[horde] iPhone 4 replacement

Tue Nov 22 00:05:23 UTC 2011

Quoting Michael J Rubinsky <mrubinsk at horde.org>:
> 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][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
>
>   The Horde Project (www.horde.org[2])mrubinsk at horde.org
So I've decided to make the "jump" and got the Motorola Razr with Android
2.3.  So far so good!  The phone is gorgeous and feels much better than
the iphone.  I however have a glitch with the contacts.  I added the AS
account as "Corporate account" onthe phone, and horde saw thephone
immediately (MotoXT910v651 | Moto-XT910/6.5.1Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:34:42
-0500    0    Not Provisioned    Moto356521040554011)

   The problem is that there is no contacts in the phone... The calendar
sync'ed pretty fast.  I have searched the AS log for references to contact
syncing, and have not found anything.... What would I find if the contacts
were syncing?  Every thing else syncs pretty well.

I'll trim down the log and send the relevant portions to the mail list.
Thanks

Louis-Philippe Allard
lp.allard.1 at gmail.com
    Sent from Horde Groupware - GNU/Linux

Links:
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[1] http://wiki.horde.org/ActiveSync%C2%A0
[2] http://www.horde.org