What is push e-mail?

[WhiteBlazer01]

Wirelessly posted (HTC Touch Pro 2: Opera/9.80 (Windows Mobile; WCE; Opera Mobi/WMD-50286; U; en) Presto/2.4.13 Version/10.00)

um... I'm asking for a friend who doesn't know, but what is push e-mail? I have Gmail set up with Imap on my... my friends phone, and it downloads every 5 min. . Is push immeidate? What is it?

[faxmonkey]

There's a wiki for that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_e-mail

Push e-mail is used to describe e-mail systems that provide an always-on capability, in which new e-mail is actively transferred (pushed) as it arrives by the mail delivery agent (MDA) (commonly called mail server) to the mail user agent (MUA), also called the e-mail client. E-mail clients include smartphones and, less strictly, IMAP personal computer mail applications.

[Dragon2]

Yes, pushes them to ya phone as soon as they arrive to ya email account....... My buddy had his on yesterday, I sent him a email and instantly the thing came through......

[WhiteBlazer01]

Sounds awesome - immediate e-mail. How do I set it up?

[Mojary]

Originally Posted by WhiteBlazer01

Sounds awesome - immediate e-mail. How do I set it up?

if you're trying to set up push-email for gmail...click on link below. will tell you what to input in your phone's email setup.

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/a...n&answer=78799

when you get it set up...you may want to check your pop/imap settings in your gmail account to make sure imap is selected. (it should automatically do this for you though. it did when i set it up on my TP2..but just double check).

[Dragon2]

Originally Posted by WhiteBlazer01

Sounds awesome - immediate e-mail. How do I set it up?

that part I cant help ya with..... I rarely get emails and its a battery drainer, so I check mine manually........ Im sure someone else will chime in

[MNotar91]

Originally Posted by WhiteBlazer01

Sounds awesome - immediate e-mail. How do I set it up?

For WM I believe you need a Microsoft Exchange Server. If you want to push your personal email there are services out there that offer exchange servers for about $5 a month. If you have access to an exchange server then you would not have to take that route.

I just got a Touch Pro 2 and switched over from BlackBerry so I no longer have push at the moment, but it's something I can live without for the time being.

[popdog54]

Originally Posted by MNotar91

For WM I believe you need a Microsoft Exchange Server. If you want to push your personal email there are services out there that offer exchange servers for about $5 a month. If you have access to an exchange server then you would not have to take that route.

I just got a Touch Pro 2 and switched over from BlackBerry so I no longer have push at the moment, but it's something I can live without for the time being.

You can set your email to Send/Receive every 5 minutes, so I don't know why people even bother with an exchange server unless you are required to use it.

[Wesley762]

Originally Posted by popdog54

You can set your email to Send/Receive every 5 minutes, so I don't know why people even bother with an exchange server unless you are required to use it.

The advantage of having a exchange setup is more than just push e-mail. It also syncs multiple other things, calendars, contacts and so forth. Having it setup on a exchange is like a constant backup of your contact data and calendars. It is a little harder on the battery but having both ends in sync all the time is a pretty good feeling.

Just my 2 cents though.

[[sammich]]

Push email uses lots of battery NO ONE has been able to replicate the incredibly power efficient email capabilities that Blackberries have.