[missing-sync-palmos-talk] Lost ability to iSync on Treo 650 and Tiger

[Robert Williams]

Actually Warren, Wireless Sync is probably the BEST thing about the Verizon
Service - think of Wireless Sync as a ".Mac" for your TREO (literally, since
it backs up critical file info and can restore a hard resetted 650 to it's
former state - a pretty cool feature if you are on the road and something
BAD happens and you have to start from scratch.

There IS one catch that is buried in the wireless Sync Prefs that you MUST
check in order to allow you to sync with your desktop Mac:

Launch wireless Sync, press the MENU button, select SETUP, Select CONNECTION
SETTINGS, click on the ADVANCED button, and Check ENABLE OTHER SYNC APPS.

Even though it warns that this may duplicate data, it has not happened to me
yet

If you are still distrustful of Wireless Sync, you can disable the various
"Conduits" for wireless sync - and they are pretty extensive - if all you
want is the emergency systems setting backup & mail, so be it.

IMHO - having tried both Cingular & Verizon, I find that Verizon's Wireless
Sync to be a much better value for the money. The fact that you have a
secure site to go to for all your email & PIM data is an additional bonus -


--
HTH

Robert
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Sent from my TREO 650 SmartPhone

On 6/4/05 1:34 PM, "Warren Young" <wyoung at neurome.com> wrote:

> I think I have it figured out.  It was Wireless Sync that disabled
> other conduits from syncing (like iSync).  Helps to read the log on
> the hot sync side of the Treo where it actually said just that.
> Verizon/Windows does it again to Mac users.  Wireless Sync and their
> Mail program is horrible, never mind that they do not support the
> Mac.  I do remember last night accidentally launching Wireless Sync
> and seeing it do lots of things before I could cancel it.  It's mind-
> boggling.  On that note, is it possible for us Mac users to simply
> remove it using Delete Applications?  Both Wireless Sync and Mail?
> Or would that pose other problems?  I obviously use VersaMail with
> absolutely no problems.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Warren
> 
> On Jun 4, 2005, at 10:34 AM, Warren Young wrote:
> 
>> With doing nothing other than letting a day go by, Missinc Sync
>> 4.0.5 (63), iSync (2.0), Tiger (10.4.1), or something decided that
>> today I would not be allowed to sync (actually reset) my iCal
>> (2.0.1 (1029))and AddressBook (4.0.1 (472)) contacts to my Treo
>> 650.  I don't sync because of duplicate records problem, and force
>> a new clean copy onto my Treo.  I've done this maybe 3 times
>> successfully since I got my Treo a week ago.  Not today.  Here's
>> the log:
>> 
>> Sync starting at 6/4/05 9:36 AM (09:36:35) on USB
>> 6/4/05 9:36 AM iSync Conduit starting
>> 6/4/05 9:36 AM SyncOpenDB returned 16388 for database AddressDB,
>> creating a new database
>> 6/4/05 9:36 AM Warning: Could not create database AddressDB (return
>> code 16395), ignoring database
>> 6/4/05 9:36 AM iSync Conduit: Got back NULL from rendezvous for
>> request BladeGetAllRecords
>> 6/4/05 9:36 AM iSync Conduit: Sending Error Response 1: iSync
>> Conduit: Could not find database AddressDB
>> 6/4/05 9:36 AM iSync Conduit: received NULL message, disconnecting...
>> OK iSync Conduit
>> Sync completed successfully at 6/4/05 9:36 AM (09:36:37)
>> 
>> I've rebooted Mac, soft rebooted Treo and nothing!  iSync reset
>> device, iSync reset history, slow synchronization, clear device,
>> sync device - nothing works.  iSync just continues to report the
>> same problem above with the database errors. I can do other conduit
>> tasks, like backing up, etc.  And yes, I remove Documents to Go
>> (Command Delete from Missing Sync - did not do a full uninstall).
>> 
>> I don't want to hard reset my Treo, even though that may be the
>> last resort.  I've got so many phone settings and not sure if the
>> PalmOS backups have those configurations.  And I would really like
>> to know why there is so many problems with syncing.  I have never
>> had any problems with my Tungsten C and Palm Desktop.  Many have
>> said iSync is great, but it is so problematic for me.  If
>> AddressBook, iCal and integration with Apple Mail weren't so good,
>> I'd go back to Now Up To Date or even Palm Desktop.
>> 
>> Any help from anyone would be appreciated.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Warren
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