[reedog117]

I've found through experience that all of the battery drain and relative phone stability caused by ANY push solution is dependent on how good your reception is on average. I live and work in an area with 0-1 bar reception due to a brand new condo building and working near a military installation. As a result, FlexMail killed my battery in 4 hours, and SEVEN in 5-6 hours. In addition FlexMail was really unstable, and SEVEN sometimes hiccups and has trouble reconnecting unless I reset my phone. Keep in mind, this is with little to no talking and very little browsing.

However, when I went on vacation to visit a few friends in another city, I was constantly with full reception. In that situation, both programs were rock solid, and my battery lasted a full day without any problems and 1-2 bars remaining. And on top of that I was using my phone more for calls, txting, etc.

I wonder if there's any way to code apps so they're more robust in low signal situations, or if that's a limitation of the Windows Mobile OS.