Microsoft's beta My Phone service for Windows Mobile now free to all

Go 'n get it! Microsoft's My Phone service is now ready for all Windows Mobile users to test. The beta service syncs any Windows Mobile 6+ phone to Microsoft's 200MB per person cloud. That includes contacts, calendars, tasks, photos, text messages, music, videos, and more. In essence, anything on the My Phone website is on the phone and vice versa. Hey free is free and this is a goodie.

[Via SlashPhone]

[(Unverified) Posted May 19th 2009 6:16AM]

I guess they copy Nokia's Ovi idea.

[ALBGunner04 Posted May 19th 2009 5:45PM]

Pretty much what I was thinking lol

[Brad Hubbard Posted May 19th 2009 7:14PM]

Actually, I think they copied Microsoft's Exchange Online idea. You know, from Exchange Server 2003 SP2.

[(Unverified) Posted May 19th 2009 7:22AM]

Actually it's more like the cloud that the pre has. Wow the pre is not even out yet and other cell companies are mocking it up!

[(Unverified) Posted May 19th 2009 12:45PM]

Actually, no cell phone company is mocking the Pre. Seeing as Microsoft is a software company, not a hardware company... yet.

[(Unverified) Posted May 20th 2009 12:53PM]

It's not a goodie at ALL. It only syncs items stored on the phones physical memory. It will NOT sync anything stored on your Micro SD card.

[(Unverified) Posted May 19th 2009 9:25AM]

You sure fluid? It gives you the option to sync off the SD card if you go into the options

[(Unverified) Posted May 19th 2009 11:21AM]

Thats not true, there is an option to sync storage card in the settings menu.

[(Unverified) Posted May 19th 2009 9:31AM]

Hmm. I'll have to check that out Q. When I had the early beta, it wouldn't allow for it. It would be great if they have added that capability. Thanks for the heads up.

[Brad Hubbard Posted May 19th 2009 7:15PM]

Next time, use the product OUT OF BETA before complaining about missing features.

[(Unverified) Posted May 19th 2009 12:46PM]

just go into your options and check the SD option and your good to go. Only problem is it takes for ever to back up your info and media files.

[(Unverified) Posted May 19th 2009 12:49PM]

yea..200 mb

[(Unverified) Posted May 19th 2009 8:13PM]

I don't understand what Microsoft has against its own Notes feature. WinMo has never sync'd notes wirelessly and they're leaving it out here too. Blackberry syncs with Exchange/Outlook notes just fine but WinMo treats it like a bastard child it never wanted. I write shit down ALL THE TIME -- that's like half the reason I have a smart phone. At the moment I'm using a G1 and some basic notepad app that doesn't sync with anything. I'd really like to see Google and Microsoft both add some basic functionality for this.

[(Unverified) Posted May 19th 2009 9:46PM]

Wow. I so agree.

[(Unverified) Posted May 19th 2009 9:55PM]

Still slightly better than mobileme.

Syncs text messages. MobileMe doesn't.
Free. MobileMe isn't.

However - I noted that synchronization is everynight or manually. MobileMe isn't. MobileMe is right when you change.