[horde] iPhone 4 replacement

[Michael J Rubinsky]

Quoting Louis-Philippe Allard <lp.allard.1 at gmail.com>:

> Quoting Michael J Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org>:
>> Quoting Louis-Philippe Allard <lp.allard.1 at gmail.com>:
>>> Quoting Marc Fellman <marc.fellman at gmail.com>:   > Hi,
>>>>
>>>>    Not shure about Horde support but I would go for a Google Nexus Galaxy
>>>>    (or is it Google Galaxy Nexus :-S )
>>>>
>>>>    Just my 2ct
>>>>
>>>>    Marc
>>>>
>>>>    2011/11/17 Louis-Philippe Allard <lp.allard.1 at gmail.com>:  >  
>>>> Hi horde users!    > ...
>>>>    --
>>>>    Met Vriendelijke Groet / With Kind Regards
>>>>
>>>>    Marc Fellman
>>>>    wave:marc.fellman at googlewave.com
>>>   Any Horde devs can comment on my question?
>>  I will assume your question relates to syncing, since web-access  
>> to Horde should be failry consistent across all of these devices.  
>> To that extent, I can comment on ActiveSync support:
>>
>>  I am still using the original Motorola Droid as my day-to-day  
>> phone. I plan to change to the [Galaxy|Prime|Droid] Nexus when it  
>> is finally released. Obviously, I have no idea if there are any  
>> issues with the ActiveSync implementation as it relates to Horde as  
>> I have not yet used the new device.
>>
>>  The only other devices that I, personally, have used with Horde  
>> are various iOS devices (iPod,iPhone,iPad). A friend of mine uses  
>> the Droid 3(?) and has reported no problems to me.
>>> http://wiki.horde.org/ActiveSync [1] seems to mention that the  
>>> Motorola Droid
>>>   does not play well with horde... Am I wrong?
>>  What problems are you referring to? I use it on a daily basis and  
>> do not normally run into any problems.
>>
>>  The major drawback to the earlier, native, Droid implementations  
>> is that they do not support provisioning (so no enforced security  
>> policies and no remote-wipe ability). From what I understand this  
>> is now supported, though I have not tried it myself.
>>
>>  Of course there is always the chance that there will be some  
>> issues regardless of the device you pick. From my work with this,  
>> one thing that I have noticed is that just about every vendor does  
>> *something* that is not part of the published specification...and  
>> we try our best to work around these issues as they occur.
>>
>>  --
>>  mike
>
> Thanks Mike for replying.  I may have been confusedby the different names
> the phone has in other countries.  Here in Canada, the Motorola Droid Razr
> (one of the models I am interested in) is simply called Motorola Razr.  I
> thought the "Motorola Droid" that is on the
> http://wiki.horde.org/ActiveSync[1]was referring to the Motorola Droid
> Razr... Is it?

No, it's referring to the original, Motorola Droid (called the  
Milestone in other countries). I don't know anyone personally that has  
a Razr. It's only been out, what, a week or two now?

> As for this phone, it ships from the provider (Rogers Canada) with Android
> 2.3
> (http://www.rogers.com/web/link/wirelessBuyFlow?forwardTo=PhoneThenPlan&productType=normal&productId_Detailed=XT910BLKR&N=52+11#)

I have used version 2.3 on my original droid by installing a custom  
ROM, and have had no problems with ActiveSync...I have since reverted  
to a more-or-less stock ROM now, as I had a whole bunch of *other*  
problems. These were mostly related to the old hardware trying to run  
software for which it wasn't designed.


> There is so many brands, versions, OS'es , models, its overwhelming to
> make a clear and informed decision......

Welcome to the beauty of fragmentation.


> Any help would be appreciated, I really dont want to change my iphone 4
> (iOS5.0.1) for a worst phone....  I currently use AS and my contacts,
> calendar and tasks all seems to sync very well at this time.  And of
> course, yes the web interfaces should be pretty much cross platform and
> work well...

I only have access to the same reviews and rumors that everyone else  
does, and I am the furthest thing from any kind of mobile handset  
guru. That being said, if you think it's helpful, *my* decision  
process was something like this:

Since you are looking to replace your iOS device, I guess the question  
comes down to: "What about iOS are you unhappy with that you are  
looking for a better experience with Android?". For me, I really want  
access to 4G, LTE *now*. Once you decide Android fits your needs, it's  
a matter of:

Hardware: Any of the new generation devices, IMO, offer good hardware  
options. Do you have a screen preference that you feel is a better  
option etc...? Personally, coming from the 2+ year old phone I have,  
I'd be happy with just about any of the new hardware options.

Software - do you want a "pure" Android experience without any vendor  
layers? Do you want to be able to easily root the phone, install  
custom ROMs etc...? Personally, I *really* dislike things like  
MotoBlur and HTC's Sense(?) I also prefer to have at least the option  
of playing around with alternate ROMs. This made the decision easy for  
me.

As far as how it will work with syncing to Horde, well, I will just  
have to wait and see when I get it :)

Not sure how helpful that was, but there ya go...

-- 
mike

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