tireless.orion@gmail.com wrote:
> I'm fed up of lugging my old laptop around when we go on weekends away
> just to pick up work emails, especially as I connect at 9.6 through
> the modem on my old Nokia 6100 (which I kept just for this purpose).
>
> I have a Sony Ericsson K800i, which I set up today to send/pick up
> email from my work account - everything works perfectly BUT it's
> stupidly tedious writing and replying to emails and I don't think it's
> going to work for me with the K800i
>
> The idea of a mobile for emailing really appeals to me, and I'm sure
> there are better models around, I'd be grateful for any feedback on
> emails through phones - I've had a quick look at Blackberrys, but do
> they offer anything I can't get in a normal phone?
>
> I'm more than happy to swap my phone (and contract) over, but I'm
> looking for a little real world experience and advice......is a Nokia
> N73 better than the K800i, or should I only be looking at
> Blackberrys? Any help really appreciated.
>
> thanks in advance
> Neil
>

Have a look at some of the larger HTC models - as rebranded by almost
everyone - for example I have an HTC Hermes (aka HTC Tytn Vodafone 1605)
and it's great for all-but wordprocessing. The Hermes is getting a bit
long in the tooth now and there are newer models just coming out, but it
gives you an idea of what's around:

http://www.europe.htc.com/en/products/htctytn.html

Here's its replacement:

http://www.europe.htc.com/en/products/htctytn2.html