HTC/Cingular 2.25 (June 19) and DirectPush Settings

[PCAri]

Has anyone else noticed that the option to enter the mobile number/email address for DirectPush is no longer available? I thought the option to enter the number was in the ActiveSync settings, but I have been through every menu and cannot find the input option anywhere.

Did the functionality of DirectPush change, and Exchange is now able to determine on its own what the address should be?

Thanks.
-Ari

[kristiandg]

This is gone because that phone number wasn't used for "direct push". That was used for exchange to send a Text Message to the phone telling it to activesync. Now that direct push is available, its essentially connected to exchange all the time and will receive those updates as-needed without the need for a Text Message to be sent.

Hope this clears things up a bit...

[panthar]

I had the same thing happen to me, but it was when Mail2Web upgraded their Exchange server to support DirectPush. Until that point (even with AKU2), there was the option for the notification number. After, poof, it was gone.
So, there's a good chance that if your Exchange server was upgraded, you would not have noticed this change until you went to reconfigure your Wiz after reflashing.

[PCAri]

Yup - sure does. Thanks!

Seems that this would drain the battery rather quickly, keeping the cellular connection live all the time?

-Ari

[panthar]

I have DirectPush enabled and I usually get 2-3 days per charge with light phone use (when I don't do huge amounts of surfing or other downloading)

[PCAri]

Mine keeps locking up if I leave DirectPush running... Odd...

[eyeless]

where do you enter your push settings? our IT gave me the settings but i have no clue where to put them

[Phoney]

Seems that this would drain the battery rather quickly, keeping the cellular connection live all the time?I found an article that describes how DirectPush works:
http://www.msexchange.org/tutorials/Exchange-2003-Mobile-Messaging-Part1-Microsoft-DirectPush-technology.html

"DirectPush technology maintains an HTTPS connection between the Exchange server and the mobile device, a session which is kept alive by using heartbeats. This way the Exchange server can notify a mobile device whether or not there’s a change in the associated mailbox, and if a change occurs in the mailbox, the server can initiate a synchronization. Since the device keeps an open session to the Exchange server, some of you might think this could become rather expensive. But fear not because the device simply sits there and waits for a response, it doesn’t send or receive any data when it’s in this pending state. Said in another way, no data will travel over the wire, unless a change is detected in the mailbox, or the heartbeat expires. To get a more visualized picture of how the DirectPush technology works, see Figure 1 below."

http://www.msexchange.org/img/upl/image%2021143639600062.JPG
Because the mobile device doesn’t send any empty syncs, the device reduces its power consumption which again increases battery life, and data charges are reduced significantly. It’s also worth noting that any data synchronized between the mailbox and the devices are compressed using GZIP compression.[/b]

[PCAri]

where do you enter your push settings? our IT gave me the settings but i have no clue where to put them

You configure the schedule for ActiveSync and set it to "As they arrive," which will basically enable the DirectPush features.

As stated earlier, if you can get ActiveSync to work directly to the server (without using a cable or bluetooth), DirectPush should work. Once ActiceSync is functional, change the schedule for sync and the DirectPush should work.

[eyeless]

okay so i need to make sure active sync is on my work computer got it and then configure it threw the work. Now if my computer here is already set up through server exchange do i just have to enable the sync in active sync?

[richy240]

The only time you'll be prompted for your device's email-to-SMS address is when Always Up To Date notifications are eneabled on the server. These are usually left enabled to support legacy devices.

[Dr Puttingham]

where do you enter your push settings? our IT gave me the settings but i have no clue where to put them

You configure the schedule for ActiveSync and set it to "As they arrive," which will basically enable the DirectPush features.

As stated earlier, if you can get ActiveSync to work directly to the server (without using a cable or bluetooth), DirectPush should work. Once ActiceSync is functional, change the schedule for sync and the DirectPush should work.I'm a little confused here. Once you've installed SP2 on your Exchange 2003 server and you have an AKU2 device, the entire scheduling fiasco is gone. There's no schedule configuration. Maybe I'm missing a piece of your puzzle here??

Steven

chow

[richy240]

Scheduling is an option that you could enable if you were so inclined... That way you can disable syncronization at night, or set up a schedule that fits your personal schedule. It is for maximum flexibility, I guess.

[Dr Puttingham]

Scheduling is an option that you could enable if you were so inclined... That way you can disable syncronization at night, or set up a schedule that fits your personal schedule. It is for maximum flexibility, I guess.I sit corrected. Just never went to that section once I had DP. My mistake.

Steven