If you want cheap<div><br></div><div>I think there is an unlocked sub $200 android (2.2 froyo) based pre-paid phone at dick smiths. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 13px; ">Huawei U8150</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 13px; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica; font-size: 13px; ">Don't know much about it but it sounds like you don't have much to lose if it is crap.</span></div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 January 2011 10:45, Mark O'Shea <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mark@musicalstoat.co.uk">mark@musicalstoat.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 10:18:25AM +0800, Paul Dean wrote:<br>
> iCal to Android, no go, the market apps that say they convert ics to the HTC/Other Calendars don't work, fortunately I didn't pay for it.<br>
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> iCal to Gmail(calendar), yay it works, you have 3 options,<br>
> 1. GMail can open and ics file, but only updates every 8hrs or so, not good for a cal sync.<br>
> 2. Import your iCal file each time you change it, WTF, time waster.... not REAL sync.<br>
> 3. GMail account - Perl Script/Cron job on server.<br>
> #3 is the way I went, I've written a nice perl script that auto checks my ical file from Claws on my server every 10mins.<br>
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</div>For those using iCal (may not be of use to the OP) I just added my google calendar as the default calendar in iCal. Any changes appear on my android phone, no messing about with anything, no need for gmail to get involved.<br>
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