tireless.orion@gmail.com declared for all the world to hear...
> 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?

Not really, apart from a half-arsed full keyboard. For replying to
emails you need a proper keyboard, SPV-M3100 or E650 if you prefer a bit
smaller (there are Orange models).

> 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.

If email is your primary objective then get a full qwerty keyboard, the
bigger the better. All else is secondary. If your company uses an
exchange server I would go for a windows device, as you then have the
possibility of syncing with the exchange server remotely.
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Regards
Jon