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> Would greatly appreciate any advice. Having held onto a Nokia 6100 for a
> couple of years I am now wanting to get the latest most flexible phone
> primarily for business use. Am very much a novice as regards what's best,
> but certainly a key requirement would be for good email and attachment
> handling.

A windows-based device. The Orange SPV-M3100 takes some beating. Also
syncs with an exchange server (if you use one) for near-as-dammit push
email (auto-syncs every 5 minutes).

> Carphone Warehouse suggested I consider the following:
> Blackberry 8100 Pearl (keypad seems a bit tiny for email use?)

Indeed.

> Nokia E61

Buggy, clunky syncing.

> O2 XDA Mini

Look at these kinds of thing.
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Regards
Jon