Keeping time in sync with desktop

>> ActiveSync/WMDC should do this for you when you sync. <<

Note that it is necessary to assure that the timezone settings are
correct and the same on both the sync pc and the winmobile device.

Know, also, that calendar events get interesting when you start
traveling to other timezones...

All calendar events are stored in GMT, so, for example, enter an event
with the timezone set for Pacific time for 9am, travel to the east coast
and reset the timezone to Eastern and the event will show as and alarm
at 12:00 noon...

....not understanding this behavior has proven to be an expensive lesson
for many windows mobile users

hth,
Beverly Howard

"Beverly Howard" <Bev DeleteThis @NoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in message
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> >> ActiveSync/WMDC should do this for you when you sync. <<
>
> Note that it is necessary to assure that the timezone settings are correct
> and the same on both the sync pc and the winmobile device.
>
> Know, also, that calendar events get interesting when you start traveling
> to other timezones...
>
> All calendar events are stored in GMT, so, for example, enter an event
> with the timezone set for Pacific time for 9am, travel to the east coast
> and reset the timezone to Eastern and the event will show as and alarm at
> 12:00 noon...
>
> ...not understanding this behavior has proven to be an expensive lesson
> for many windows mobile users
>
> hth,
> Beverly Howard


And if THAT complication wasn't enough, most Windows Mobile phones also
automatically set the time from signals received from the mobile operator.
So after getting the "correct" time from the PC when syncing, it can change
immediately after disconnecting it from the PC! Some mobile operators also
reset the time zone, causing interesting results in some zones. T-Mobile
USA used to reset my phone's "Mountain Time (US) GMT-7" zone to
"Saskatchewan (Canada) GMT-6" in the summer as thier way of applying DST!
If this is a problem, the auto clock set from the mobile operator can
usually be disabled in the "Phone" settings menu. (Look for a "Time Zones"
tab on the phone settings page on touchscreen devices, and uncheck the tick
box if this is problematic.)

Thanks for the helpful advice and confirmation of what I'd hoped

Andrew