FAO Andorid Disciples

[ArcspacE]

FAO Android Disciples

R.E. Calendar Sync Help - MS Outlook / BlackBerry Phone - to Andorid Tablet


Friend of mine recently purchased some Korean tablet (Samsung, iirc) running Android. The following scenario unfolded subsequently.

- She is unable to sync here MS Outlook Calendar ('events') to the tablet's Calendar

- She is unable to sync her BlackBerry phone Calendar (where she enters daily appointments, meetings on the go and wants to enter them into the tablet every evening) to the tablet's Calendar.



Are there any known solutions to the above problems other than throwing the thing away and switching to iOS?

Much appreciated

 

[Boonie]

Set up a gmail account sync outlook and bberry calendar with that then sync the android device with gmail. I did the same and it works seamlessly.

 

[ArcspacE]

Problem is she already has an existing 'business' email - or is that irrelevant in this case?

Is there a way to sync the BlackBerry's calendar directly to the tablet?

Apologies - my Android knowledge is minimal at best

 

[southstand1882]

Android works perfectly with exchange

 

[ArcspacE]

Ok - could you then explain how to sync the tablet's calendar to Outlook's calendar, please

 

[southstand1882]

Exchange activesync

But remember, outlook is a mail CLIENT

What is her mail SERVER

 

[ArcspacE]

I suppose that would be her Internet service provider?

 

[southstand1882]

If its a BES, its a pile of brick and I doubt they'll be around much longer

 

[southstand1882]

I suppose that would be her Internet service provider?

Pop3?

 

[ArcspacE]

I'd imagine it would be a Pop3 - can check later

Is is possible to sync the BlackBerry's calendar to the tablet's one directly?

 

[southstand1882]

I'd imagine it would be a Pop3 - can check later

Is is possible to sync the BlackBerry's calendar to the tablet's one directly?

Not sure. Google BES sync for android. Again, the blackberry itself is a mail client

 

[southstand1882]

Clients aren't meant to sync with other clients etc

 

[ArcspacE]

Ok, forget the phone for a second

How can she sync the Outlook calendar to the tablet's calendar?

 

[southstand1882]

Ok, forget the phone for a second

How can she sync the Outlook calendar to the tablet's calendar?

The calendar is the same

Outlook is simply the User interface

 

[southstand1882]

You don't sync uis

You synch a ui with a server

 

[southstand1882]

Bonnie is using gmail as a kind of consolidation server, which is clever

 

[southstand1882]

.... But perhaps unnecessary if you can tell us the mail server

 

[ArcspacE]

So what should I found out?

Geezus, how tough is this? - I simply plug in my iPhone into my PC and all my Calendars (on MS Outlook on top of that, mind you) sync instantly in both directions. Why can't this thing do it?

Mind you - the email address synced to my iPhone is my Gmail one and not the Outlook one. Is there any way to achieve that on Android?

 

[southstand1882]

Yeah because you have some software installed on the PC orchestrating it all!

Try removing that and plugging in your apple. You would be in the same situation!

You are not comparing apples with apples...pardon the pun

 

[ArcspacE]

So in other words - they are selling a grossly inferior product on the pretext of 'flexibility' and of course - design plagiarism

To summarise - what should I find out in order see if the tablet can sync with MS Outlook? Please help me, buddy