Hotmail now supports push email, calendar, and contacts with Exchange

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    Hotmail now supports push email, calendar, and contacts with Exchange


    Posted: 30 Aug 2010
    Hotmail is making it easier for you to stay up-to-date and be productive on your phone. Starting today, you can get your email, calendar, and contacts pushed automatically to your phone using Exchange ActiveSync (EAS). EAS keeps everything in sync between your phone and Hotmail, so whatever you do on your phone, like delete an email, add an appointment, or update one of your contacts with a new number, will also be reflected on the web, and vice-versa. If you use an email client on your PC that already syncs with Hotmail, like Outlook with the Outlook Connector or Windows Live Mail, what you do on your phone will show up there as well, delivering a seamless experience for managing your stuff between your PC email client, your browser, and your phone.



    Today, EAS is supported by over 300 million mobile devices worldwide, including some of the most popular Windows, Nokia, and Palm smartphones, as well as the iPhone and iPad. For a full list of supported devices, click here.

    Setup details: I encourage you to take a look at the phone-specific setup instructions and known issues at the Windows Live Solution Center page on Active Sync setup. Field

    Setting

    Server / URL

    m.hotmail.com

    Username

    Enter full email address, for example: someone@example.com

    Domain

    Leave this blank

    SSL

    Enable this

    Certificate

    Accept the SSL certificate when prompted

    Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Tasks

    All can be enabled (see the Solution Center article for exceptions on some phones)



    In the coming months, we will continue to bring out new features and capabilities based on feedback from our users, so please, stay tuned for more.



    Dick Craddock
    Group Program Manager
    Windows Live Hotmail


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    z3r010's Avatar Posted By: z3r010
    30 Aug 2010



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    I was a tester for this the last couple of weeks. Now I'm wondering how I lived so long without it!
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    dang... doesn't work for (my) android evo
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    jorpe said:
    dang... doesn't work for (my) android evo
    Really?? Does that phone not support Exchange?
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    BCXtreme said:
    jorpe said:
    dang... doesn't work for (my) android evo
    Really?? Does that phone not support Exchange?

    It does support exchange but hasn't worked for me yet.
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    jorpe said:
    BCXtreme said:
    jorpe said:
    dang... doesn't work for (my) android evo
    Really?? Does that phone not support Exchange?

    It does support exchange but hasn't worked for me yet.
    That's strange ... I was under the impression that everyone got the new feature simultaneously this time. Is a particular error you are getting?
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    Hotmail now supports push email, calendar, and contacts with Exchange


    Hotmail is making it easier for you to stay up-to-date and be productive on your phone. Starting today, you can get your email, calendar, and contacts pushed automatically to your phone using Exchange ActiveSync (EAS). EAS keeps everything in sync between your phone and Hotmail, so whatever you do on your phone, like delete an email, add an appointment, or update one of your contacts with a new number, will also be reflected on the web, and vice-versa. If you use an email client on your PC that already syncs with Hotmail, like Outlook with the Outlook Connector or Windows Live Mail, what you do on your phone will show up there as well, delivering a seamless experience for managing your stuff between your PC email client, your browser, and your phone.
    More: Hotmail now supports push email, calendar, and contacts with Exchange ActiveSync
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    Interesting post... I'm wondering how much value exist here as most folks running exchange are managing their own domain mail not Hotmail.
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    It's mainly to reach out to the iPod Touch and iPad Market that have built-in Exchange support apart from so many phones that this support as well. Some may not support the Hotmail protocols but they support Exchange and will now be able to connect easily.
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    win7clutz said:
    Interesting post... I'm wondering how much value exist here as most folks running exchange are managing their own domain mail not Hotmail.
    You don't understand. This announcement doesn't actually have anything to do with Exchange. This allows Hotmail users to access and sync their mail, contacts, and calendars through Exchange's ActiveSync protocol. I, for example, do not have an Exchange account, but I am now able to access my Hotmail using ActiveSync.

    I hope that makes it clearer for you and anyone else who was confused.
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