iCloud vs Outlook.com, mail only: a quick call for opinions

[mattboner]

Yes you can, I do it with no issue from my native iOS mail app. I have 3 aliases that I use from outlook and I can send from any 3 I want with no issues.

How?

Anyway, for basic mailing functionality iCloud. But everything else outlook. Just don't get gmail. It doesn't support push on mail app

 

[Primejimbo]

How?

Anyway, for basic mailing functionality iCloud. But everything else outlook. Just don't get gmail. It doesn't support push on mail app

You know how you set up your outlook on your phone, the main outlook alias? Do the same with each alias. When you put in the email (the alias), use the same password as you do for the main alias.

 

[exi]

You know how you set up your outlook on your phone, the main outlook alias? Do the same with each alias. When you put in the email (the alias), use the same password as you do for the main alias.

So, the only way to do it is to set up an alias as an individual email account? Presumably, sent messages from any alias all end up in the same sent box.

Less than ideal, but an option nonetheless.

Has anyone seen anything recently as far as the old issue with Outlook blacklisting iCloud-style? Don't want to go through the trouble of switching, as there's a lot of work for me to do it right, but am not exactly trusting of iCloud. At least for mail.

 

[Maki Roc]

It seems that Microsoft is considering bringing back personal domains to Outlook.com. It is now officially under review.
http://outlook.uservoice.com/forums...17-bring-back-personal-domains-to-outlook-com

 

[Shirasaki]

It seems that Microsoft is considering bringing back personal domains to Outlook.com. It is now officially under review.
http://outlook.uservoice.com/forums...17-bring-back-personal-domains-to-outlook-com

I would rather think MS will push out paid personal domain services, like current Office 365.
PS: I am using this service now.

 

[exi]

Fastmail has no push on the native ios app. Need to use their mobile app if you want push.

Was reading through my own thread and came across this again. Interestingly, a couple of months after this post, Fastmail integrated push support on iOS. Unlike Apple, they also update message status in the background, and in limited testing, it works flawlessly.

Been considering a switch to Outlook or Fastmail. Still. Trying to get a feel for send/receive reliability and avoid silent filtering issues which have happened with iCloud. Been on and off with trying to find other solutions and other little projects.

 

[dfgddikf]

Was reading through my own thread and came across this again. Interestingly, a couple of months after this post, Fastmail integrated push support on iOS. Unlike Apple, they also update message status in the background, and in limited testing, it works flawlessly.

Been considering a switch to Outlook or Fastmail. Still. Trying to get a feel for send/receive reliability and avoid silent filtering issues which have happened with iCloud. Been on and off with trying to find other solutions and other little projects.

I use Fastmail for mail, contacts and calendar and sync with the respective iOS apps. No issues whatsoever. I can highly recommend them.

If you contemplate changing your mail address anyway, I would get one on a personal domain that you truly own.

 

[exi]

I use Fastmail for mail, contacts and calendar and sync with the respective iOS apps. No issues whatsoever. I can highly recommend them.

If you contemplate changing your mail address anyway, I would get one on a personal domain that you truly own.

Glad to hear you like it. Finding a lot to like about a service that focuses on mail and can pour so much effort into it. Did you use iCloud or an ActiveSync- or Exchange-based service for contacts/calendars previously / any thoughts on comparing the two?

 

[dfgddikf]

I had them on iCloud before. Don't notice any difference. The web interface is a lot better, but I hardly use that for contacts and calendar. Push for Mail works better, as it pushes all read/unread changes in all folders to the devices.

 

[exi]

I had them on iCloud before. Don't notice any difference. The web interface is a lot better, but I hardly use that for contacts and calendar. Push for Mail works better, as it pushes all read/unread changes in all folders to the devices.

Did you notice whether contact/calendar data was treated as push and updated in real time in either direction with Fastmail as it is with iCloud?

 

[dfgddikf]

Did you notice whether contact/calendar data was treated as push and updated in real time in either direction with Fastmail as it is with iCloud?

Calendar and contacts are CalDAV/CardDAV without push but update in the pull interval you set (e.g. 15 minutes) and when you open the apps. Doesn't matter to me, as these don't change as often as mail. Works all flawless. FM is the ideal mail provider if you use the standard iOS apps.