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ebendl
20-01-2012, 03:45 PM
Hi all,
My dad is looking to get his own e-mail address. He already registered a .co.za mail account and because he is very into the MS Outlook thing, wants to get hosted exchange.
He used iOnline up till now but isn't too happy with them - mostly because they change their anti-spam and anti-virus systems every couple of months and then it blocks most of his incoming mail.
I had a look at http://www.syncmymail.co.za and they look good, but I don't know them at all. Anybody used them?
Office365 from MS looks amazing, but it isn't available in SA... :(
Local or international doesn't matter. Oh, and PLEASE let it be a bigger than 2 GB mailbox!
mh348
20-01-2012, 05:25 PM
Try Google Apps... It's Free, same features as Gmail but with your own domain..
http://www.google.com/a
Keegan
20-01-2012, 05:40 PM
Try Google Apps... It's Free, same features as Gmail but with your own domain..
http://www.google.com/a
Hi mh348
Google apps isn't free anymore, They were free for a couple of months, Now you only get 1 Month free... :(
Regards
Keegan
20-01-2012, 05:41 PM
Hi all,
My dad is looking to get his own e-mail address. He already registered a .co.za mail account and because he is very into the MS Outlook thing, wants to get hosted exchange.
He used iOnline up till now but isn't too happy with them - mostly because they change their anti-spam and anti-virus systems every couple of months and then it blocks most of his incoming mail.
I had a look at http://www.syncmymail.co.za and they look good, but I don't know them at all. Anybody used them?
Office365 from MS looks amazing, but it isn't available in SA... :(
Local or international doesn't matter. Oh, and PLEASE let it be a bigger than 2 GB mailbox!
Hi
Why don't you use an ISP?
Regards
Keegan
ebendl
20-01-2012, 06:37 PM
I use Google apps - but he specifically wants full MS exchange support. Google only uses Active Sync for mobile syncing - the rest is IMAP/POP3 only. He doesn't want to use webmail (I tried convincing him otherwise). Also, the Google Calendar sync with Outlook is not great and as far as I know don't do contact sync.
If by ISP you mean somebody that gives you hosted Microsoft Exchange with a big mailbox (10 GB and up and not IMAP or POP3) and allows you to use it without ADSL/3G and allows you to use your own domain name for life - then yes, I an looking for an ISP and I'm asking who provides the best services I mentioned.
warwickw
21-01-2012, 12:24 PM
Hi mh348
Google apps isn't free anymore, They were free for a couple of months, Now you only get 1 Month free... :(
Regards
Not true, its still free but only for 10 users https://www.google.com/a/cpanel/standard/new3
Lanthie
21-01-2012, 07:31 PM
I use http://www.intermedia.co.uk/. They charge per user and excellent service.
nathank
21-01-2012, 08:16 PM
Also never heard of http://www.syncmymail.co.za/ but their pricing looks good. Has anyone had some experience with them? I think there's a gap in the market for personal hosted exchange. More and more people want cloud syncing of all data.
Jimmeh
24-01-2012, 07:56 PM
Been using www.databias.co.za for almost 3 months now. Very good service and no problems. Went for them for a number of reasons.
Silly question perhaps, but why does he need to connect to Exchange?
I second the recommendations for Google Apps. I'm a happy user. He can still use it with Outlook if he really wants :)
SomeoneEls
03-02-2012, 02:08 PM
ebendl who did you choose? Interested to here what you think of syncmymail if you went with them!
Have a smb customer who insists they need public folders
Read this article (http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51148:syncmymail-offers-two-months-of-free-hosted-exchange-2010&catid=392) on them just now 2 free months is quite tempting
tconstandakis
03-02-2012, 04:08 PM
I am using Syncmymail with no problems. Very quick setup and response.
MikeSSteiner
07-02-2012, 08:50 AM
Hi,
I have now been using Exchange 2010 (http://www.syncmymail.co.za/hosted-exchange/overview) for over 3 years now. Their pricing and service is impeccable. Got my ActiveSync for iPhone and iPad, and 25GB storage for R89 a month, with personal support.
Anyone looking for Hosted Exchange, I recommend to contact them, and I noticed they now got a 2 months free promotion. Check: http://www.syncmymail.co.za/promotion