How can iCal entries made on iPhone be set as email reminders?

Question

My Google Calendar is sync'ed with iCal.
If I add an entry in iCal on my iPhone, this is automatically just set as a pop-up reminder (in Google Calendar) and message (in iCal).
I would like this to be set as an email reminder.
If I create the entry in iCal on my laptop (or in Google Calendar, also on my laptop), I can go in and set it as a pop-up reminder.
I've even set up the notifications in Google Calendar as email notifications.
Still, when I add the entry in iCal on the phone, it's set up as a pop-up reminder.
Frustrating!

Answer 1

I have this problem too. I have an iPhone 4, and this wasn't a problem when I bought the phone back in December. I think it came a month or so later and I suspect with a standard upgrade of something like itunes, or iphone software... but I can't pinpoint it to any specific update as it took me a while to notice it. For me, it does this with my work calendar which is run through Microsoft Outlook. But it's the exact same thing - and it means my calendar isn't reliable anymore.
I've made sure the time-zone settings are correct, I've updated all software, and gone through all possible settings for both my i-phone and Outlook. Nothing fixes the problem, even our tech guy at work didn't know what to do. I know it's not just my phone as the exact same thing has happened with my boss's iPhone which is an iPhone 3G, and it frustrates him to no end.
I'm really hoping someone at apple can tell us what's going on, especially since it never used to do this and there doesn't seem to be any way to fix it. If someone thinks they know what itunes update this was due to, let me know - I'll see if I can go back to that older version.