I know this because I scratched mine! Albeit it’s just a hairline thin but it’s still a scratch. I have a habit of putting the iPod in my shirt pocket and other stuffs in my pant pocket but yesterday I put a friggin’ pen in my shirt pocket. Damn.
If you like this post, please buy me a coffee.Just got myself an iPod Touch 2G. I really like it though I don’t listen to music very much. iPod Touch comes with Contacts app but I didn’t use it because obviously iPod Touch can’t make a phone call (without VOIP app that is), unlike iPhone. So I thought it might be useful as a backup for my Nokia N95 8GB. After much of researching (technically it’s not really a research but a simple Google search but who cares, right?) I finally managed to sync contacts from Nokia to iPod and vice versa.
Okay, here are the things you’ll need:
1. Synthesis SyncML Client for iPhone/iPod Touch. Available for free in App Store.
2. iPod Touch/iPhone. Obviously.
3. Any phone that supported SyncML. I use Nokia N95 8GB for this matter.
4. An online SyncML account. I use Mobical.net.
Now, let’s get started:
1. Register an account with Mobical.net and configure your phone by following the instruction provided. For example my device’s configuration is like this:
Open the synchronization settings by navigating through the following menus:
Tools -> Sync
Select “Options” -> “New sync profile”
Select “No” to the copy value question
Sync profile name: Mobical.net
Select “Applications”
Select “Contacts”
Include in sync: yes
Remote database: con
Select “Back”
Select “Calendar”
Include in sync: yes
Remote database: caltask
Select “Back”
Select “Notes”
Include in sync: yes
Remote database: pnote
Select “Back”
Lifeblog: Not supported
Select “Text message”
Include in sync: yes
Remote database: sms
Select “Back”
Bookmarks: Nokia bookmark sync not supported by this service yet
Select “Back”
Select “Connection settings”
Server version: 1.2
Server ID: leave empty
Data bearer Internet
Access point Your default Internet connection
Host address: http://www.mobical.net/sync/server
Port: 80
Username: {yourusername}
Password: {yourpassword}
Allow sync requests: Yes
Accept all sync requests: No
Network authentication: No
NOTE: Before you start sync, make sure that the are no duplicate field name in a contact. For instance, if your contact keep several mobile numbers, make sure you label them as mobile for the first one, mobile (home) for the second one and mobile (work) for the last number. Some phone can’t display several info under one label. If this happens to you, log in to Mobical.net and edit from there, after that, start sync and all the infos will be back in your phone.
2. Once your device is configured, sync it to Mobical.net. The sync menu is found under Organiser, Tools, Communications, Settings, Connectivity or something similar.
3. Now, install Synthesis SyncML Client to iPhone/iPod Touch if you’re not done so yet.
4. When the client is installed, tap the icon labeled SyncML to run the client then tap Settings. Put the configuration below in the Server Settings.
Server
URL: http://www.mobical.net/sync/server
SyncML Version: SyncML DS 1.2/OMA DS 1.2
Ignore SSL errors: Off
Use Proxy: Off
Server Login
User: {yourusername}
Password: {yourpassword}
5. Back to Settings, tap Done. Tap Start Synchronisation and wait for it to finish populating iPod/iPhone’s Contacts database.
That’s it! Any changes made from iPod/iPhone will be available in your phone when you sync and vice versa. To automate the sync from your phone, install Swim if your phone is running on Symbian S60. You can read about Swim at Symbian-Guru.
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