Comments on: A Workaround For The Gmail Push Workaround

By: Google Sync brings push Gmail to iPhone, WinMobile, S60 - ICT News

Google Sync brings push Gmail to iPhone, WinMobile, S60 - ICT News — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:29:52 +0000

[...] especially unfortunate for Tiverias Apps, makers of GPush for iPhone, an application which received a considerable amount of attention in mid-Summer, but didn’t get approved until August, and has only been available in the App [...]

By: Johnny Chimpo

Johnny Chimpo — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:27:37 +0000

I actually do this; Yahoo push is unreliable. I’ve had messages get to me within seconds…or within a day. If you really need push you’re probably better off with exchange or mobileme right now.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:17:25 +0000

Chris, you really need to do some reading/learning before you comment… SMTP does not equal PUSH?

By: Gmail Push Workaround Test

Gmail Push Workaround Test — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:27:56 +0000

[...] reading the article on TechCrunch titled “A Workaround For The Gmail Push Workaround” by MG Siegler I decided I would try something and it worked! What he was talking about was [...]

By: David

David — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:56:33 +0000

can anyone confirm that using gmail filters to forward specific emails to mynumber@txt.att.net actually works? i can compose an sms email message but selective forwarding never gets to my phone. wierd

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:12:50 +0000

Why should Apple care? Yahoo pushes to the iPhone. I’d rather have Gmal, however. Better spam filtering.

By: Colonel Hogan

Colonel Hogan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:15:34 +0000

Couldn’t you just forward your email from gmail over to yahoo, and then use yahoo email and change the “reply to” in the yahoo options to show your gmail address as the return? Well, it would work if you could get yahoo to hold a different reply to in the options menu. Yahoo is broken…….. Better yet, Apple and gmail, just get your crap together and make it work!

By: Patrick Salami

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:05:39 +0000

I’m having my gmail forwarded to my MobileMe account; I don’t actually check the MobileMe account, I only check the Gmail account, even when I’m on the iPhone. However, my iPhone will still notify me the moment a new message comes in because it gets a push notification each time a new message is forwarded to the MobileMe account. The only downside to this is having to pay the $99/yr for MobileMe. Oh well.

By: xxdesmus

xxdesmus — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:34:41 +0000

http://nuevasync.com

Push Gmail (or any IMAP) for $25/yr. You also get push calendar (gCal) and push contacts.

No really, go get it.

NuevaSync is REAL push email, not these idiotic notifications telling you to go check your email.

By: Carl Hörberg

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:20:01 +0000

Yepp, Nuevasync.com is the shit..

By: Harry Finocchiaro » GMailPush mentioned on TechCrunch

Harry Finocchiaro » GMailPush mentioned on TechCrunch — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:17:37 +0000

[...] Here is a link to the article: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/13/a-workaround-for-the-gmail-push-workaround/. [...]

By: josh

josh — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:01:31 +0000

Are people dying to read their email the minute it hits their inbox? If its important, thats what a text is for…otherwise, grow up and just wait…jesus

By: Nicholas Scilingo

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:45:17 +0000

Nuevasync is where its at. I have been using Nuevasync for approx a year now. They started with offering OTA Calendar and Contacts and now they have just added push IMAP Idle (Please note there is a HUGE difference between IMAP and IMAP Idle) And to anyone who says IMAP Idle is not true push. Please educate yourself on the subject before throwing a comment like that out there.

I have been using Nuevasync with windows mobile phone for approx 3 months now and have no complaints. One of the big benefits I have seen is a large increase in battery life.

By: chris

chris — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:18:31 +0000

jeez I just want a google apps gmail app with push.. Doesnt seem like its to much to ask for.

By: Article Playground

Article Playground — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:44:24 +0000

oh well

By: Juan Snyman

Juan Snyman — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:29:27 +0000

Many people rely on push. Especially for business. And those that don’t – it is a nice extra to have. Besides, we are in the 21st century. One would expect that by now you wouldn’t have to manually check every few hours and that you would recieve messages seconds after they are sent. But, alas, this is not the case.

By: Juan Snyman

Juan Snyman — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:24:11 +0000

Umm… no it can’t. If it did, we wouldn’t be inventing workarounds for workarounds.

By: Casey

Casey — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:43:10 +0000

It might be more logical for it to send text messages only when the computer is /not/ active. If the person is already at the computer, then there is no reason to have a notification, right?

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:35:43 +0000

There’s another workaround MG. Supposedly http://msgpush.com/ turns any IMAP abled email provider into push on the iPhone.

I haven’t used it personally but just found out about it.

By: chris

chris — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:38:56 +0000

Yeah right! I only ever get emails that are … unimportant. I wish!!!

By: Noam Lovinsky

Noam Lovinsky — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:28:30 +0000

Isn’t this app just as good as forwarding all new incoming Gmail to your SMS email address (number@attwifi.com)?

By: Łukasz (lemur)

Łukasz (lemur) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:19:43 +0000

Come on – it’s simply mail2sms… Try to find something else.

By: Dressyourcellnow.com

Dressyourcellnow.com — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:08:54 +0000

Oh, thanks! I will also try it.

By: Spencer Schoeben

Spencer Schoeben — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:00:15 +0000

Yeah… I have to agree with you on this one. I just set up a SMS Gmail system and its driving me crazy. I don’t want to be notified whnever I get an email. I like the async aspects of push much more than being notified when a new message comes in.

This system doesn;t solve the async part.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:54:45 +0000

STOP being a slave to your email.

When you’re on the death bed, will you wish you read every email as they arrived?

What percentage of your emails do find are both important AND urgent? I would bet very few.

* Schedule times to batch process your emails.

* Set filters to forward urgent, mission-critical emails to number@yourmobile.text.address (e.g. number@txt.att.net)

* Train people to contact you by calling or texting for urgent matters.

* I haven’t tried it but awayfind.com might be worth looking at for some.