Comments on: Americans: Addicted to Mobile Email

By: How much do we love our phones? | Hit The Stats

How much do we love our phones? | Hit The Stats — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:38:15 +0000

[...] In fact, there’s some serious e-mailing going on. (Duh. Of course I’m guilty myself.) Portable devices have more than doubled since 2004 which has led to some interesting stats: [...]

By: Walter

Walter — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:47:20 +0000

surf4vr,

Teleflip is free, but it spams your friends - if you put their names into your exclusive sender list (tried it, got s**t for it from a couple of buddies) - and it leaves you out in the cold with navigation fees. Going from link to link costs you.

Meemo isn't free - but it offers privacy, works with 95-100% of cell phone models, and the 5$ that you get charged a month covers all navigation costs. The e-mail from the phone is also unlimited.

Do some research - dude - and you'll figure out where the value in this market is, outside of PDA's. Also: since when did surfers become avid blog posters on tech-related sites?

By: Leah

Leah — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:07:16 +0000

Someone created a funny cartoon about this on ITGumbo. See if it makes you laugh:
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By: Victor Blake

Victor Blake — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:36:24 +0000

Ben -- Whether or not you like AOL it is still the largest single email operator in the US. So their stats on email use do mean something.

One other thing -- all the Windows Mobile implementations (or at least all of the ones I have seen) support IMAP and POP clients to get email from your ISP (including AOL, MSN/Hotmail, or other ISPs). This allows one phone to sync several emails (I sync 3 of them personally).

-Victor

By: Jukka

Jukka — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:38:54 +0000

I live in Finland and bike to work. Not just checking, but typing while on a moving bicycle on a path full of other moving bicycles is one of the nearly stupidest things I have seen. I am just waiting to see someone smack into a tree or signpost. That will cure the addiction.

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:48:46 +0000

Ah, AOL–it’s right up there, in terms of academic merit and rigour, with Harvard, MIT and Oxford.

By: surf4vr

surf4vr — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:53:07 +0000

checking email on the beach between surf sessions makes sense — hey, at least it’s not in the middle of the night! and (oh, I can’t believe I’m saying this) people will think you’re working…

but skip the Blackberry and put the money towards a new board –the Teleflip service is free (unlike Meemo)

surf on,

By: jcg711

jcg711 — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:50:55 +0000

It is interesting to see where people read their email to say the least. Another similar article -
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By: Top Posts « WordPress.com

Top Posts « WordPress.com — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:58:54 +0000

[...] Americans: Addicted to Mobile Email I confess I have checked email on my iPhone-Nokia E61i-Blackberry while in the bathroom, crossing the street and during […] [...]

By: Email Fanatics: You are not alone | p2p Capital Group |

Email Fanatics: You are not alone | p2p Capital Group | — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:34:03 +0000

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By: RandomRat

RandomRat — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:02:19 +0000

Also note anything with the word AOL - 100% unbelievable. I wonder how AOL is shelling out all this money to do research, it’s the biggest junk mother of all and it’s still alive! Geez I need a break.

By: Jodi

Jodi — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:56:55 +0000

It’s not surprising that this is such a hot market. With Push technology, there is no reason why average consumers shouldn’t get on board with mobile email.

This recent article in the Wall Street Journal also provides an interesting perspective - (link)

In Asia, the mobile email market has taken an interesting turn. SingTel is now offering free data services to its MobileM@il users (MobileM@il is based on Push email technology from Consilient) who are willing to receive sponsored messages. Companies such as Pizza Hut, KFC and others have signed on as advertisers for the service and are essentially footing the bill for the data charges that mobile email subscribers would incur…. talk about finding interesting ways to spur mobile email usage.

By: Poll: Are You Addicted to Mobile Email? - CyberNet News

Poll: Are You Addicted to Mobile Email? - CyberNet News — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:08:08 +0000

[...] Source: GigaOM [...]

By: Patricia

Patricia — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:48:15 +0000

if you’re gonna check your stupid email (or talk on your stupid phone, for that matter) while on city sidewalks, please step aside so those of us who actually want to WALK (hence the name - sidewalks - get it???) are free to go on our merry way. If you’re texting, don’t be walking - not to mention driving, shudder… You might even find it’s nice to observe and reflect upon the world around you. I used to like doing that until it was invaded by gadget-obsessed freaks polluting the air with their conversations and impeding my ability to be a pedestrian.

Whew. Thanks.

By: MobiCanuck

MobiCanuck — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:29:24 +0000

Lalit, check out meemo. It’s a push email service that works on any phone. Uses text messaging for alerts and one click from the message takes you to the inbox on your phone. It’s also about 1/4 the price of BlackBerry service.

By: Yohay

Yohay — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:51:00 +0000

I also thought that I was a weirdo checking email in the bathroom. Good to know that I’m not alone…