The way I use my phone has changed dramatically with my new Iphone. While I was accustomed to the use of mobile internet and email, the way I use these now has changed completely. I want to have mails instantly and not wait anymore. Furthermore, I feel the need to have everything in sync, that includes – next to mail – my contacts, my calendar and even twitter and my feeds. The last two are easily achieved using TweetDeck and Newsstand. TweetDeck is syncing twitter updates as I’m using it both on my phone and desktop computer while Newsstand is syncing my feeds with Google.

Syncing emails, my calendars and contacts is not accomplished that easily. The first step for an Iphone newbie like me was to check out MobileMe. Though the experiences seem to vary greatly, I decided to give it a try using the free trial. I wasn’t really overwhelmed I have to say, but I didn’t really know what to expect either. Especially the price tag is too high, if you ask me. I did like the idea of finding my phone in case it was stolen and the option to delete it remotely, but I never lost a phone and sure will try not to change that and enabling the passcode lock will delete the phone after ten wrong attempts anyway. I still tried to locate my phone I and ended up finding a three block big circle around my actual position. This isn’t really helpful if you don’t happen to live in a remote area.

So I went on to find another option to suit my needs and I came across Nuevasync. It offers syncing my Gmail calendar and contacts for free. I also tried the push email option that is free for three days and was more than happy with it. Besides, 25$ yearly aren’t really asked to much, i’d say. Before I start to explain how it’s set up, I would like to stress that all your calendar entries and contacts on your phone will be erased and exchanged with the information you have saved in Gmail. I only set up the calendar but found my phone without contacts shortly afterwards. This may not be an issue caused by Nuevasync, but I’d like to inform you about my experiences in order to save you time and annoyance. This is how it works:

0) Nuevasync requires a Gmail account. Please create one, if you don’t have one already.

1) Visit nuevasync.com and register.

2) Login to your newly created account.

3) Click on the change button on the service you would like to use, to set it up and follow the instructions.

4) To set it up on your phone, I would kindly ask you to read the Need help configuring your phone? -section, as everything is explained in detail there.