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So, what does MobileME for on an iPhone?
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What about syncing calenders, etc?
Not sure, MobileME is pretty damn awesome tho... but I use an android for now.
If you have MobileMe, it makes sense to use all of its features since you probably paid for it, right? 
I've been using MobileMe since it launched and it's a very reliable service. I never have any problems with Push e-mail, calendars, etc. There is no performance hit, though enabling Push e-mail will use slightly more battery. Of course, you gain the ability to have e-mail sent to you immediately, which is very nice. Calendar and contact syncing is also nice because if you make a change on one device, it also changes on your other devices. And it's stored in the cloud in case you ever lose them on one of your devices. And of course, you also get the Gallery and iDisk, etc.
Every time I read about an outage or downtime with Google's Gmail, I keep smiling because I can't remember the last time MobileMe wasn't working.
I've been using MobileMe since it launched and it's a very reliable service. I never have any problems with Push e-mail, calendars, etc. There is no performance hit, though enabling Push e-mail will use slightly more battery. Of course, you gain the ability to have e-mail sent to you immediately, which is very nice. Calendar and contact syncing is also nice because if you make a change on one device, it also changes on your other devices. And it's stored in the cloud in case you ever lose them on one of your devices. And of course, you also get the Gallery and iDisk, etc.
Every time I read about an outage or downtime with Google's Gmail, I keep smiling because I can't remember the last time MobileMe wasn't working.
If you have MobileMe, it makes sense to use all of its features since you probably paid for it, right?
I've been using MobileMe since it launched and it's a very reliable service. I never have any problems with Push e-mail, calendars, etc. There is no performance hit, though enabling Push e-mail will use slightly more battery. Of course, you gain the ability to have e-mail sent to you immediately, which is very nice. Calendar and contact syncing is also nice because if you make a change on one device, it also changes on your other devices. And it's stored in the cloud in case you ever lose them on one of your devices. And of course, you also get the Gallery and iDisk, etc.
Every time I read about an outage or downtime with Google's Gmail, I keep smiling because I can't remember the last time MobileMe wasn't working.
Thank You!
So basically, If I make a change right now on my iPhone calender, it will be effective on my mac?
No difference in performance other than I now get synched calendars and contacts. Maybe a very, very tiny negligible effect on battery life, but probably nothing you would notice at all.
Thank You!
So basically, If I make a change right now on my iPhone calender, it will be effective on my mac?
Yup.
Yes, that's exactly what will happen. My wife and I use it to keep in synch with our family calendar, so no matter whether she pulls up the calendar on our Mac, her phone or my phone, they're all the same. Very useful.Thank You!
So basically, If I make a change right now on my iPhone calender, it will be effective on my mac?
Both. When you update on your phone, it get pushed to the cloud (me.com) and then pushed down to your Mac and any other device you have set to sync.
Google will sync email, calendar, and contacts for free. Of course there are some people who believe a skinny Google employee will go through and read all your emails but whatever.
Dropbox will do the file sharing portion of Mobile Me for free.
Find my iPhone and remote wipe are now free from Apple.
I really can see no reason to pay $99 a year for this service.
Dropbox will do the file sharing portion of Mobile Me for free.
Find my iPhone and remote wipe are now free from Apple.
I really can see no reason to pay $99 a year for this service.
Sorry but Google sync is a joke compared to MobileMe. The only reason people praise it, is it's free. Free does not mean it's better.
Dropbox is nice yes.
If you're paying $99 a year for MobileMe, you're paying too much. Try $40 bucks a year.
I use MobileMe a lot. The service & functionality are excellent.
The only negative is the extreme price of $100 annually. I know you can find it for a bit less, but a company as prestigious as Apple should price it lower.
Unfortunately they cannot help themselves as they are simply addicted to massive profit margins on their products.
The only negative is the extreme price of $100 annually. I know you can find it for a bit less, but a company as prestigious as Apple should price it lower.
Unfortunately they cannot help themselves as they are simply addicted to massive profit margins on their products.
Me too. I've been using both and have not had any problems with Google. I've seen no "me" advantage.
You're welcome to your opinion but I think that calling $8.25 a month "extreme" is a little over the top.
