push email on NON PDA phone, options?

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Alicia Glick

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I have used a samsung 330 palm PDA phone for nearly 3 years now. I find that the ONLY PDA feature I use is checking email and my contacts. I seldom respond to email via the phone, but use it to check only. I don't surf, I don't install 3rd party apps - I just talk, check email and occassionally lookup a # or address.

My ideal phone would be:
-flip phone (I'm so sick of my big, bulky PDA phone)
-push email (I would like to receive a buzz every time a new email arrives so I can check). As long as the interface is good enough to read the full email quickly, delete and possibly send a pre-fab response.
-MP3 capability
-Decent contact/calendar system (would ideally like to sync with outlook)
-'fair' camera so that I can send pictures via email that are discernable - i.e. not total crap quality, but not looking for dedicated camera quality either.


I have been out of contract with sprint for over a year and am willing to make the jump to ANY provider and ANY phone should they meet my needs.

I've seen the EudoraToGo service and it looks like something that might meet my needs, but I've talked with 3 verizon reps now who have NO clue as to what it is or how to use it!

Thanks in advance for any advise you might have!!
 
Directions for Eudora2Go are here. Verizon only, as you probably already know. You may also want to investigate a hosted Exchange account with someone. The better ones have push email and are specifically geared toward cell phones and PDAs.
 
these 2 links may be of interest to u. Seven's solution, offered thru Yahoo and Sprint or Cingular might appeal. Each carrier has different handsets that work with the service, and i'm not sure of all the models, but u can check it out and see if a model u like is compatible. I use Seven Always on Mail myself and I like it, it may be slightly different than the version offerd above.

http://www.seven.com/get_it/america/united_states/index.html

http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobilemail?nodb=1&carrier=spcs

i hope this helps in some small way
cheers
 
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