Re: When will we be able to sync via WiFi?

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Actually, plugging in the USB does not disable the phones data connection.
It's quite common for people to use their phone as a modem (using the phones
data connection on the computer). Also, when you set up a partnership in
Windows Vista's Mobile Device manager (what they are calling Activesync in
Vista) asks you if you want to disable or allow the phones network
connections while syncing.
I just don't understand why we can't secure the activesync connection the
same way exchange is supposedly secure. And make it an option that you can
disable for the corporate users that don't want it.

"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" wrote:

The security removal isn't because of something that's fixable, or so I
understand. The concern is based on having a device that's not necessarily
inside the building, potentially bridging the outside network (phone
network, Starbucks down the street, etc.), with the WiFi network inside the
company. If my read of this is right, enterprise customers were unwilling
to have that ability built into the devices and ActiveSync on the desktop --
too dangerous. Microsoft preferred to fix this by pointing users to a
connection point that's already supposedly secure, Exchange, and limiting
desktop sync to connections that are direct and short-range, USB and
Bluetooth (and note that when you plug in USB, it disables the WiFi
connection to your local Starbucks). I don't know if it's the right choice
or not, but I understand the justification.

Look at your own comments, "or some other company makes a sync app that
allows our mobile devices to be mobile." However, you just got done saying
that you don't want to pay for something to fix the 'problem'. Why would
some other company invest resources in building a sync system that you are
unwilling to pay for? If $10 or $15 a month is worth it to you, you can use
managed Exchange, as I mentioned. If it's not worth that much, I just can't
see much incentive for anyone to work on it.

You could look at the software mentioned in the thread I pointed you to.
There are several relatively low-cost alternatives there.

Paul T.

"SaltyDawg" <SaltyDawg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Well unfortunately I am not a business. I am just a family man and my
family
uses Windows Mobile phones. I am just trying to make it easy for everyone
to
sync their devices. It doesn't really make any sense to buy a mobile
"computer" with wireless data and then be forced to tie it down with a
cable
every day. So, paying for an exchange server is pretty much out of the
question. Does an exchange server sync all the same stuff as a regular PC-
favorites, files, etc, or is it only contacts and mail?
Boy, I sure hope either Microsoft puts this functionality back (are we
really letting "security" push us backwards?) or some other company makes
a
sync app that allows our mobile devices to be mobile. It's been like 3
years
since this feature was removed for security reasons. If there is no news
of a
possible fix yet, I have doubts that we'll even see it. Well, at least
until
Google, Palm, Blackberry and Apple demonstrate that they the feature in
their
sync apps (do they?).

"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" wrote:

You can sync with an Exchange server via WiFi. If you happen to run
Exchange at home, you could do that. You can also get a managed Exchange
account from various companies. In that case, they run Exchange for you
and
you sync with that (from both your desktop PC and the device), via WiFi,
if
you like. You might check this thread, also:

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.pocketpc.activesync/browse_thread/thread/12bdcae8b5d4a499/7da582cebcd2260d?lnk=gst&q=activesync+replacement#7da582cebcd2260d

My impression is that Microsoft does not see this missing WiFi sync with
a
single desktop PC as a bug.

Paul T.

"SaltyDawg" <SaltyDawg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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So I just read an old blog on the subject at:
http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2006/11/08/wifi-did-you-do-that.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage

Is there any update as to when it will be fixed? It's been like 3 years
now,
surely there must be some news (assuming they plan to fix it)? Is there
an
alternative software we can use to sync over WiFi?

"Clinton Fitch, MVP-Mobile Devices" wrote:

Hello,

Wireless Synchronization was removed as a it was a potential security
issue.
Many, many people have expressed dismay over this removal.


--
Clinton Fitch, MVP-Mobile Devices
http://www.clintonfitch.com
http://www.hpcfactor.com


"SaltyDawg" <SaltyDawg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Are we ever going to be able to sync via WiFi? I want to be able to
schedule
my device (and those of my wife and kids) to automatically sync in
the
middle
of the night. I cannot understand why this is not possible. If this
is
possible, please let me know what I need to do. Is there a registry
hack
that
will enable it?








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