Blackberry user can't wait

[nancyh1990]

I have been user of the curve and now to the Tour. On the music side, I have my iTouch.
I am on the list for the Evo. Need to prepare the transition once the phone arrives.
I live and die with the outlook calendar, contacts, memo. All the info is sync via Blackberry DM via blue tooth. I do NOT use the exchange server.
As importantly, I have (3) email accounts with yahoo.com and getting these emails right away is as imperative.
Questions:
1) Since I have over 2300 contacts, calendar events going back to 2006 (need to keep all these) and 400 memos, I need to start transferring this info over to the Android equivalent. What is the Android equivalent?
2) Any easy way of transferring all the iTune songs and video to the Evo?

Thanks for your expertise.

 

[SprintFun]

Welcome to the forums!

While I don't have direct answers to your questions, I'd suggest using the Search function in the Android Apps section...I'm sure something exists out in the wild.

 

[LatinP]

I have been user of the curve and now to the Tour. On the music side, I have my iTouch.
I am on the list for the Evo. Need to prepare the transition once the phone arrives.
I live and die with the outlook calendar, contacts, memo. All the info is sync via Blackberry DM via blue tooth. I do NOT use the exchange server.
As importantly, I have (3) email accounts with yahoo.com and getting these emails right away is as imperative.
Questions:
1) Since I have over 2300 contacts, calendar events going back to 2006 (need to keep all these) and 400 memos, I need to start transferring this info over to the Android equivalent. What is the Android equivalent?
2) Any easy way of transferring all the iTune songs and video to the Evo?

Thanks for your expertise.

The Android equivalent or at least the application used to auto sync contact/calendar/memos to from your phone is your GMail account. Your information once stored on the phone gets auto sync'ed and uploaded to google servers. To get the information from a BB to an Android phone I've used Google Berry I cant find the url in my bookmarks I might have cleaned it out a few days ago but try to search for it. As far as itunes and yahoo I have no clue I'm sorry.

EDIT: Just asked my brother he's an avid Blackberry user he found a simple way without trying to go crazy looking for programs. To mass import contacts from a BB to android sync with the usb cable to outlook. Then exported the contacts to a .csv file and imported that in gmail. Viola! I know how painful it can be to have several hundred or sometimes thousand contacts. Once they're in gmail a backup is automatically made on gmail servers so rest assured next time you'll only need a username and password and the phone will import everything for you.

 

[Pity410]

I do not have an android phone yet, but like you I will be coming to the evo from Blackerry. However I do not have near as many contacts or calendar events as you do. I was reading a while back on the differences between BB and Android. The one thing that really stood out that pertains to your questions is that the android calendar/gmail automatically deletes calendar events that are older than a month. Maybe this has changed or maybe I just misunderstood what the person was trying to explain. From the sounds of it the calendar is very important to you so you should definitely read up on it. I believe it was on crackberry in the android section where I read about this.

 

[nancyh1990]

I have spent my whole day off searching for sync between Android and outlook. I have not found a way to sync Outlook Notes. Companionlink was a possibility until I read the user feedback.
This is a shame. Until there is a solution, I am forced to stay with the dinosaurs. Arghhhh.

 

[vuvision]

I have spent my whole day off searching for sync between Android and outlook. I have not found a way to sync Outlook Notes. Companionlink was a possibility until I read the user feedback.
This is a shame. Until there is a solution, I am forced to stay with the dinosaurs. Arghhhh.

Try Gsyncit it's a paid program ($14.99) and worth every penny. I've been using this program for the last 8 months, automatically synchronized all my 2,000+ Outlook contacts & calendar to Google's cloud without a hitch. Once all your contacts are uploaded to Google, then the OTA synchronization to your Android phone will take over, it's a cinch! I highly recommend this program.

GSyncit
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Now, if you want to sync your contacts to Google (then let Google to sync them to your Android phone via OTA), download this app to your BB.


Google Sync for your phone

 

[Roddy]

Will GSyncit work with Lotus Notes as well? or do anyone know how I can sync my lotus notes info?