Please don't pay to sync your smart-phone to your computer.

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There are a number of companies that will charge you to sync your emails and contacts with a smart-phone.  Before you sign up for one of these services I recommend you consider some of the free options. 

Tech Crunch has a nice graph that gives an overview of what options are available, what capabilities they have and what the cost is. 

I say you shouldn't pay for this service because there are many different free options.  For those who use Google Apps (which I highly recommend for small businesses) Google allows you to sync your calendar, email and contacts completely free. 

Another free option is the open source program called Funambol.  I just downloaded this software and am starting to play with it. 

As with so many things software related, I continue to remind people to take a moment and research some free options before paying money for a software product.