Solutions: Supported Devices

Funambol iPhone Sync Client

The Funambol iPhone sync client is free open source software that makes it easy to wirelessly migrate and sync contacts between your iPhone and older phones, as well as with webmail systems and email clients (such as Outlook and Thunderbird). It provides a great way to back up your iPhone contacts and to keep your contacts in sync, anytime, anywhere, without using a cable.

Here are ways to learn more about the Funambol iPhone mobile sync client:

Here is a link to the Funambol iPhone mobile sync client in iTunes: http://itunes.com/app/funambol

To migrate contacts from an older phone to an iPhone, follow these steps:

Sign up for a free account on the myFUNAMBOL portal. Select your old phone. Follow the on-screen instructions. myFUNAMBOL is able to configure many phones over-the-air, eliminating a lot of typing on the device. This results in your old phone's address book being synced to the portal.
On your myFUNAMBOL home page, click "Change my phone". Change your phone to the iPhone, follow the instructions to install the Funambol mobile sync client from the App Store, put your credentials into the client and sync.

The Funambol iPhone mobile sync client works with the iPhone and iPod touch. It requires a free Funambol server account. The easiest thing to do is to sign up for a free account on the myFUNAMBOL portal. Please note that syncing contacts from your iPhone over-the-air to a Funambol server makes use of the iPhone's internet connection (and may result in data charges from your mobile operator, this depends on your iPhone data plan).