syncing contacts on vario 2 without buying outlook for vista

[soozyq]

On my old phone (Nokia) i could sync my contacts into Windows address book on my laptop. Now I've got the Vario2 and vista on my laptop the sync will only let me download my contacts into microsoft outlook- which I don't have and do not want to pay loads more money. How do i back my contacts up or get outlook free

[Cavey.co.uk]

I recently found a program called "PIM Backup". It allows you to back the data up to a file which you can then copy off.

Try looking here or off a similar thread for the download link -

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299705&highlight=pim+backup

[KaushalSheth]

On my old phone (Nokia) i could sync my contacts into Windows address book on my laptop. Now I've got the Vario2 and vista on my laptop the sync will only let me download my contacts into microsoft outlook- which I don't have and do not want to pay loads more money. How do i back my contacts up or get outlook free

Hi.

Have a similar problem :o

Using Outlook Express for Email and instead of MS Office / Outlook we use Open Office [its free ;)]

Found a link to connect O.E. YET to try it, but it is ...
http://www.reunion.com/site-root/download_reunionforoutlook.jsp

Also if you know of a calendar plugin for O.E., please post it

[addfoster]

i use Jeyo Mobile Companion, brilliant for backing up contacts, sending SMS via pc.
Its different to some others in the fact that you compile the sms as you would an email but it sends it via the phone, so no internet connection needed.

Its brill at work, save "un-cradling" then reply/send sms then cradle, its all done with a swift alt-tab. heh

[chandalf]

I haven't (yet) tried it but there is a project called FinchSync (http://www.finchsync.com) which claims: "FinchSync is a tool for synchronizing contacts, appointments and tasks from Mozilla email and calendar products with a Pocket PC or SmartPhone."

If anyone has any hands on experience with this program I for one would be interested to hear about it...?

[pen6uin]

you could set up a mail2web account which is push email and has a outlook style web based interface allowing you to sync everything contacts,calendar and tasks Did i mention its FREE. www.mail2web.com

[KaushalSheth]

On my old phone (Nokia) i could sync my contacts into Windows address book on my laptop. Now I've got the Vario2 and vista on my laptop the sync will only let me download my contacts into microsoft outlook- which I don't have and do not want to pay loads more money. How do i back my contacts up or get outlook free

Hi.

Found 2 more :), 'am going to try them out today & 2morow.

Incase you are interested in giving them a shot also, the programes are :

[1] Mobile Master : http://www.mobile-master.com/ you can download it on cnet.com alsoo
[2] Funambol http://www.funambol.com/opensource/

Please Note : I haven't tried them as yet, so please take all required BackUp, etc.

Cheers.

[chymmylt]

You're using Vista? The WMDC will let you Sync your phone with your Vista Contacts - no problem - infact you should now also be able to Sync your mail with Windows Mail and if memory serves your calendar with Windows calander - all things that with XP you had to have Outlook to do!

EDIT

Sorry - seem to have spoken to soon. The beta version of WMDC allowed for Syncing with those programs - I always use Outlook so I haven't even really looked at those settings since - it appears that it was something they supported in the Beta and dropped from the final edition which is quite unfortunate! (probably just trying to sell more copies of outlook). A free work around might be to use Microsoft Live Mail e-mail client (Not Windows Mail) and then install the windows live messenger and set it up to sync your contact details with Live Messenger and then the Live Mail client should then have a synced version of your contacts - just another idea - sorry bout that!