I know this topic has already been discussed but I still need some clarification.
I've never used an android but I'm planning to buy an Android device. Everything seemed smooth about it until I walked into a store a couple of weeks ago and started playing with an Experia X10 which was set up for testing...
Since one of my major points of interest (actually THE major point of interest) in a phone is PIM and contacts I tried adding a new contact and I was very surprised to see that the phone was asking me to enter my Gmail ID (or something like that...)
Now, I don't have a Gmail account and neither am I planning to start one since I'm happy with my private email service; is it just outright impossible to get my contact list working without a gmail account? Or can something be done to use off-the-cloud contacts like a regular phone?
The same goes also for the calendar app: can I use it offline without linking it to a google account?
I understand that keeping my phone offline and off-the-cloud will make it a crippled phone, but I just can't afford any data plan.
Does the majority of apps require a gmail account to work? If not, which ones do?
And finally, am I gonna be able to read my emails on my phone even though I don't have a Gmail account?
I've never used an android but I'm planning to buy an Android device. Everything seemed smooth about it until I walked into a store a couple of weeks ago and started playing with an Experia X10 which was set up for testing...
Since one of my major points of interest (actually THE major point of interest) in a phone is PIM and contacts I tried adding a new contact and I was very surprised to see that the phone was asking me to enter my Gmail ID (or something like that...)
Now, I don't have a Gmail account and neither am I planning to start one since I'm happy with my private email service; is it just outright impossible to get my contact list working without a gmail account? Or can something be done to use off-the-cloud contacts like a regular phone?
The same goes also for the calendar app: can I use it offline without linking it to a google account?
I understand that keeping my phone offline and off-the-cloud will make it a crippled phone, but I just can't afford any data plan.
Does the majority of apps require a gmail account to work? If not, which ones do?
And finally, am I gonna be able to read my emails on my phone even though I don't have a Gmail account?