Comments on: Review: DataViz RoadSync 4 gives you premium Exchange experience on E71x

By: Rajat

Rajat — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:23:42 +0000

Couldn't agree more.. I just have a small query: whenever I receive a new mail I get a alter tone but there is no way from the screen I can understand if I have received a new mail..

I mean I am not able to see any new mail alert on my mobile mail screen.. can anyone suggest a way out?

-R

By: Smaragd

Smaragd — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:45:38 +0000

Deal Alert : Just purchased Roadsync from my-symbian.com for $24.99 and if you use their FESTIVE code you get extra 20% discount so that makes it $19.99

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First impressions of the white Nokia N97 | Inside Nokia Phones — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:55:27 +0000

[...] version that just rolled out a day or two ago. The Ovi Store works fine so far and I did find that RoadSync in there right [...]

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Deal Alert: RoadSync version 4 for $10 on the Ovi Store | Nokia Experts — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:58:53 +0000

[...] primary means for syncing my data is with Exchange and as I mentioned in an earlier review RoadSync provides the best experience on the S60 platform. However, it is priced at $50 so that is quite [...]

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 09 May 2009 16:04:08 +0000

I was interested to see that you have a Treo Pro in addition to your e71 & e71x since those are the three devices I am interested in as potential replacements for my Centro.

By: LesHabs29

LesHabs29 — Sat, 09 May 2009 13:46:53 +0000

Thanks for a thorough review, Matthew. My company is moving to exchange 07 next wk and your review will help me get started on my E71. Are you saying that even if I don’t sync a folder, I can still perform a server search and find emails if needed? I have a large “Archive” folder that I’d rather leave off my device until I really need something specific. Thanks

By: Matthew Miller

Matthew Miller — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:48:26 +0000

JMEhlers, thank you for the kind comments. I have talked extensively with the DataViz folks and there are limits placed by Nokia on what they can do in the default Messaging application. It is too bad since MFE supports some things at the Messaging level that RoadSync cannot.

I agree that $30 would be a more justifiable price, especially given the change in expectations for mobile apps given all the 99 cent iPhone apps today. MFE and RoadSync both get better regularly, but the line between them is pretty close and the cost may not be justified by many. I personally find the server search capability to be a necessary function.

By: JMEhlers

JMEhlers — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:49:14 +0000

Finally the long awaited RoadSync Review I have been waiting for (even though I did purchase an E71 and tested RoadSync myself for the last couple of days), and as always a very detailed review.

I agree with you that Windows Mobile still has the best Exchange integration by far, but Roadsync is a very good alternative if you are a fan of Symbian phones. The system integration is great, but I wish they would have customised the look of the inbox a little bit. The classic Symbian inbox look is just getting really old (as is the standard mail client). And while I find the keyboard shortcuts very helpful, they seem to only work when you are within a specific email and not within the mailbox (where I would need it most personally to quickly mark and flag messages). Also they could have left the notifications that pop up whenever using any of the shortcuts.

I think the price is quite steep and can be hard to justify (in regards to the free MFE). It should be in the $30 region to be more appealing, but the features are very nice indeed.

Now if only the rest of the E-Series Email client would be better so that I could also use it for two other Gmail accounts I am using. I hate to use different email clients for different mailboxes, but using Nokia Messaging is pretty much the only decent solution (if it works) for Gmail accounts these days.

Again, big thanks from Germany for your review Matt.