office365

digp · 26 Jan 2012, 06:06 AM

using it?
any reviews?

chs · 26 Jan 2012, 05:00 PM

Hello,

I am using Office 365.
Very good product with strong collaborative functions.

I am very happy with it.

janusz · 26 Jan 2012, 05:36 PM

A simple (simplistic?) question: Does Office365 require having some version of MS Office installed locally, or the is whole functionality available in the cloud?

Radiolarian · 26 Jan 2012, 07:46 PM

It depends on which level of the Office 365 service you purchase. The cheaper ones require you to have a local copy of Office while the more expensive plans include Office as part of the package.

Actually, I am not certain if you are "required" to have Office. The e-mail features of the service may work with other clients. But Office 365 is designed to work with Office.

I've found it to be an excellent service. It has had two outages that I am aware of since it started. Both times Microsoft provided a month's service credit without any action by the customers. I think the prices are very reasonable. The push e-mail and calendar features work perfectly with the Apple iPhone...

chs · 27 Jan 2012, 12:49 AM

I agree with Radiolarian

Office is not mandatory but in fact, Office 365 is built for Office users.

I have the high plan (E4) and yes, this is a cost, but this is a very great service.

Plans don't have the same SLA and services (mirroring betwen datacenter ...).

I had no outage since i am in office 365 (since the begining).

digp · 27 Jan 2012, 03:00 AM

there seems to be far too many plans and also seems to be quite expensive as well.

what is the spam filtering like?

does it allow aliases / domain aliases, e.g. i haev abc1.com and abc1.net can anything to ab@abc1.net come into the same inbox as abc1.net (google apps has this)

chs · 27 Jan 2012, 05:02 AM

"there seems to be far too many plans and also seems to be quite expensive as well."

yes some plans are expensives.

"what is the spam filtering like?"
Very good, i have access to Microsoft Forefront portal where i can have whitelist, blacklist ...
And rules like "all mail from *rrr*.net are always accepted are rejected with notification to the administrator ...
Very good for filtering.
I can have custom message in reply ...

"does it allow aliases / domain aliases, e.g. i haev abc1.com and abc1.net can anything to ab@abc1.net come into the same inbox as abc1.net (google apps has this)"
Yes, i can do the same like Google apps
I can have domain alias, adress from corp.com to corp.net ...

digp · 28 Jan 2012, 03:02 AM

excellent i shall probably try it

when will the consumer plans have blackberry support out of interest?

chs · 28 Jan 2012, 05:45 AM

Blackberry is in beta program now.
You can test the service if you want for free.
After beta, i don't know what will be the price.

chs · 31 Jan 2012, 03:58 AM

"when will the consumer plans have blackberry support out of interest?"

Today !

RIM Launches BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365
Link: http://community.office365.com/en-us...ffice-365.aspx

digp · 31 Jan 2012, 06:14 AM

Why does it not allow me to put in my own domain for either trial or if I try to buy. It asks for user at .onmicrosoft.com

digp · 31 Jan 2012, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chs

"when will the consumer plans have blackberry support out of interest?"

Today !

RIM Launches BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365
Link: http://community.office365.com/en-us...ffice-365.aspx

struggling to sign up

digp · 31 Jan 2012, 06:29 AM

far too complicated set up.

trying out cobweb.com instead

will post a review back here soon

sign up process is very simple

jeffpan · 31 Jan 2012, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digp

far too complicated set up.

trying out cobweb.com instead

will post a review back here soon

sign up process is very simple

How about the price there?
I have been using office 365, it's 6 usd per user per month.

chs · 1 Feb 2012, 04:54 AM

"Why does it not allow me to put in my own domain for either trial or if I try to buy. It asks for user at .onmicrosoft.com"

Because you must have an admin account with .onmicrosoft.com for registration.
After registration, you can add your domains an your own adress mail @yourdomain.com

26 Jan 2012, 06:06 AM	#1
digp Master of the @ Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,326	office365 using it? any reviews?

26 Jan 2012, 05:00 PM	#2
chs Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: France Posts: 133	Hello, I am using Office 365. Very good product with strong collaborative functions. I am very happy with it.

26 Jan 2012, 05:36 PM	#3
janusz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: EU Posts: 4,944	A simple (simplistic?) question: Does Office365 require having some version of MS Office installed locally, or the is whole functionality available in the cloud?

26 Jan 2012, 07:46 PM	#4
Radiolarian Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ashland, Kentucky Posts: 28	It depends on which level of the Office 365 service you purchase. The cheaper ones require you to have a local copy of Office while the more expensive plans include Office as part of the package. Actually, I am not certain if you are "required" to have Office. The e-mail features of the service may work with other clients. But Office 365 is designed to work with Office. I've found it to be an excellent service. It has had two outages that I am aware of since it started. Both times Microsoft provided a month's service credit without any action by the customers. I think the prices are very reasonable. The push e-mail and calendar features work perfectly with the Apple iPhone...

27 Jan 2012, 12:49 AM	#5
chs Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: France Posts: 133	I agree with Radiolarian Office is not mandatory but in fact, Office 365 is built for Office users. I have the high plan (E4) and yes, this is a cost, but this is a very great service. Plans don't have the same SLA and services (mirroring betwen datacenter ...). I had no outage since i am in office 365 (since the begining).

27 Jan 2012, 03:00 AM	#6
digp Master of the @ Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,326	there seems to be far too many plans and also seems to be quite expensive as well. what is the spam filtering like? does it allow aliases / domain aliases, e.g. i haev abc1.com and abc1.net can anything to ab@abc1.net come into the same inbox as abc1.net (google apps has this)

27 Jan 2012, 05:02 AM	#7
chs Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: France Posts: 133	"there seems to be far too many plans and also seems to be quite expensive as well." yes some plans are expensives. "what is the spam filtering like?" Very good, i have access to Microsoft Forefront portal where i can have whitelist, blacklist ... And rules like "all mail from rrr.net are always accepted are rejected with notification to the administrator ... Very good for filtering. I can have custom message in reply ... "does it allow aliases / domain aliases, e.g. i haev abc1.com and abc1.net can anything to ab@abc1.net come into the same inbox as abc1.net (google apps has this)" Yes, i can do the same like Google apps I can have domain alias, adress from corp.com to corp.net ...

28 Jan 2012, 03:02 AM	#8
digp Master of the @ Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,326	excellent i shall probably try it when will the consumer plans have blackberry support out of interest?

28 Jan 2012, 05:45 AM	#9
chs Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: France Posts: 133	Blackberry is in beta program now. You can test the service if you want for free. After beta, i don't know what will be the price.

31 Jan 2012, 03:58 AM	#10
chs Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: France Posts: 133	"when will the consumer plans have blackberry support out of interest?" Today ! RIM Launches BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365 Link: http://community.office365.com/en-us...ffice-365.aspx

31 Jan 2012, 06:14 AM	#11
digp Master of the @ Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,326	Why does it not allow me to put in my own domain for either trial or if I try to buy. It asks for user at .onmicrosoft.com

31 Jan 2012, 06:29 AM	#13
digp Master of the @ Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,326	far too complicated set up. trying out cobweb.com instead will post a review back here soon sign up process is very simple

1 Feb 2012, 04:54 AM	#15
chs Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: France Posts: 133	"Why does it not allow me to put in my own domain for either trial or if I try to buy. It asks for user at .onmicrosoft.com" Because you must have an admin account with .onmicrosoft.com for registration. After registration, you can add your domains an your own adress mail @yourdomain.com