Nokia E5 and Mail for exchange (Gmail -Sync Contacts)

The other day we decided to "upgrade" from Nokia E71 to E5. E71 gets crappy and hangs when emails go beyond a certain limit. So we bought E5. Problem is, with E5, Mail for exchange which we use to sync contacts with gmail accounts is not straight forward. So here are my woes and how to overcome them:

NOKIA E5 - Mail for exchange

• Create a new Email For Exchange account with the Gmail Instructions. 
• We only wanted to sync contacts since we use MDaemon for our mails. 
• When the account is created, got to the new mail box settings and choose what to sync. Select Email NO. That stops you from syncing your Gmail emails. 
• To sync contacts, go to Email-Setting-Personal Information Manager-Applications-Contacts and select YES. Set the initial sync option to your liking and then you can freely exit that menu. This will allow sync with your Gmail contacts.

Personally I had to switch off my phone and on again for it to start syncing the contacts and oh, what a wonderful feeling to see the contacts flowing in.