Syncing with Google

After my last post, a couple of people recommended GMobileSync, a tool for synchronizing your Windows Mobile 5/6 device with Google Calendar. Unfortunately for me, since GMobileSync does not address contacts I had to keep looking. After a bit of research, I finally landed on GooSync. Not only does it sync my Calendar directly to my phone, but also my Contacts, one of my stickiest requirements. It's not a free service, and maybe even a little steep with a £20 ($40) annual cost. But when all I have to do is click three times (opening the application is two of those clicks) and my Contacts and my Calendar sync, I'm happy. I do have the option of an AutoSync, but I don't have a data plan and don't want any surprises on the company phone bill, so I'll do it via Wi-Fi. It wasn't completely pain free. My initial import would not import any contacts from Outlook that had the same email address in Google. To get around this, I had to delete all of my contacts out of Google before retrying the import. Of course, by doing this, all the contacts were deleted from my phone during my first GooSync operation, proving that GooSync works (and possibly that I don't understand synchronization). The problem was quickly resolved after re-importing into Google and a GooSync sync operation. Whew! Thus far, I'm really happy with GooSync though it hasn't been part of my work life quite yet. That test starts tomorrow. My bigger question is, "will I be OK without email if I don't have internet access?"