Despite MobileMe working great for some (myself included) there are others that seem to be having a horrible experience with the service. Given that, I am going to suggest checking out NuevaSync which will let you sync your Google Calendar and Google Contacts over-the-air. Additionally, NuevaSync also offers something that many (myself included) have been waiting for — push Gmail.
On the plus side, NeuvaSync is available at a much lower price than MobileMe — it is just $25 a year. Of course, there is also a free option available but it is much more limited.
Free Sync Service
- Sync calendar events
- Sync contacts
- 11 calendar limit
Premium ($25/yr) adds:
- ‘Push’ Sync your Email
- Up to 50 calendars
- Priority technical support
- Dedicated servers
Now, like I mentioned earlier, MobileMe works great for me, so given that I cannot offer any personal insight as to how well the NuevaSync service actually works. In other words I would suggest making sure you have a backup of you calendar and contacts available before you begin syncing — just in case.
On the other hand, if you are satisfied with your current calendar and contact setup and are really just looking for push Gmail, then I would suggest holding out for the GPush app, that is assuming Apple approves it for entry into the App Store.
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July 27th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Why would you pay for something Google offers for free?
You don’t get push but who cares you can have it check your mail and I am sure Push will come soon.
July 27th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Personally, even taking the calendar and contact sync out, I would say at $25 a year this is a good deal. Plus you could always cancel once (if) Google begins offering Push email for the iPhone.
That aside though, for some it is a must have, or at least a big consideration, for example those who are considering switching over from a BlackBerry.
July 27th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Why not forward all gmail to yahoo push account…Instant push gmail. Oh yeah, did I mention it was FREE?
July 27th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
I’ve been using NuevaSync for contact and calendar for less than a year now and it’s been great. Recently I tried Google’s own contact/calendar sync over Exchange and had a very bad experience over the 3 months that I used it for: Duplicates and none-synced data attributes in contacts.
I’ve started using their Gmail push for a week now and have been very satisfied. However they still have some issue on some types of emails (a very small proportion).