Which portable email device? Which service provider?
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Use a TMobile MDA Pro for mobile email and web access.
TMobile are by far the cheapest data providers, I pay £7.50 a month for unlimted GPRS/UMTS data.
This package is available as a bolt on to any Flext talktime package.
Its not great as a phone, ergonomically speaking, but as an office away from office its unbeatable.
TMobile are by far the cheapest data providers, I pay £7.50 a month for unlimted GPRS/UMTS data.
This package is available as a bolt on to any Flext talktime package.
Its not great as a phone, ergonomically speaking, but as an office away from office its unbeatable.
aceparts_com said:
I'm looking at a blackberry/XDA type device to handle my emails while out and about. I only use about 10 minutes of phone calls per week.
What sort of e-mail system do you have in place there? As the possible answers will be very dependent upon what software you use and whether you have an internal server handling e-mail for you.Plotloss said:
Use a TMobile MDA Pro for mobile email and web access.
TMobile are by far the cheapest data providers, I pay £7.50 a month for unlimted GPRS/UMTS data.
This package is available as a bolt on to any Flext talktime package.
Its not great as a phone, ergonomically speaking, but as an office away from office its unbeatable.
TMobile are by far the cheapest data providers, I pay £7.50 a month for unlimted GPRS/UMTS data.
This package is available as a bolt on to any Flext talktime package.
Its not great as a phone, ergonomically speaking, but as an office away from office its unbeatable.
What he said.
I use an XDA Exec, which is the same unit but from O2. Using it as a phone, you feel like a total plank holding it up to your ear, but it works reasonably well and there are loads of good games out there for it. 
aceparts_com said:
Linux server running imap email is being installed.
In which case you have the pick of the crop. If you want to just read and make short messages then a good majority of mobiles out there will do the job without you investing in a seperate device.
Any of the Windows devices from Orange, O2 etc. will also happily do it and you can sychronise them with Outlook too which can be very handy. I'm told you can get cheaper single-user Blackberry licenses too now, so that might also be an idea if Blackberrys can connect to IMAP mailboxes.
I've settled on a small combined PDA/phone device (Orange M600) as it is a sensible and usable size for a phone, but also does the PDA job well enough I've found.
Personally I think the phone of choice at the moment in the 'PDA functionality in a phone form factor' segment is the HTC TyTN and this view is generally backed up by reviews (Google will find plenty for you). It is substantially smaller than something like the HTC Universal but has practically as much functionality combined with a slide-out keyboard. In my opinion, a 'proper' keyboard is the defining characteristic of a PDA/Phone whose primary purpose is to send/receive emails.
I currently have an E-TEN M600 and have found it to be good on the whole. However, I have had to reset the firmware a couple of times after it stopped syncing with my PC for no obvious reason and without a keyboard sending emails can be painful.
Both of these phones are available as network branded devices at the moment. The HTC TyTN is available as the Orange SPV M3100 and can be obtained for £50 or less which is probably the best deal on the market at the moment for that device (T-Mobile also do it as the MDA Vario II and Vodafone have a version).
Hope this helps.
roadie.
I currently have an E-TEN M600 and have found it to be good on the whole. However, I have had to reset the firmware a couple of times after it stopped syncing with my PC for no obvious reason and without a keyboard sending emails can be painful.
Both of these phones are available as network branded devices at the moment. The HTC TyTN is available as the Orange SPV M3100 and can be obtained for £50 or less which is probably the best deal on the market at the moment for that device (T-Mobile also do it as the MDA Vario II and Vodafone have a version).
Hope this helps.
roadie.
Three have the Nokia E61 and Mobile Office Mail product at £5 per month - could be worth a look?
www.three.co.uk/3forbusiness/index.omp
www.three.co.uk/3forbusiness/index.omp
I've just read this (don't really know anything about IMAP)
I added a new folder from my other computer, why don't I see it on this one?
You probably need to synchronize the folders.
Outlook Express for Windows - Tools, IMAP Folders, Reset List
Eudora for Windows - Right click on Inbox in Folder view then select Refresh Mailbox list. (To view Folder list: Tools, Mailboxes)
So, am I right in saying that UNLIKE POP email I don't need to set up the rules and folders on the mobile device, it will be done when i SYNC?
I added a new folder from my other computer, why don't I see it on this one?
You probably need to synchronize the folders.
Outlook Express for Windows - Tools, IMAP Folders, Reset List
Eudora for Windows - Right click on Inbox in Folder view then select Refresh Mailbox list. (To view Folder list: Tools, Mailboxes)
So, am I right in saying that UNLIKE POP email I don't need to set up the rules and folders on the mobile device, it will be done when i SYNC?
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