Does mobile email work like this?

[Guest busted]

I'm hoping you guys and gals can help me :P

I want to sync my email (BT webmail) with a smartphone (looking at M3100 or Nokia E61). Is it possible without using outlook on my PC? Basically I want to be able to access my email from my phone without going onto the website.

I tried asking in the shop and all the guy kept telling me was 'once you sync with outlook on your PC' despite me repeating that I didn't want to do that :D Or he gibbered on about push and pull email, neither of which I understand (nor did he I fear) :)

I'd like to get an idea if I can do this before commiting to buy/upgrade to one of these handsets.

BTW I apologise if this is a) a noddy question, :D totally unfeasable!

Ian

[Guest Shuflie]

If you can get POP3 access to your email account then you can sync it with your phone, if its purely web based access then you're out of luck. I don't have a BT Webmail account to check what's available so you'll need to check with BT for yourself.

[Guest busted]

If you can get POP3 access to your email account then you can sync it with your phone, if its purely web based access then you're out of luck. I don't have a BT Webmail account to check what's available so you'll need to check with BT for yourself.

Ahh, I have got pop3 access :) . If I set this up correctly, I assume that I just need to connect via GPRS/3G and then it'll pickup any new emails?

[Guest chucky.egg]

Yes, basically.

Get the POP settings (you can probably find them on your PC, or on BTs website in a "how to setup Outlook" document)

For sending emails you'll need to either use your network (eg: Orange) SMTP service, or an SMTP service from elsewhere - BT probably wont let you use theirs as you're not logged on to their network so they won't know it you and not a spammer.

You normally get SMTP services with web hosting accounts, or you can try someone like Plus Net for about £2/month

[Guest busted]

Thanks Guys :D

Just got to get my upgrade now :)

Ian