MobileMe Launching (Early) Thursday!
- Thread starter Fillado
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This is why i've cancelled my account (and managed to get a prorate refund). I can understand the initial problems they had but it's well over a week since and they're STILL having trouble with it. I didn't really even commit myself to .Mac beforehand either so I can't imagine what people who depend on their @mac.com/@me.com address are feeling.
It also made me think about the service. What benefit do I get from it and would get even if I had an iPhone (I have an N95 8GB).
Well, I can check email through Gmail on my computer if i'm at home, and on my phone if i'm away (I have a data plan) both through IMAP. This takes away any use for the mail aspect of MobileMe.
If i'm at home I can use Address Book and iCal, and if i'm away I can use the Calendar and Contacts on my phone. I have NO use for this data to be pushed elseware since i'll either be using one or the other. If I do something on my phone I won't need it on my computer until i'm AT my computer. So long as my phone is somewhere in the house it takes 2 clicks to sync my phone over Bluetooth using iSync. This takes away all the Push related benefits (so long as I remember to sync), and also any of the web interface benefits.
I'm left with Web Gallery (nobody my age (20) would use that - it's all about Facebook at the moment), iDisk (which I don't actually use, and if I needed online storage I get 5GB free with Windows Live Skydrive) and a rather useless in the UK iChat ID.
Using 1 Mac and 1 non-iPhone, ultimately makes this service a total rip-off. Even if it was actually working
So i'm going to stick with Gmail and my unintegrated but free (and working!) group of other services.
/rant over
It also made me think about the service. What benefit do I get from it and would get even if I had an iPhone (I have an N95 8GB).
Well, I can check email through Gmail on my computer if i'm at home, and on my phone if i'm away (I have a data plan) both through IMAP. This takes away any use for the mail aspect of MobileMe.
If i'm at home I can use Address Book and iCal, and if i'm away I can use the Calendar and Contacts on my phone. I have NO use for this data to be pushed elseware since i'll either be using one or the other. If I do something on my phone I won't need it on my computer until i'm AT my computer. So long as my phone is somewhere in the house it takes 2 clicks to sync my phone over Bluetooth using iSync. This takes away all the Push related benefits (so long as I remember to sync), and also any of the web interface benefits.
I'm left with Web Gallery (nobody my age (20) would use that - it's all about Facebook at the moment), iDisk (which I don't actually use, and if I needed online storage I get 5GB free with Windows Live Skydrive) and a rather useless in the UK iChat ID.
Using 1 Mac and 1 non-iPhone, ultimately makes this service a total rip-off. Even if it was actually working
So i'm going to stick with Gmail and my unintegrated but free (and working!) group of other services.
/rant over
Fillado, thats what I do. It works well. Did you know that you can get a gmail client for the n95. It's pretty decent. Secondly, if you use Bluephoneelite, you can get the n95 to sync automatically when it detects your phone in range of your computer. Don't even have to remember to sync if you don't want to!
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Unfortunately for me i use this as my main email address for majority of contacts, whereas i use gmail to mates that send me loads of rubbish within emails like jokes chain mail etc.
I have another problem if i ditch @mac.com/@me.com now the missus is going to go mental, over the last 3 or so years while i've been with her i've changed isp's etc that many times i've lost count of different email addresses i've had/she's had so she has already said please let me keep the @mac.com/@me.com email address.
I guess she's fed up of changing, so i'll stick with it for now as the re-new is due October and take it from there.
I have another problem if i ditch @mac.com/@me.com now the missus is going to go mental, over the last 3 or so years while i've been with her i've changed isp's etc that many times i've lost count of different email addresses i've had/she's had so she has already said please let me keep the @mac.com/@me.com email address.
I guess she's fed up of changing, so i'll stick with it for now as the re-new is due October and take it from there.
Mail was working fine at 16:30 but I have just realised it is now down again.
This is turning into a bit of a joke. I imagine massive online service launches are a difficult process and I expected teething problems but not to this degree.
This is turning into a bit of a joke. I imagine massive online service launches are a difficult process and I expected teething problems but not to this degree.
Associate
Just thought i would add my 2 cent's worth.....
For me it all started last year. Last year i would never have touched a mac i was a great pc lover and built numerous one's for myself and have had quite a few laptops. However after going to an apple store in flordia when i was on holidays it started to change my mind and i decided to go for it.
I managed to pick up a mini mac and thought it was amazing and then the iphone v1 was great aswell. even though i didnt have one i always wanted one. After christmas last year i purchased an imac and again i was blown away.
Recently i have got myself the iphone 3g and yea once again it blew me away, everything about it is great.
I recently registered for Mobileme and although it does have a few bugs what software doesn't when its first released, just look at vista????
Web Gallery
In response to Fillado's comment on people around 20 not using the web gallery i have to disagree i am 24 and i have uploaded tonnes of photo's for my family and friends to view.
Mail
I still use my Gmail at the minute for all my email until this service is up and running for a few more weeks. But i like this service as i hate having to read the same email twice or delete it numerous times i.e. pop access to my laptop, mac and my old blackberry. i was sometimes reading the same email 2 or 3 times.
Calender/Contacts
Been looking a service like this for ages. I now use it for work and its great.
Yea sure there is a few bugs with the system at the minute but im sure in a few weeks everything will be up and everyone will want to use it.
Give it a while guys im sure its gonna be great.
ace
For me it all started last year. Last year i would never have touched a mac i was a great pc lover and built numerous one's for myself and have had quite a few laptops. However after going to an apple store in flordia when i was on holidays it started to change my mind and i decided to go for it.
I managed to pick up a mini mac and thought it was amazing and then the iphone v1 was great aswell. even though i didnt have one i always wanted one. After christmas last year i purchased an imac and again i was blown away.
Recently i have got myself the iphone 3g and yea once again it blew me away, everything about it is great.
I recently registered for Mobileme and although it does have a few bugs what software doesn't when its first released, just look at vista????
Web Gallery
In response to Fillado's comment on people around 20 not using the web gallery i have to disagree i am 24 and i have uploaded tonnes of photo's for my family and friends to view.
I still use my Gmail at the minute for all my email until this service is up and running for a few more weeks. But i like this service as i hate having to read the same email twice or delete it numerous times i.e. pop access to my laptop, mac and my old blackberry. i was sometimes reading the same email 2 or 3 times.
Calender/Contacts
Been looking a service like this for ages. I now use it for work and its great.
Yea sure there is a few bugs with the system at the minute but im sure in a few weeks everything will be up and everyone will want to use it.
Give it a while guys im sure its gonna be great.
ace
You're right Ace it will be awesome once they iron out all the issues. It's always dissappointing when these things go wrong, but I guess it's typical of big business and Apple are not immune to those flaws. They just sucker us in with their great design ethos and sublime ui!