Direct Push Email Notification

Please note you will have first need to have completed Setting up ActiveSync, before following these instructions.

Direct Push Email Notification is also referred to as "Always up to date notification"  The Windows Mobile 5 or Symbian based device keeps a simple https connection open to the Microsoft Hosted Exchange Server and when a new email or contact update notification is received automatically synchronises the mobile device with the Microsoft Hosted Exchange Server.

Please Note that the MSFP upgrade to Windows Mobile 5 needed for this function to work is not available as a download.  Instead you will need to get it via your mobile provider. This will typically be in the form of a firmware upgrade, but only if your mobile provider decides to offer it.

To set up Always up to date Notifications on your Windows Mobile 5 based device use the following steps

1. Click Start, and select ActiveSync
2. In the ActiveSync panel click Menu then select Schedule
3. In the Peak Times drop-down menu, select As item arrive
4. In the Off-Peak Times drop-down menu, select As items arrive
5. Mark Use above settings when roaming checkbox if needed
6. Select Send outgoing items immediately option to force the mobile device to synchronize after you have composed e-mail messages
7. Press Done

To set up Always up to date Notifications on your Symbian based device use the following steps

You can have RoadSync automatically push information to and from your phone or synchronize at a defined time interval. By default, push is enabled. To take advantage of push or sync scheduling, please complete these steps on your wireless phone.

1. Open RoadSync.
2. Tap the drop-down menu and choose Settings.
3. Select the Sched. tab.
4. Enable Push or disable push to use Scheduled Sync.
5. If you are using Scheduled Sync select a time interval and data to sync from the list provided.
6. Tap OK.

Push and Scheduled Sync will continue as long as the phone is turned on. It will remain enabled after turning the phone off and then turning it on again. If the phone is in use during a push or scheduled sync, the sync will be skipped and attempted again at a later time.