I recently purchased a new cell phone which operates on Windows Mobile 6. As addicted as I have become to having full time access to email and the internet, one feature I have struggled with is the calendar. I am somewhat cheap right now so the idea of paying to sync my calendars does not sit easy. There is some freeware available to accomplish OTA (over the air) syncing but depending on how you manage your google calendar, not all may be ideal for your use.

A few programs I have tested are…

  • OggSync - Works well. Free version does not allow multiple calendar syncing
  • GCalendarSync - The only program I have found which allows multiple calendar syncing. The best I have tested. However, I am experiencing some issues with the timezones. The developer does not seem to provide much info on how to fix. Would love to know if anyone else has gotten this to work and if so, how to fix. The only download link I have found which works is here.
  • GCalSync - Compatible with WM5 but not WM6. No claim is made on the developers page, but I will save you the trouble of trying this one if you are currently using WM5.
  • GMobileSync - Another program which works well. However it does not allow for multiple calendar sync.
  • GooSync - A subscribtion based utility.  Free version is limited in the number of future dates which can be synced.

I have gone back to using Outlook 2007 which allows me to categorize my appointments which at least allows me some organization.  Now that Google has released the Google Calendar Sync, you can now 2-way sync your outlook calendar with your Google Calendar.  This will work for me for now but I am looking for a better solution.  And by better I mean a method other than importing an iCal file into Outlook.   Ideas anyone?