Comments on: AstraSync 2.1 Released – Exchange 2003, Attachment, BIS, WAP, & TCP Support – BES Alternative Is Getting Better

By: HellFire Empire

HellFire Empire — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:34:02 +0000

[...] just announced their new BlackBerry client which adds ActiveSync support to your device. This looks remarkably similar to AstraSync but I am not sure if they are just rebranding their product. (I am mentioning it just in case it is [...]

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By: KMorley

KMorley — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:32:42 +0000

I bought a new BB Storm from Verizon and was expecting to be able to seamlessly sync mail, contacts tasks and notes between our companies Exchange 2003 server and the BlackBerry.

I first tried the BlackBerry Internet Service and found that only forwards new messages coming into the inbox after the fact (as much as a 20 minute delay). It doesn’t forward other incoming mail items and doesn’t sync ANYTHING (Calendar, Contacts, nothing).

I then tried AstraSync 2.1 and found it to be an acceptable alternative. AstraSync will actually synchronize Calendar and Contacts into the BlackBerry’s native applications. However, it syncs e-mail to it’s own application (due to RIM legal issues), which is a bit too simplistic.

By: BBMan

BBMan — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:39:11 +0000

Ok…I tried this on my Verizon 8830. It did connect to my Exchange server but is not useful for me as it continually gave me “certificate” confirmations every few seconds and because of that was a pain to fully use. To be fair, I think it is my IT dept.’s problem and the hacked up way that they installed Exchange 2003, BUT it still will not be useful to me in the long run because of this.

Still, it may work for some, and it did synch transfer information back and forth even with my cert issues, so you may want to give it a look.

By: lol

lol — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:05:47 +0000

That url needs login.

By: Luciano ES

Luciano ES — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:03:11 +0000

Oh, this is just awesome. Windows users have so much support from RIM to synchronize their data already that they definitely need some more.