[TorqueDog]

I really, really like my Lumia 920. I moved from a Samsung Omnia 7 (WP 7.5).




First, you need to decide how 'work-related' the phone is going to be.

Windows Phone will want you to associate a Windows Live account with the handset. This is a requirement due to the behavior of the OS - all your data such as contacts, calendar, etc. are sync'd with the account. (If you lose your mobile connection, you will still be able to access your contacts on the phone locally, don't worry.)


If you are going to keep the device business only, then you can sign up to Windows Live with your corporate e-mail. This allows you to use just one e-mail address with the handset and get all your corporate data sync'd quite seamlessly. Also, if you do move to Windows 8 at work, this will improve the integration between the two platforms.


If you're going to do personal stuff on the device as well as business, sign up with a new Windows Live account specifically for this purpose. I signed up with a Live.ca extension, but any of the Microsoft account domains (Hotmail.com, Live.com, MSN.ca, Outlook.com) will do... if it had been available, I would have picked Outlook.com, but I digress. Once you have the phone provisioned with the Live account, then add your corporate e-mail account using Exchange ActiveSync. Again, if you start using Windows 8 at home, use your Live account to authenticate to your PC, as all your data will sync between the two.


The cross-device integration is something Microsoft has worked really hard on and I think it's paid off.