14 DAY TRIAL // Today, mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless put on sale a new smartphone on its airwaves, the HTC ThunderBolt, which is no ordinary phone, but the very first LTE-capable Android device at Big Red.
Those who would like to purchase a ThunderBolt can now head over to the carrier's website for that, where they would find it available for $249 upon the signing of a two-year contract agreement.
Of course, they can also head over to Amazon to place an order for the new device, since the retailer lists it with a price tag of $179, or to Wirefly, which had it on pre-order at $199. Best Buy also sells the phone, for $249 until March 20th, and for $299 from that day on.
Undoubtedly, the new HTC ThunderBolt would easily prove a great option for a lot of users, especially since Verizon would have it connecting to its new LTE network, providing users with fast download speeds and rather affordable monthly costs.
However, people would have to move all of their personal data from their existing devices to the new ThunderBolt, and some issues might emerge here, especially when one would like to sync contacts, calendar, tasks and notes in a simple manner.
To make the transition simpler, CompanionLink Software announced the availability of support for HTC ThunderBolt in their Outlook syncing application for Android devices.
“Sync Outlook contacts, calendar, tasks and notes with Android direct and securely over USB. No cloud or hosted servers required. Two-way sync is fully supported so you can make changes to data anywhere,” the company notes.
In all fairness, this is not the only solution that ThunderBolt users would have at their disposal, since they can also sync the contacts and calendar to a Google account, or they can use Dropbox for that.
But things can get complicated when it comes to switching from a handset running under a different OS than Android, such as the Apple iPhone, to the new ThunderBolt.
Through using CompanionLink and DejaOffice, contacts, calendars, tasks, memos, and more can be easily transferred to the new handset, the company claims.
All that users would do is the necessary software, and to connect the ThunderBolt to a PC via the available USB cable, or through a wireless connection, if available.
Of course, this comes at a price, and the CompanionLink software can be acquired for $39.95, while those who would like to benefit from the company's Secure Hosted Wireless sync service would have to pay $9.95 a month. More info on this can be found on the company's website.