Take a look at this Mobile Me site. Push for the rest of us will be a tremendous help for me in my outside sales job. Being able to get updates on my calendar while on the road will be tremendous. I am getting iPhone 2 for this reason and 3G. That will change the way people work who don't have Enterprise servers. Enterprise for the common man wow that a big jump for the rest of us. I cannot wait for July 11,08.
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HUGE PROBLEM.
As of right now, .Mac doesn't allow for you to "send mail as" another e-mail address. So if you have a business like me (person@randomstore.com) and you use .Mac, any e-mails you send out say person@mac.com or me.com instead of your business name.
I hope this is one thing they fix in the future so that I can use MobileMe to the fullest as I am not trying to confuse clients with 2 different e-mail addresses just for push mail.
My 2 cents.
As of right now, .Mac doesn't allow for you to "send mail as" another e-mail address. So if you have a business like me (person@randomstore.com) and you use .Mac, any e-mails you send out say person@mac.com or me.com instead of your business name.
I hope this is one thing they fix in the future so that I can use MobileMe to the fullest as I am not trying to confuse clients with 2 different e-mail addresses just for push mail.
My 2 cents.
While I don't own a business and probably won't ever, island brings up a very excellent point.
That being said, I agree, MobileMe looks like another winner for Apple. Now we just have to wait for the 2.0 FW upgrade.
That being said, I agree, MobileMe looks like another winner for Apple. Now we just have to wait for the 2.0 FW upgrade.
It's a shame because they used to, I used to send all my e-mails from my companies address through it, but then the blocked it off so have to get to an internet cafe if I'm abroad, would be nice if they reopened it to sending as another account with a valid .mac account, would be a lot more useful.
Your point is very true, but wasn't Mobile Me aimed at consumers? I'm sure Apple would love businesses to drop MS's solution, but for now thats the standard, so it seem Apple is embracing it, and going after consumers who want similar things.
Yea, Apple should fix this issue, but I can kind of see why it wasn't on the top of their list.
Google does it with Gmail so it's possible it might be added as a feature especially if they are going up against Exchange.
Are we over looking the $99 One-year subscription fee?
Just to be clear, annual prices start at $99.
http://www.apple.com/mobileme/pricing/
Just to be clear, annual prices start at $99.
http://www.apple.com/mobileme/pricing/
Which is roughly 27 cents a day. For most people, with what MobileMe is offering, it is a bargain and a half.
Good point, but that's not even including the discounts places like Amazon or even buying here on the forums will get you. Perhaps $69-$79 range in certain situations. Also those with Educational discounts might get a chunk taken off.
I should be able to get it for $70 with the educational discount, that is what I did for my current .mac subscription.
I just have to chuckle sometimes, when I see people saying something like "It'll cost $99 for the year", then find another way to blow the money erroneously. I guess it all comes down to priority and if value is added to a product.
Besides, MobileMe might be what I need to get the wife off of Hotmail and using an iPhone!
I think that mobile me will be a great service and I will buy a subsciption as soon as it's available next month. My post was for those that might think that mobile me was a free service to be used with the iphone.
We wouldn't want any misinformation in a thread for a rumors site would we?
I think that mobile me will be a great service and I will buy a subsciption as soon as it's available next month. My post was for those that might think that mobile me was a free service to be used with the iphone.
We wouldn't want any misinformation in a thread for a rumors site would we?
I apologize for misreading your post.
No...That...Can't...Be. Nobody EVER gets mislead by reading stuff posted here. Just ask any of the people who sold their 1st Gen iPhones in anticipation of the 3G model, they'll back me up, honest!
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The site says dotMac users get upgraded for free. I'm buying a dotMac family pack on Amazon for $125 right now. Perfect!
The site says dotMac users get upgraded for free. I'm buying a dotMac family pack on Amazon for $125 right now. Perfect!
Yeah, they sent out emails today regarding the switch. You'll be able to keep the @mac.com as well. The same account will work with @me.com, but I just like @mac.com so much better. If you'd like a copy of the letter about switching, I can PM the text to you. It doesn't sound like a big deal. Just something that will happen server-side.
I have a noob question.
I get an email address with this, right?
I really hate having names like... "JBaker122586"
So will I be able to sign up with, for instance, "jbaker@me.com" if I pick it up right when it's launched?
I get an email address with this, right?
I really hate having names like... "JBaker122586"
So will I be able to sign up with, for instance, "jbaker@me.com" if I pick it up right when it's launched?
Yes.
Try having a name like DSmith.
If nobody else has it, then yes. Keep in mind though that Apple is moving all .mac subscribers over to .me for free, so you might want to check pronto. You can do a trial version first to check it out.
So, let me get this straight...
If I but a .mac family pack from Amazon right now for $125, and then split that with 4 friends for $25 each... then we'll all be seamlessly upgraded to mobileme for free on July 11... right?
I think I'm about to add to cart...
If I but a .mac family pack from Amazon right now for $125, and then split that with 4 friends for $25 each... then we'll all be seamlessly upgraded to mobileme for free on July 11... right?
I think I'm about to add to cart...
Perfect. .mac family pack now purchased.
Find 4 friends, save $75 on the first year of MobileME. Sounds good.
Find 4 friends, save $75 on the first year of MobileME. Sounds good.