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How is mobile me functionality now?
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Geofries
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Sep 2, 2008, 12:33 PM
 
Thinking about getting an iPhone maybe today. Push technology per se does not concern me, as I'm never in a situation where getting an email at 1pm VS 125pm is going to make any difference.

However I am interested in the seamlessness that supposedly comes with mobile me. I want to be able to update things over the web, and have them update on the phone accordingly and vice versa. I am also interested in a new, permanent personal email address that is not free from a site like yahoo or google.

I currently have an swbell.net account. It functions flawlessly, my only problem is that it is tied to my parents internet bill (from when I used to live at home) and in the event they ever decide they dont want the net (very likely), im screwed. I have comcast myself, which comes with email, but they suck.

So, would mobile me be worth it?
     
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Sep 2, 2008, 12:44 PM
 
I have had very few problems with mobile me. If you've got an iPhone it makes everything easy. My wife is about as un-geeky as can be, she loves that she can just make a change on her iPhone, then it automatically syncs to her laptop.
     
CorpITGuy
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Sep 2, 2008, 02:29 PM
 
MobileMe has been nearly flawless for me, especially in the last few weeks since they've worked the bugs out.

My wife also loves MobileMe... I used to purchase yearly hosted Exchange solutions for her.
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." - Winston Churchill

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MacBook Pro 15" 1.83 GHz - (wife)
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mikemako
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Sep 2, 2008, 09:58 PM
 
Mobile Me has been working perfectly for me so far. When I update my iPhone's address book or calendar, it shows up on my computer within a minute. I especially like that reminders I set in the calendar of my iPhone are also carried over to become reminders on my computer!
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Sep 3, 2008, 03:23 AM
 
The webmail client frequently reloads spontaneously in Firefox on Windows, which is annoying. Other than that it's okay.

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Andrew Stephens
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Sep 3, 2008, 03:53 AM
 
Calendar syncing is a bit hit and miss though.
     
   
 
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