Note: This post assumes you have a valid multi-domain SSL certificate installed.  I won’t go into that process here, but if I get a few questions I can certainly do a post on that as well.

The first thing I needed to do was run some tests on the local IIS server that provides my Exchange services.  In my case, Exchange and IIS were running on the same server, so I logged in to the server, opened Internet Explorer and typed in:

https://<Servername>/Microsoft-Server-Activesync

You should be prompted for credentials using basic authentication, then you should see an “HTTP 501 Not Implemented/HTTP 505 Version Not Supported Error”

If you see this, ActiveSync itself, which the iPhone relies on for communication with Exchange, should be working correctly.  I did not see this error.  I saw an HTTP 401 file not found error. Now, with Exchange 2007, I generally try not to do a lot of troubleshooting, it’s just easier to start over and reinstall ActiveSync support.

1. On the Exchange server, open the Exchange Management Shell, and run (this command may take a minute to output:

   Get-ActiveSyncVirtualDirectory | fl

2. Search through the text output and look for the line that starts with, Identity, copy/paste the corresponding value into notepad.  It may be something like,  SERVERNAME\Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync (Default Web Site)
3. In Exchange Management Shell, run the command

   Remove-ActiveSyncVirtualDirectory

   1. When prompted, paste in the Identity value you copied in step 2.
   2. Verify that you want to remove ActiveSync
4. Refresh your IIS Admin window to make sure the Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync virtual directory is no longer there.
5. In Exchange Management Shell, run the command

   New-ActiveSyncVirtualDirectory

6. Refresh your IIS Admin window to make sure the Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync virtual directory is back.
7. Close any open Internet Explorer windows and then access https://<Servername>/Microsoft-Server-Activesync again.
8. Hopefully you see the “HTTP 501 Not Implemented/HTTP 505 Version Not Supported” error now.  If you do, your iPhone should be ready to go.  This error means the correct files are there, but that your web request doesn’t include the data that ActiveSync is looking for.

If you didn’t get the 501/505 error, then it’s back to the drawing board.  Post a comment below and I’ll see if I can help out.

Also, check out the link below, it’s a very slick troubleshooting tool from Microsoft that can be used to troubleshoot Exchange 2003/2007 servers for remote connectivity services like Autodiscover, ActiveSync, RPC over HTTP, and many other tests for Exchanged based services.  Its very easy to use and provides detailed test results regarding what works and what doesn’t.

https://www.testexchangeconnectivity.com/

Audio Quality

Starting off with Green Day I sat down about two feet away from the phone, the audio was perfect. I decided to hit up Google Charts to show how the audio quality was as I stepped away from the phone. Overall I was very impressed. I actually had to go outside to find enough room to really test the signal. Note: The audio quality was measured scientifically by me deciding how well I could hear the music compared to how well I thought I should be able to hear it.

I also ran an indoor/outdoor test. With the phone left inside, I was able to take about 8 steps to the door, and then 4 or 5 steps outside before the audio cut out. One last comment, I’m not sure if this is standard or not, but I had to get back within 10 feet or so to reestablish a reliable audio connection after I got out of range. I figured I should test the phone call audio quality too, just to make sure that was still okay. I decided to call my good friend the Billionaire Girl. Here is our conversation:

• Me “Hey Billionaire Girl, Can you hear me now?”
• BG “Yeah, what do you want? I’m crazy busy.”
• Me “I’m testing the stereo bluetooth functionality on the new iPhone OS 3.0″
• BG “I’m jealous, I just have this Blackberry junk that always seems to fall apart”
• Me “Yeah, that sucks. Okay, bye.”
• BG “You suck.”

The Billionaire Girl is amazing, and I suggest you subscribe to her blog, but she hates iPhone talk. At any rate, I’d say the audio quality for the phone works as expected, as well as switching over from iPod to iPhone and back within your Bluetooth headset.

Battery Life

I gave both my iPhone and Headphones a full charge then I let the music play all afternoon with the exception of about 30 minutes in phone use, a couple text messages, and very limited web browsing. Note: My email syncs every hour and I have Wi-Fi, Location Services, 3G, and of course Bluetooth enabled. … A couple hours in, things are looking pretty good. The battery is definitely going down, but it doesn’t appear to be draining any faster than using the iPod with the included wired headphones. … Three and a half hours in I got the 20% Battery remaining warning. I think we’re fading fast now. … Almost exactly 5 hours in my phone went dead. What are your thoughts, is 5 hours a respectable amount of time?

Conclusion

This feature was long overdue in my opinion. I’m very happy it’s here, I just don’t like wires, but it seems that I’ll need charging wires to get through a day of work. Maybe the 3G s will fare better on the batter. In general, I noticed as I was listening throughout the afternoon that my audio would peridocially “skip” like a CD skipping in random places. I wonder if that is just bluetooth cutting out for a moment here and there. The iPhone felt a little snappier than it did yesterday, if that’s from the upgrade to the 3.0 OS I’m happy to take any speed improvements I can get. Last, don’t miss any of the new 3.0 features, here is a great write up I came across today from the folks over at ismashphone.com.

GoDaddy ’s Valicert root certificate is installed on all mobile devices that run Windows Mobile 5.0 AKU 2 or a later incarnation of the operating system. However, devices that run older versions of Windows Mobile 5.0 do not have the Go Daddy root installed.

To check if the Go Daddy root is installed on your device, please visit the root store on your device:

• Open the “Settings” menu.
• Select “System.”
• Select “Certificates.”
• Verify that the “http://www.valicert.com” is listed in the root store.
• If the root is included, your device is running Windows Mobile 5 AKU 2 or later. No further action is required.
• If the root is not included, follow the instructions below to import and install it.

To install the root certificate on your Windows Mobile 5 device:

• Download the root certificate to your PC in DER format with a .cer file extension (i.e., valicert_class2_root.cer”). The root can be downloaded from the Go Daddy repository.
• Copy the downloaded root certificate to your device using ActiveSync.
• On your mobile device, locate the imported file using File Explorer and click on it.
• The device will display the following prompt: “You are about to install valicert_class2_root.cer certificate issued by http://www.valicert.com/. Do you want to continue?” (If you saved the root under a different name, that file name will show up in the prompt.)
• Accept the prompt to install the root certificate on your device.

https://certs.godaddy.com/InstallationInstructions_alt.go