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Poll: What are the biggest challenges you come across for setting up email on phone?

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ziha786 Original post #1
Jul 9, 2009 at 4:44 PM
many people exactly not aware about email on mobile, and what are the factors that could make it simpler and if they don't what are some of the common challenges.

what you think can be done to make email simpler to use on mobile, what are some of the common issues faced by you and your suggestions.
desiibond
desiibond #2
Jul 9, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Re: Poll: What are the biggest challenges you come across for setting up email on pho

Good question.

1) My phone doesn't support exchange email push
2) I have to pay 600 bucks per month to push email to my phone and every week my mailbox gets more than half gb of mail and hence, the final per month pay will be heavy
3) airtel GPRS/EDGE sucks
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Tamoghno #3
Jul 9, 2009 at 5:14 PM
Re: Poll: What are the biggest challenges you come across for setting up email on pho

Nowdays setting up email in any good branded phone is DEAD SIMPLE . On newer nokia (and se i heard)Just put email and password and you're done.

Biggest problem is data charge though . I just switched to airtel from bsnl and they dont allow internet on NOP . And 500 for data is really bit too.

Another problem is most email providers dont support IMAP. But as a gmail and OVI user i dont face this problem.

@desibond , what phone do you use ?
dreamcatcher
dreamcatcher #4
Jul 9, 2009 at 5:18 PM
Re: Poll: What are the biggest challenges you come across for setting up email on pho

Err nothing. Push and viola.
The main problem is the edge speeds. In kolkata, its humongous. :(
the.kaushik
the.kaushik #5
Jul 9, 2009 at 5:27 PM
Re: Poll: What are the biggest challenges you come across for setting up email on pho

I use airtel iphone data plan... so free atleast for 1yr.
I use Exchange and Push in iPhone 3G for office and personal mail and its damn easy to setup.. for gmail just give userid and password and for exchange userid password and exchange url... done.
voted for Other!
desiibond
desiibond #6
Jul 9, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Re: Poll: What are the biggest challenges you come across for setting up email on pho

Motorokr E6
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Tamoghno #7
Jul 9, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Re: Poll: What are the biggest challenges you come across for setting up email on pho

^^ e6? oh man , i heard they are already extincted !


I kid , i kid . i had a hard time convincing myself not to but this phone .But seriously another example of motorola's beautiful hardware+crappy os.

Btw , you can try gmail's java app to get email on your phone .
desiibond
desiibond #8
Jul 9, 2009 at 6:49 PM
Re: Poll: What are the biggest challenges you come across for setting up email on pho

as I said, other bad thing is Airtel's crappy GPRS/EDGE and their heavy charges. I can live for 1hrs without checking mail as I can access mail from home and office. :)
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Tamoghno #9
Jul 9, 2009 at 6:52 PM
Re: Poll: What are the biggest challenges you come across for setting up email on pho

@ kaushik

Is there any usage cap is iphone's data plan or is it unlimited like mobile office. Can you use it with PC ?
sujoyp
sujoyp #10
Jul 9, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Re: Poll: What are the biggest challenges you come across for setting up email on pho

Actually its very simple...in symbian I have done with some wizard(dont remember)...havent tried on SE phones
the.kaushik
the.kaushik #11
Jul 12, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Re: Poll: What are the biggest challenges you come across for setting up email on pho

Tamoghno said:
@ kaushik

Is there any usage cap is iphone's data plan or is it unlimited like mobile office. Can you use it with PC ?
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No bro.. its 500MB per month and you can connect to PC. But just for emails i see almost 150MB is more than enough/month if you have wifi on your office and home