Comments on: DirectPush and WIFI connections http://blogs.msexchange.org/walther/2006/04/04/directpush-and-wifi-connections/ Written by Henrik Walther, Microsoft MVP, the intention of this blog is to deliver the best content when it comes to information, news, tips and tweaks for the Microsoft Exchange Server product on topics such as mobile messaging, MONAD, and Active Directory integration. There is a discussion on various aspects of Exchange administration and management with a very special focus on Exchange Server 2007. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:39:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU by: Best way to get corporate email - PDAPhoneHome.com http://blogs.msexchange.org/walther/2006/04/04/directpush-and-wifi-connections/#comment-98754 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 22:39:51 +0000 http://blogs.msexchange.org/walther/2006/04/04/directpush-and-wifi-connections/#comment-98754 [...] Hey the last thing I want to do is to get into a meaningless semantics discussion however i have quite a bit of experience around this issue. according to Microsoft direct push is supposed to "require" a GPRS or 3G connection to work. I had complained about not getting direct push using a WiFi connection and I was told that the application did NOT support this! Apparently there are ways to get it to work if you start a WiFi connection with a phone conection and you may be getting it to work otherwise but for many with battery management going on with thier wireless connection it may not work as it didn't for me. This blog offers more info from someone who knows way more than I do. The only reason this has been so dear to me is that I have my own Exchange server and my own GodLink server. Henrik Walther Blog » Blog Archive » DirectPush and WIFI connections [...] […] Hey the last thing I want to do is to get into a meaningless semantics discussion however i have quite a bit of experience around this issue. according to Microsoft direct push is supposed to "require" a GPRS or 3G connection to work. I had complained about not getting direct push using a WiFi connection and I was told that the application did NOT support this! Apparently there are ways to get it to work if you start a WiFi connection with a phone conection and you may be getting it to work otherwise but for many with battery management going on with thier wireless connection it may not work as it didn’t for me. This blog offers more info from someone who knows way more than I do. The only reason this has been so dear to me is that I have my own Exchange server and my own GodLink server. Henrik Walther Blog » Blog Archive » DirectPush and WIFI connections […]

]]> by: TheDayOfCondor http://blogs.msexchange.org/walther/2006/04/04/directpush-and-wifi-connections/#comment-8858 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 17:33:33 +0000 http://blogs.msexchange.org/walther/2006/04/04/directpush-and-wifi-connections/#comment-8858 Hi, I am sure this is the official MS position (no Wifi in standby - so no DirectPush). However keeping a WiFi connection active IS possible (as the DirectPush does not use the standby mode at all). Just to try: - Activate the DirectPush (with a cellular connection") - Connect to wiFi at the same time - Start pinging your device from your pc through the wireless network - Turn the device off You will see that the device keeps answering the ping. So, not only DirectPush IS theoretically possible through Wifi, but the fact MS claims this is not make me think they get big bucks from the cellular network providers... The only REAL drawback in using WiFi is that it uses A LOT of power to stay connected... but this is another issue... Hi,
I am sure this is the official MS position (no Wifi in standby - so no DirectPush). However keeping a WiFi connection active IS possible (as the DirectPush does not use the standby mode at all).
Just to try:
- Activate the DirectPush (with a cellular connection”)
- Connect to wiFi at the same time
- Start pinging your device from your pc through the wireless network
- Turn the device off

You will see that the device keeps answering the ping.

So, not only DirectPush IS theoretically possible through Wifi, but the fact MS claims this is not make me think they get big bucks from the cellular network providers…

The only REAL drawback in using WiFi is that it uses A LOT of power to stay connected… but this is another issue…

]]> by: Henrik Walther http://blogs.msexchange.org/walther/2006/04/04/directpush-and-wifi-connections/#comment-299 Wed, 17 May 2006 08:54:47 +0000 http://blogs.msexchange.org/walther/2006/04/04/directpush-and-wifi-connections/#comment-299 Hi Richard, As you can judge from my last sentence in the blog post, I'm completely with you here. We can only hope they changed this limitation in Crossbow (aka Windows Mobile 6.0). Hi Richard,

As you can judge from my last sentence in the blog post, I’m completely with you here. We can only hope they changed this limitation in Crossbow (aka Windows Mobile 6.0).

]]> by: Richard Swift http://blogs.msexchange.org/walther/2006/04/04/directpush-and-wifi-connections/#comment-297 Wed, 17 May 2006 06:24:28 +0000 http://blogs.msexchange.org/walther/2006/04/04/directpush-and-wifi-connections/#comment-297 This limitation is a practical one however, some more thought could have gone in to the "next best thing"... There's no reason why the warning shouldn't be more like "emails will not be pushed out whilst device in standby" rather than "i've given up all together and you're now about 10 clicks away from a polled sync". Given most trusted WiFi hotspots will either be in users' homes or offices it's fairly likely that the device will be on charge so why not let directpush work in that situation? Plus make the device sync when returning from standby without user intervention... would be a more tolerable workaround. No? This limitation is a practical one however, some more thought could have gone in to the “next best thing”… There’s no reason why the warning shouldn’t be more like “emails will not be pushed out whilst device in standby” rather than “i’ve given up all together and you’re now about 10 clicks away from a polled sync”.

Given most trusted WiFi hotspots will either be in users’ homes or offices it’s fairly likely that the device will be on charge so why not let directpush work in that situation? Plus make the device sync when returning from standby without user intervention… would be a more tolerable workaround. No?

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