Mobile Me

[Morfik]

Personally using Google Mail / Contacts / Calendar and they all sync perfectly.

There's several free options for file syncing too, meaning it's just Find my iPhone and bookmark syncing that Mobile Me has. But Firefox are supposedly working on an app for the latter (assuming it will use Mobile Safari to render pages to get past the App Store).

There was also recently a rumour MobileMe might end up free...

 

[Deleted member 651465]

In fairness to Tunney, I use Dropbox over my iDisk. That thing is slow as a mo' fo'.

Also worth mentioning (that I didn't before) that I've regularly used "Find my iPhone". I even have MobileMe on my wife's iPhone, but have all the options except Find my iPhone turned off, so she doesn't get my email/calendars/contacts but there is security if she ever loses her phone + it can be handy if you want to find out where she is

 

[J1234]

I have it.

It's way to overpriced for what it is. You can do most of it free with Gmail and Dropbox, but I just like all the integration.

 

[Raymond Lin]

In fairness to Tunney, I use Dropbox over my iDisk. That thing is slow as a mo' fo'.

Also worth mentioning (that I didn't before) that I've regularly used "Find my iPhone". I even have MobileMe on my wife's iPhone, but have all the options except Find my iPhone turned off, so she doesn't get my email/calendars/contacts but there is security if she ever loses her phone + it can be handy if you want to find out where she is

Does it still work if my iPhone is on orange payg?

 

[Raymond Lin]

Question - There are various ones on ebay, some says 20G ? and some from the US or Australia. Does it matter what country it is from?

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Does it still work if my iPhone is on orange payg?

I can't see why it wouldn't.

Just add a new mail account, type in your MobileMe details, then go to "Advanced" account settings and turn all the sliders off apart from "Find my iPhone".

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Question - There are various ones on ebay, some says 20G ? and some from the US or Australia. Does it matter what country it is from?

I bought a US retail box off ebay for £35. So long as you aren't buying a renewal pack you should be fine.

 

[Raymond Lin]

I can't see why it wouldn't.

Just add a new mail account, type in your MobileMe details, then go to "Advanced" account settings and turn all the sliders off apart from "Find my iPhone".

But what if I want that feature too ?

 

[Deleted member 651465]

But what if I want that feature too ?

Turn them on?

 

[Raymond Lin]

Turn them on?

how does it track the iphone and ipad exactly? the sim card?

 

[simo182]

It tracks my iphone whether I have my UK contract sim card in or my German PAYG. Maybe it is by IMEI or something similar? (I'm clueless about it tbh )

 

[sunny007]

if i was to get one from ebay would i need to pay anything else ? beside the cost from ebay ?

 

[Deleted member 651465]

how does it track the iphone and ipad exactly? the sim card?

It uses the data connection (& Wi-FI if you're on a known network) to send a GPS co-ordinate to the MobileMe servers.

if i was to get one from ebay would i need to pay anything else ? beside the cost from ebay ?

Nothing. You simply enter the authorisation code on Me.com and it activate the 12 month subscription / or renews.

 

[tsinc80697]

You do realise that MobileMe is going free?

http://www.razorianfly.com/2010/06/...ious-customer-statuses-change-to-full-member/

 

[n111ck]

You do realise that MobileMe is going free?

http://www.razorianfly.com/2010/06/...ious-customer-statuses-change-to-full-member/

I dont buy that - if it does go free it will be a lite service as they are hardly going to refund everyone with active sub's.

The screen shots show expiry dates that dont tie up to a new sub just being added. They could be any random paying account.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

When you activate a renewal, it doesn't start at that time.. instead it starts when your original date is meant to end (so there's no overlap).

If that makes sense I'd be happy if it goes free, but honestly I get enough out of it to keep paying anyway.

 

[bigredshark]

It's a lovely service if you just want a simple life, my email, contacts, calendar are synced with no effort between my machines, my phone and are available online too. No hassle, all built in. For £70 a year I'll take that myself. The only direct equivalent in my view for ease of use and functionality is an exchange server...(I'll pass for my personal email myself...)

Yeah it could be done for free with various tools but I can't be bothered with the hassle for £70 (And I don't like gmail and never have, which is something of a problem given it's the obvious alternative).

 

[Deleted member 651465]

£70 is a maximum too, as stated it regularly goes for cheaper online (much like Xbox Live subscriptions)

 

[Blackhawk47]

I tried out the Find My iPhone thing a few days ago and it was shocking just how well it tracked down the phone. Though I just had it in my pocket in the office, it managed to pretty much narrow it down to what side of the office I was in.

 

[Raymond Lin]

What if i got a 2G iphone? with no GPS, and no data package then how is it going to find that?