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- 10-22-2003, 02:41 AM #1ProboscisGuest
I am considering to get a Nokia 6800, with the purpose of being able
to read any e-mail messages that come in while I am on the road (and
reply to them).
Therefore I would like to know the following:
* Is it possible to check for new messages on the POP3-server
of my regular provider?
* Can the messages be left on the server, so that I can still collect
them on my pc when I get home?
* If the message has an attachment, will I be able to just read the
text of the message and not download the attachment?
* Will I be able to read the entire message, or just the first xx
characters?
Also, what happens if someone sends you a HTML formatted message?
Can you still read it?
Thanks!
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- 10-22-2003, 06:42 PM #2raylopez99Guest
Re: Nokia 6800 for eMail
"Proboscis" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I am considering to get a Nokia 6800, with the purpose of being able
> to read any e-mail messages that come in while I am on the road (and
> reply to them).
>
> Therefore I would like to know the following:
>
> * Is it possible to check for new messages on the POP3-server
> of my regular provider?
> * Can the messages be left on the server, so that I can still collect
> them on my pc when I get home?
> * If the message has an attachment, will I be able to just read the
> text of the message and not download the attachment?
> * Will I be able to read the entire message, or just the first xx
> characters?
>
> Also, what happens if someone sends you a HTML formatted message?
> Can you still read it?
>
> Thanks!
This is a good question. Almost too simple for this group to answer.
If you get an answer, I want to know as well. I suspect the answer is
"yes", but apparently the Nokia 6800 is slow in reading email (Java
software enabled rather than hardware enabled), and it cannot handle
either fonts well or RIM Blackberry messaging (though help is on the
way).
Personally, I am planning to wait another year until the bugs get
ironed out and the early adopters send money to AT&T and Nokia so they
can fix any bugs.
RL
- 10-23-2003, 06:47 AM #3RAKGuest
Re: Nokia 6800 for eMail
I have had a 6800 for 2 months but only activated email a week ago so my
answers (see below by your questions) are not those of an expert.
In general I find the email function fine for reading and writing short
messages while on the move. And the fold out keyboard is great for
SMS/texting.
I do find some limitations are a nuisance
- there seems to be a limit of about 500 contacts, and I had to reduce the
number of contacts in my Outlook address book to get it sychronised with the
phone
- there also seems to be quite a small limited on the number of Outlook
Calendar and Notes entries but I have not found yet what the actual limit
is - I had to delete things until it worked
- the above limits are not due to the 3MB memory on the phone - most of my
3MB is still free as I have not added application, but the contact data are
is nearly full
- there are some irritating weakness in syncronising with Outlook - e.g.
a) Company name is not recognised, so I had to update all entries with a
company name and move it to the general name field.,
b) Notes in an Outlook contact are cut to maybe 50 or so characters
c) in a multiword contact name, e.g. Big Ship Manuf Corp, the middle words
are sometimes dropped when downloaded to the phone... but not always. Weird.
Hope this helps
Roger
PS I have a 6800 bought in Asia. I dont know if they vary by region.
"Proboscis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I am considering to get a Nokia 6800, with the purpose of being able
> to read any e-mail messages that come in while I am on the road (and
> reply to them).
>
> Therefore I would like to know the following:
>
> * Is it possible to check for new messages on the POP3-server
> of my regular provider?
Yes, just enter the pop server name and your id and passowrd in the email
settings.
The SMTP setting is that of the mobile GPRS provider - I had to get this
from helpdesks.
> * Can the messages be left on the server, so that I can still collect
> them on my pc when I get home?
Yes. This seems to be a default setting.
But messages sent from your 6800 will not appear on your PC sent box.
> * If the message has an attachment, will I be able to just read the
> text of the message and not download the attachment?
It does not download any attachments as far as I can tell.
> * Will I be able to read the entire message, or just the first xx
> characters?
There is a message download size limit - very large messages are not
downloaded.
Also some large messages are downloaded in sections, so on a long messages
you sometimes have to do something like Options/NextPage to read more of the
message.
I don't know the size limits at which messages are either not downloaded or
are broken into section. Also don't know if this can be adjusted - I haven't
seen an option to change them but I haven't really looked as the existing
limits suit me so far.
> Also, what happens if someone sends you a HTML formatted message?
> Can you still read it?
Sorry, not 100% sure on this.
HTML messages seem to arrive with the text only:
- no formatting or colour
- graphics converted to a GIF attachment but don't know how to read it yet!
RTF messages also arrive unformatted but with an attachment whgich I cannot
open yet.
But one message received today arrived with lots of formatting data as well
as its text, so it was hard to read. I already deleted it so don't know if
it was HTML, RTF or something else.
- 10-23-2003, 04:59 PM #4ProboscisGuest
Re: Nokia 6800 for eMail
> PS I have a 6800 bought in Asia. I dont know if they vary by region.
Thank you for your helpful comments. I would by mine in Asia too, as I'm
based in Malaysia...
(I suppose that also explains why I post my queries here. The shop
assistants don't seem to
be very 'competent' and they hardly ever have the real phone in the shop.)
- 10-24-2003, 12:51 AM #5Harald PachlerGuest
Re: Nokia 6800 for eMail
On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 13:47:37 +0100, "RAK" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I have had a 6800 for 2 months but only activated email a week ago so my
>answers (see below by your questions) are not those of an expert.
>
>In general I find the email function fine for reading and writing short
>messages while on the move. And the fold out keyboard is great for
>SMS/texting.
>
>I do find some limitations are a nuisance
>- there seems to be a limit of about 500 contacts, and I had to reduce the
>number of contacts in my Outlook address book to get it sychronised with the
>phone
>- there also seems to be quite a small limited on the number of Outlook
>Calendar and Notes entries but I have not found yet what the actual limit
>is - I had to delete things until it worked
>- the above limits are not due to the 3MB memory on the phone - most of my
>3MB is still free as I have not added application, but the contact data are
>is nearly full
>- there are some irritating weakness in syncronising with Outlook - e.g.
>a) Company name is not recognised, so I had to update all entries with a
>company name and move it to the general name field.,
>b) Notes in an Outlook contact are cut to maybe 50 or so characters
>c) in a multiword contact name, e.g. Big Ship Manuf Corp, the middle words
>are sometimes dropped when downloaded to the phone... but not always. Weird.
>
>Hope this helps
>Roger
>PS I have a 6800 bought in Asia. I dont know if they vary by region.
max downloading Emails to 6800 are limited to 50 (!) Emails. If are
more than 50 Mails on the Server - thats bad luck?
i'm not amused about 6800
Harald
- 10-24-2003, 05:00 AM #6RAKGuest
Re: Nokia 6800 for eMail
"Harald Pachler" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 13:47:37 +0100, "RAK" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
(cut)
>
> max downloading Emails to 6800 are limited to 50 (!) Emails. If are
> more than 50 Mails on the Server - thats bad luck?
> i'm not amused about 6800
>
> Harald
Have you try the setting "Retrieve Mails" in Mailbox Settings, Edit Active
Mailbox?
Mine is set to 30 and that suits me normally.
I have not tried setting it to above 50, but maybe this will help?
Roger
- 10-24-2003, 03:49 PM #7'Grian'Guest
Re: Nokia 6800 for eMail
I've tried to set it higher and it wouldn't take. 50 IS the max for emails,
and that has been bad for me. Tho, lately I keep my mailbox down to 50 or
less, there are frequent times when it goes higher than that, as I use IMAP
and synch the mailbox. Maybe I'll try POP3 on the phone and just get the
new messges.
"RAK" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Harald Pachler" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 13:47:37 +0100, "RAK" <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> (cut)
> >
> > max downloading Emails to 6800 are limited to 50 (!) Emails. If are
> > more than 50 Mails on the Server - thats bad luck?
> > i'm not amused about 6800
> >
> > Harald
>
> Have you try the setting "Retrieve Mails" in Mailbox Settings, Edit Active
> Mailbox?
> Mine is set to 30 and that suits me normally.
> I have not tried setting it to above 50, but maybe this will help?
>
> Roger
>
>
- 10-26-2003, 01:32 PM #8David WooGuest
Re: Nokia 6800 for eMail
I got mine 6800 for couple of month now and it's been working great so far.
I am with AT&T Wireless on their GSM Plan. I got the phone for free after
the in-store discount and AT&T rebate. I have set up the POP3 mailbox to
connect to my email server at work (Exchange) and I can get mail downloaded
if I needed to. Yes, it does have it's limit such as the 50 emails and it
will download the entire email message not just the header. So if you get
large email message with attachments lots of time than it might not work for
you because the phone will say message size too big and will just skip it!
But to be honest, it is a feature not found in too many phone and it does
give you some convenient. And of course, the fold-out keyboard is a big
plus when typing messages!
If wireless email access to your office or even your own ISP email is a
must, then I will suggest the Office Online feature from AT&T. I got it a
month ago and it's $2.99 per month. The way it works is pretty much turn
your wireless phone into like a Blackberry handheld. You will have to
download the software from AT&T and then install it on your computer. I
know for sure it works with Outlook and Exchange. I installed it on my work
computer and then it will ask you some question how you want to connect to
the email system. It just like the Blackberry Desktop Software and works
like a "Re-director" the whenever there is new email message in your Outlook
inbox, it will then also send a message to your 6800 phone. The best thing
is that you now don't have a 50 email limit and character limit because the
email doesn't get download to your 6800 but rather you use the 6800 to
connect to the email server and read it thru 6800's web browser.
"'Grian'" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:R7hmb.9041$9E1.40516@attbi_s52...
> I've tried to set it higher and it wouldn't take. 50 IS the max for
emails,
> and that has been bad for me. Tho, lately I keep my mailbox down to 50 or
> less, there are frequent times when it goes higher than that, as I use
IMAP
> and synch the mailbox. Maybe I'll try POP3 on the phone and just get the
> new messges.
>
>
> "RAK" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "Harald Pachler" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 13:47:37 +0100, "RAK" <[email protected]>
> > > wrote:
> > (cut)
> > >
> > > max downloading Emails to 6800 are limited to 50 (!) Emails. If are
> > > more than 50 Mails on the Server - thats bad luck?
> > > i'm not amused about 6800
> > >
> > > Harald
> >
> > Have you try the setting "Retrieve Mails" in Mailbox Settings, Edit
Active
> > Mailbox?
> > Mine is set to 30 and that suits me normally.
> > I have not tried setting it to above 50, but maybe this will help?
> >
> > Roger
> >
> >
>
>
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