So in the last few years I have become a bit of a mobile email junkie. I think I have been doing mobile email for about 5 years now, I know I’m late to the game compared to some. I had a very interesting conversation with a “high up” from AT&T last night. I was very interested with what he had to say when it came to mobile email. Now I’m not going to reveal any propriatary numbers but he was telling me that young people are spending a very significant amount of time typing versus talking on their mobiles. AT&T has a few handsets specifically geared toward messaging with QWERTY keyboards, I’m hoping to play with some of these next week.
Now my question is how are they getting to their email? Are they using services like Emoze (client of mine) who provides a very useful and enhanced user interface for your email? Are people using an email client that comes built in on the handset when they purchase it? Are they downloading the Gmail Java app for use with only Gmail? I’m really curious how people access their email on mobile handsets? I’m guessing most people just use what comes built in.
If you’re a user of mobile email or you want to be there are a bunch of different 3rd party applications that are free and downloadable. Now I will find out next week at CTIA if any of the AT&T handsets are able to download apps. I’m guessing they can at least run a Java apps like Emoze has.
Please let me know what you use for mobile email.
Update just before I hit publish: AT&T will be selling the epic Nokia E71 and the rumor is it will run $99 on a new contract.
5 responses so far ↓
1 Kevin Neely // Mar 30, 2009 at 4:45 pm
I’m using Nokia Email on my N82. The backend is a Google Apps hosted email setup and I like to archive rather than delete, so if I am away from my computer for any length of time, I may fire up the Gmail app to archive some older mail.
Last I heard, the E71x was going to be $199, which is far too much. It needs to be 150 at most, but $99 would be a really nice deal.
2 mike lewis // Mar 30, 2009 at 5:16 pm
i use the mail app on the iPhone but i’m finding that most people are just downloading and using the gmail client. It seems pretty powerful
3 gerrymoth // Mar 30, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Jeb I use LCG Profimail for Email and also have Nokia Messaging and Gmail app on my E71 for test purposes. I find all apps go they required function and work very well, but for the sheer configurability LCG Profimail wins, but its not FREE.
The built-in email on the E71 and most Nokia phones is disappointing, but installing the new Nokia Messaging will change that, even with some of its limitations. Its free to use at the moment, still no news when Nokia or if Nokia will start charging for it.
4 ACG // Mar 31, 2009 at 12:46 pm
I’ve used a lot of mobile email in the past years. Blackberries, Win Mo devices, Nokias and iPhones. And I love QWERTY phones, wouldn’t have it any other way. Sick and tired of touch phones, not my style probably. I totally love my E71, my perfect phone.
My preference for devices is this: Nokia > Blackberry > Win Mo >iPhone. I say again: *My* preference – I won’t start a war on this.
I typically use built in apps because usually they are better than any downloaded app for the simple reason that they are built by and for that particular device. I tried various apps (even Emoze that you mentioned), but they didn’t appeal to me.
True, it matters which email provider you use daily. I don’t have the Gmail app installed, I don’t have Yahoo Go installed. I just have the trial Nokia Email client configured with all my accounts, business and personal. It helps keeping things in one place. If Nokia decides to get some cash from their email client, they should consider HTML emails and then I will be more than happy to acquire it.
I know you will say that Nokia Email is just another email app, not built in, but I pretty much consider it to be built in because hey… Nokia Email app on a Nokia phone
5 Nokia Messaging went down and Emoze stood tall // Jun 10, 2009 at 11:45 am
[...] many of you know I am a big mobile email user on my E71 and just to be transparent I do work for emoze, the best push email provider avaialble. [...]
Leave a Comment