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IRDA synchronisation: does it work for you? |
barney1995
Joined: Mar 23, 2002
Posts: 6
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Having read many posts in this forum it is clear that irda synchronisation with xtnd connect pc and outlook works for some people, but for others it simply does not work at all. Unfortunately, I fall into the latter category.
Personally I find this unsatisfactory - having failed even to identify the source of the problem I emailed Ericsson technical support but received no reply. I do hope the folk from Ericsson read this forum so they get some idea of the frustrations of users who have shelled out large sums of money for their mobile phones that don't work (or at least seem not to work with a pretty standard pc/windows setup).
Maybe we could start a bit of a thread on other peoples' experiences. Just say whether you've been experiencing problems with outlook synchronisation, or if everything's just fine, post your operating system, t68 software version, outlook version and irda adaptor make.
Here's mine:
Outlook synchronisation: doesn't work
Problem when synchronising with outlook: "unable to detect phone" (other applications using the phone and irda such as GPRS internet are perfectly able to "detect the phone"
O/S: Windows XP
Outlook: Outlook XP
Ericsson phone: t68
Software version: R1B
IRDA adaptor: Tekram iRmate 410U
That's all folks.
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Linkinpark17UK
Joined: Jan 27, 2002
Posts: 372
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OS Win98
Outlook 2000
phone T68
Version R1B
IrDA connection using NEC laptop.
It works. Although I've only done this a few times. I just usually send files such as backgrounds and ringtones. |
kutchi manggo
Joined: Feb 11, 2002
Posts: 105
From: Laguna
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O/S: Windows XP Home
Outlook: Outlook XP
Ericsson phone: t68m
Software version: R2B
IRDA USB: iRwave 520U
also see my post here.
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mrNoodles
Joined: Feb 28, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Sweden
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I had BIG problems when I tries to sync my Outlook contacts with my phone.
The only thing I found out was that if the Irda speed was set to high it didnt work.
Error messages as "couldnt find phone" etc.
But when I decreased the speed it worked fine.
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Linkinpark17UK
Joined: Jan 27, 2002
Posts: 372
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set the IrDa speed to 9800 bps and try to download some software from SE as XP and ME do have some probs with Infra Red. |
thomasbordvik
Joined: Mar 22, 2002
Posts: 15
From: Oslo, Norway
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I have the exact same problem with almost the exact same hard/software!! Ant it`s SO anoying!
We can trie some of the solutions mentioned above, but somehow I feel that the combination t68, XP and IRmate is a poor combination...
Mine also works fine with connecting to the internet.
This is what I got:
OS: XP pro
Outlook: 2000
IRDA: Tekram IRmate210 (set to 38400) |
barney1995
Joined: Mar 23, 2002
Posts: 6
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Well, having tried all the solutions people suggested (unsuccessfully) I finally heard from Ericsson.
This was their reply:
Dear Mr Lane,
Thank you for contacting Sony Ericsson,
With regard to your enquiry, Ericsson handsets are not currently compatible with Windows XP. There is a software patch in the pipeline, however a release date is not currently available.
Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards
Mike Rowlands
SonyEricsson Customer Support
Telephone: 08705 237 237
Fax: 0845 300 2439
Email: questions.gb@sonyericssonmobile.com
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Rolud
Joined: Nov 22, 2001
Posts: 198
From: The french part of Switzerland
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I've :
Windows 98
PalmDesktop 4.01
XTNDConnect for Palm
T68m / R2A
IRDA : MA-600
No problem at all ! Sync like a charm, even with the IR speed set at 115200...!! 
Rolud
[ This Message was edited by: Rolud on 2002-03-26 08:48 ] |
all8
Joined: Feb 28, 2002
Posts: 372
From: Malaysia
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Mine:
Windows Me
XTNDConnect for
T68m / R2B on
Outlook XP and
SendFile;Phonebackup; Mypictures programs works perfectly with
IrDA connection
Set IrDA speed to 9600
[ This Message was edited by: all8 on 2002-03-28 13:37 ] |
sooty
Joined: Mar 05, 2002
Posts: 88
From: Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Win 2K
Irda
t68
Works flawlessly at 9600 (haven't tried higher speeds yet)
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altemyr
Joined: Jan 21, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Stockholm, Sweden
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Dell Latitude
Win 2K Pro
Irda on Virtual com port
MS Outlook
XTNDConnect lite
t39
Synchronization of calendar and address book with outlook works good, except for some rare occasions when I have synchronized outlook with the exchange server when there may become duplicate entries in the address book.
HSCSD modem works good too through the IR channel, since the telephone company only offers 9.6 kbps/time slot and the phone only user 2 slots, it will always connect at 19.2kbps. (Other operators provide 14.4kbps/slot and other brands of telephones, like Nokia for example, offer phones that use up to 4 slots.  )
I have also tried to read my mail using the mail client in the phone, and it works, but it's very slow. If there is a normal amount of new emails in the inbox, it generally takes too long time to download the messages.
[ This Message was edited by: altemyr on 2002-03-27 08:03 ] |
alanranch
Joined: Mar 20, 2002
Posts: 151
From: alabang
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I have a compaq notebook and a t68. First couple of times ir worked ...but the 3rd time it wouldnt sync i really dont know what the hell happened..i didnt touch any settings on my comp and my t68...Its really wierd. i dont know y snyc is confusing |
pb76
Joined: Jan 09, 2002
Posts: 68
From: Sweden
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Worked:
OS: Win 2000
Office 2000
Using now (doesnt work):
OS: Win XP
Office 2000
Sending background images work but not syncing with outlook that worked in Win 2000 :/ |
ElGato
Joined: Nov 27, 2001
Posts: 328
From: Sweden
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Windows 98
ChipIr
My connection doesn't work at all.
It found my phone once, and I managed to send a pic.
But that's it.
Sometimes I get a connection for about 3 seconds, but then the connection is lost.. so I can't really use it at all. |
sgilboy
Joined: Mar 27, 2002
Posts: 20
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Gateway Solo 2550
Windows XP
T68
USing built in IrDA
Ultimately, i got it working after fighting with IrDA drivers for like 3-4 hours.. (duuuh, forgot to "enable" the COM port in BIOS)
the software i downloaded off sonyericsson's site AND sendfile both don't do jack squat until i close XP's automatic pop-up "transfer files to IR device".. once i close this, everything works flawlesslessly....
perhaps there is a process of the automatic transfer that is hung up in the background??
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Posted: 2002-03-23 10:34
