Bandwidth Usage - POP3 vs IMAP

[ichilton]

Hi,

I want to check my e-mail using my M2000, but I want to use the minimum bandwidth possible (mainly use GPRS).

I have "Only download headers" set and I usually tick the SSL connection.

I have tried both POP3 and IMAP and both seem to burn a few hundred KB of data just bringing a few headers over. Also, with IMAP it sits for ages downloading the folder list every time - even though I only want to sync the Inbox.

Anyone have any tips?

Which should be more bandwidth efficient - POP3 or IMAP? (and does SSL add any noticable bandwidth overhead?)

Does everyone tend to use the built in messaging client for email or install a 3rd party app?

Thanks!

--ian

[buzz_lightyear]

hi,

i'm using default email client with pop3 + i have enabled compression in GPRS advanced settings.

i've got lots of problems with imap, mainly the same, what you described and also was not able to delete messages.

buzz

[eman]

give a try webis mail
its fully configurable

[ichilton]

Thanks guys - i'll check that out.

Buzz - did you find the compression made a big difference? - was it software compresion or ip header compression? (or both). And did you do it on both Wap and Internet profiles?

Thanks

--ian

[boyo69]

Hi,

I want to check my e-mail using my M2000, but I want to use the minimum bandwidth possible (mainly use GPRS).

I have "Only download headers" set and I usually tick the SSL connection.

I have tried both POP3 and IMAP and both seem to burn a few hundred KB of data just bringing a few headers over. Also, with IMAP it sits for ages downloading the folder list every time - even though I only want to sync the Inbox.

Anyone have any tips?

Which should be more bandwidth efficient - POP3 or IMAP? (and does SSL add any noticable bandwidth overhead?)

Does everyone tend to use the built in messaging client for email or install a 3rd party app?

Thanks!

--ian

Hi Ian

just as a matter of interest, are you monitoring the usage using something like SPB GPRS Monitor?? if so, under options, change the rounding option down to zero..........default is 100kb and it falsifies the actual data being used......... there is of course an amount of data usage simply to check for new email, but when i changed that setting to zero for rounding, i noticed the gprs usage was far more accurate (especially when the bill arrives !)

just a thought !

Mark

[ichilton]

Hi,

Thanks for the suggestion - i've already got this set to 1k.

--ian

[smoothmoose]

I've been running up huge data bills and I'm trying to determine if it's my email configuration.

I'm running a Tmobile Dash using WM6 and using the built-in Outlook as my email client. I've been told by my provider POP3 is less efficient especially when I don't clean up my mailbox. So even if I select "download last 3 days" in POP3 header for ALL messages in my mailbox is downloaded to my Dash. This is supposedly not the case with IMAP. However I've read other postings here and elsewhere that state IMAP is less bandwidth efficient. FYI, I run a seperate mailbox for my Dash and indeed if I don't use a desktop client to download and purge messages my mailbox does continue to grow in size.

Can someone provide some pointers on how I can best reduce my data usage when using the built-in Outlook?

Doug