4.1? I'm hoping to upgrade because Outlook 2002 is just so useless.

HP 200LX (still have since 1994... the standard for all future PDA's to match!) > Palm m105 (tough to like at first, but was smitten with ability to sync) > IBM C3 (their version of Palm's Vx, great unit) > Sony Clie N610V (too buggy, poor battery, didn't have long) > Palm Z71 (reliable, but dated) > Axim x50.

I have Outlook 2003 (don't use it for email, only for contacts, tasks, calendar, etc.). I have been able to sync my Axim X50v with the info in Outlook using ActiveSync 3.8, except for the Notes. I can sync Notes that I have typed in my Axim, but not Notes that are hand-written or Notes that I compose on my laptop in Outlook. Not sure why, but that's how it is. I use Pocket Informant for my PIM on my Axim.

Beth

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Axim X50v, Axim X5, and Inspiron notebook

Thanks to PocketBrain for bringing the parrot to life!!

 

Beth,
Thanks for the quick answer! I feel better about installing now. Also, with outlook 2002 I could not see handwritten notes either. Must be just the way the Notes are.
I also use Pocket Informant, so this is just what I needed to hear.
Thanks,
-john

HP 200LX (still have since 1994... the standard for all future PDA's to match!) > Palm m105 (tough to like at first, but was smitten with ability to sync) > IBM C3 (their version of Palm's Vx, great unit) > Sony Clie N610V (too buggy, poor battery, didn't have long) > Palm Z71 (reliable, but dated) > Axim x50.

Only bad if you use Wi-Fi syncing! P.S. it may be albeit hard to switch back if you go to 4.1...

Kevin Song
Aximsite News Editor
Aximsite Moderator

    

See I have an x51v, and I can't make it work with anything cept AS 4.1. It sucks about the WiFi and the bluetooth stack. I have 2 laptops and a desktop as listed:

1 laptop for work
1 laptop for home use (mine)
1 desktop (gf's)

I mainly use both laptops, and it sucks because my its hard to sync both laptops to the axim. I've tried bluetooth, yet I can't get a steady connection (keeps dropping). The cradle works fine, but I can't get the cradle to work on my work laptop.

Both laptops have XP pro, and AS 4.1 (all are fairly new). Weird.