Check Web-Based E-Mail on Your Cell Phone

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You don't need a smartphone to occasionally check Web-based e-mail programs such as AOL and Yahoo.

Did you know that you can check most Web-based e-mail programs on your cell phone? It’s true. You don’t even need to own a smartphone, such as a BlackBerry, a Treo, or a Windows Mobile device, to do it. All you really need is a cell phone, a data plan, and of course a Web-based e-mail account.

When accessing Web-based e-mail, you typically have access to many of the features found in your online account, such as sent, new, and old e-mail, but you might not be able to access spam folders, address books, or saved messages. Additionally, you can use mobile e-mail applications on your phone just as you would on the computer. You’ll be able to send new messages, as well as reply to existing and new ones. However, what you do in your mobile e-mail account affects your online computer-based account; if you read a message, it will appear as read when you access your account using a computer.

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AlltelAT&T Sprint PCST-MobileVerizon Wireless
Supported web-based e-mail applications Yahoo, MSN, AOL, Gmail

Yahoo, MSN, AOL, Gmail

Yahoo, MSN, AOL, Gmail

Yahoo, MSN, AOL, Gmail

Yahoo, MSN, AOL, Gmail
How to access Select Access Web from the main menu and then choose Chat & E-mail or just go directly to the web-based e-mail URLSelect Mobile E-mail icon from the main menu and choose your providerSelect E-mail from the messaging menu or download Gmail application Select IM & E-mail from the main screen and then choose your e-mail serviceSelect E-mail from the messaging menu or download mail application
Plan add-on needed for access Axcess WebMEdia BundleVision PackT-Mobile Web & App serviceWeb 2.0 add-on service
Data plan costs $5.99 a month or $1.49 for a day pass$14.99 to $39.99 a month$15 a month$5.99 a month$4.99 a month
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AT&T Wireless' site

Sprint PCS' site

T-Mobile's site

Verizon Wireless' site


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