Push email vs every 30mins...

[Kadin]

I have 2 account with Gmail and Comcast on my Tilt. I tried to use XpressMail but I was not impressed, plus I couldn't get more than 1 account to work with it as well.

This is mainly personal use at this point so I'm not in dire need of getting my emails immediately, but I do get them throughout the day so I don't want to wait too long either.

From a battery standpoint, which option is better in your opinion? If I have both accounts check every 30 mins, will that consume more battery as opposed to using a Push method for both?

And if Push still is the way to go, what's *the* best option for getting both accounts pushed to me? I only have my desktop at home for any necessary software.

Thanks!

[PerfAlbion]

You can't push any mail that's not on Exchange, so unless you sign up for a hosted mailbox, you're limited to the time based options.

Push will consume more battery due to the always open connection, but if you shut of HSDPA until you need it (grabbing attachments, surfing) it won't be significant.

[Kadin]

I was able to get XPressMail to do it but it was inconsistent and a hassle. Is that the only non-Exchange option?

[outphase]

I use SEVEN http://preview.seven.com My battery life on my new tilt hasn't taken a big hit so far. 10-20% drain at the end of the day.

[sizumi]

I use SEVEN http://preview.seven.com My battery life on my new tilt hasn't taken a big hit so far. 10-20% drain at the end of the day.

Wha tis seven? and how does it cmopare to mail2web (free version)
can it sync with PC outlook and does it run off your home computer?

[outphase]

It's a push implementation. It doesn't sync to any desktop software if that's what you're looking for.

[eyebeebe]

I have just ordered Blackberry to go with my XDA Stellar, to push from my AOL and various other personal email accounts, as I've got used to the push functionality on my BB Pearl and the plan also comes with unlimited web browsing.

No one else on here seems to use Blackberry Connect on the Kaiser, so I'll do a bit of a review of it, once I've had it working a few days. My biggest concern is the battery life, and if it is awful I plan on doing without. The thing is though the Pearl has pretty powerful hardware underneath it and can last the best part of a week without charging, so I'm hoping the Blackberry Connect service will be prety frugal.

[rsolomon]

Push will consume more battery due to the always open connection

I quite disagree. The whole point of DirectPush is that it does NOT consume battery power unless it's actually transferring e-mail. The method MS came up with is actually QUITE clever - and is documented on their website in a number of places, so I won't try to repeat that here.

My own experience bears out that battery consumption is proportional to e-mail quantity. On slow days the battery drops hardly at all. When I'm getting hammered with e-mails, I can see the battery dropping noticeably quicker.

Richard