Mark Stephens <no@way.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> My mum is about to travel to Ireland for a few weeks and needs a way to be
> able to pick up email over there.
>
> My brother, who she is staying with, doesn't have a landline and the nearest
> internet cafe is some miles away.
>
> I have never used a mobile phone to collect emails, although I understand it
> can be done somehow.
>
> Anyway, is there a pay as you go phone we can buy that can do this?
>
> I was thinking of just getting an Three X series on contract and lending her
> that - it would be a good excuse for me to get one! If I did - would that
> work over there?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help at all. She leaves in just over a week.

Easiest and cheapest way IME is to use an email service with a wap
portal. I use fastmail.fm, which has a free option with less storage
etc. I just keep it bookmarked on my phone- it's quick and easy to use,
and even when roaming (which I do a lot on Tesco mobile) it's cheap. It
won't be useful for attachments and stuff, but for regular text email,
it can't be beat IMO.

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