Best email account?

[Charlieboy]

Hi all,

I am having probs with my hotmail account as I don't think it supports push on my iphone. S I was wonderin if there are ay better account out there i.e Gmail etc??

Thnaks

 

[Adam]

I have been using Gmail for a couple of years now. Never any issues, no spam at all and works great with the iPhone.

 

[Sam]

I'd say gmail. Hotmail has daft filters on so some mail never gets through! Hotmail has none and is far easier to intergrate with phones and pop3!

 

[Tom]

Gmail/Mobile me

 

[Rob]

Gmail is pretty much where its at, set up forwarding from your old accounts too, sorted.

 

[Tom]

Plus exchange support with iPhones.

 

[Charlieboy]

Ok thanks guys.

Does Gmail do the following...If I were to open an email on my PC and then delete it, then open my iphone and go into my emails would the email still be there as it hasn't been deleted on my iphone only my PC as I hate this about hotmail?

 

[m4rkie23]

Gmail. period

 

[Sarah]

i use a yahoo one on mine and its all good. its @rocketmail.com tho

 

[Charlieboy]

Gmail. period

So does Gmail do this:

Ok thanks guys.

Does Gmail do the following...If I were to open an email on my PC and then delete it, then open my iphone and go into my emails would the email still be there as it hasn't been deleted on my iphone only my PC as I hate this about hotmail?

 

[Tom]

No gmail is IMAP based

 

[m4rkie23]

yes charlieboy. if i delete an email in gmail on my iphone, then load up gmail on the pc, the deleted email is gone.

 

[chris182cup]

Gmx.com

 

[Charlieboy]

No gmail is IMAP based

yes charlieboy. if i delete an email in gmail on my iphone, then load up gmail on the pc, the deleted email is gone.

Hmmm...a difference of opinion here...

 

[Tom]

Its the same opinion.

 

[m4rkie23]

Tom is saying "No, gmail doesn't do what hotmail does as gmail is IMAP based"

I am saying " Yes, gmail does what you want it too"

 

[mugglesquop]

Gmx.com

+1

altho for what you want, GMail is probably better (iPhone compatibility)

 

[Christopher]

Gmail/Mobile me

 

[DMS]

Gmail can be configured to use POP3 or IMAP. If you want to leave copies of messages on one device while deleting them from the other, you need to use POP3. But in your case you want the mail on the devices to be "synchronised", so you need to configure the phone to use IMAP. If you let the phone set up the email account for you it'll default to IMAP.
Gmail now has push support for iPhones. Plenty of guides on the internet if you want true push email (if you use an IMAP account it will only sync periodically - i.e; not true push email).
MobileMe is also a good alternative, but you have to pay for it. Probably worth it though since you do get more than just an email account.

 

[Skinny]

So how much better is Gmail than Hotmail?
I've never had any issues with hotmail, but others had. Is it worth the change?

 

[Geddes]

on the subject of gmail, i have already have a gmail account, is it poss to set up a second account? I have tried to set up another one but no luck, if so how do you do it?

 

[Geddes]

on the subjest of gmail, i have already have a gmail account. is it possible to have a second account, i have tried but no luck, if so how do you do it?

 

[Geddes]

i have already have a gmail account, i have tried to add another account with no luck, how do i add another?

 

[Geddes]

stupid computer, i posted it and it wouldnt update so i posted again, same thing happened so i posted again and now there all on.

Please delete the last 22,23 and this one 24 thanks

 

[Sym0n]

Skinny the answer is a s**t ton loads. After god knows how many years I've finally got sick of hotmail and it's w**k junk mail filters and am currently going through the process of moving everything over to gmail. Pain in the arse but with all the s**t surrounding PSN and other places getting hacked the timing is right for me. Like iPhones, gmail just works better. Also I <3 Google.

Geddes not sure what you're on about, I've a few gmail accounts, just sign up for as many as you want.

 

[DannyR]

My Live/Hotmail account works perfectly. Deletes from server, receives always via push, sends first time etc...

 

[jimbo666]

MobileMe here!

 

[tc3nitro]

Gmx.com