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I use my iPhone for work, like many of us do. I came from a balckberry, so I am use to getting my emails instantly..... I will say that is about the only thing I miss.....
I can set up my work email as either a pop or imap. Which is better? Do they both fetch? I wish the iPhone offered push email (I'm sure I am not the only one).
thoughts, comments, ideas, sloutions???/
iPhone 4
IMAP will be much more useful. You'll have access to your sent items, messages read on the device should show up as read on your desktop and vice versa, this list goes on. POP3 is much more limited. iPhone can receive push with Exchange, Yahoo!, Hotmail, GMail and, from what I can tell, certain IMAP servers.
tt2
im using IMAP right now.... was told by my work/domain email company that IMAP "pushes" email to the phone.... but have latter found that it fetches.
thoughts?
Just been looking at this page and it would seem that IMAP is supposed to provide for push notifications, but that assumes that both the server and client are set up to take advantage.
The Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) provides support for polling and notifications. When a client receives a notification from a server, the client may choose to fetch the new data from the server. This makes retrieval of new messages more flexible than a purely-push system, because the client can choose whether to download new message data.
tt2
IMAP is better. All server stored mailboxes with the IMAP account will be available automatically when accessing the account with iPhone's Mail app along with all server stored mailboxes kept synchronized with the server with each email client used to access the account.
Fetch is supported with every account type, and the iPhone does support push access with an email account that supports it. Exchange, MobileMe, and with a Yahoo account created with the Yahoo account preset.
yep..... so confused now. Imap should offer push on iphone as long as the server allows it (like gmail).
I actually dowloaded an app today that said it pushes email to your phone...... what a joke!!!!
now i'm fighting with itunes for a refund......
dreaming of a life when things just work....**sigh**
How about checking with your IT person at work? Ours helped me set up my iPhone so that my work email gets pushed just fine. I took had a Blackberry just previously and the iPhone syncs better than did the BB. In fact, my iPhone beeps that it has received a work email just slightly BEFORE my work desktop machine gets the same email.
The only reason push access is supported with every email account accessed with a Blackberry is because every email account is routed through RIM's dedicated email delivery service for the Blackberry which includes some features not available otherwise.
Different from a Blackberry, the iPhone's Mail app communicates direct with the incoming mail server for an email account - no different from accessing the account with an email client on your computer. The email account must support Push access with the iPhone's Mail app, and that is with an Exchange account, a MobileMe account, and with a Yahoo account created with the Yahoo account preset. A Gmail account can be accessed as an Exchange account with the iPhone's Mail app.
great idea except i am my it person (self employed) and can't figure it out!!!!!!
I have talked and talked to my web host/domain email and they are pretty clueless!!!
so what your saying is i need to call them and ask them if they support push on the iphone from their server?
what to make sure i word this correct the tech support seems to have a problem with this!!!
Email settings: POP vs. IMAP...Which is better?
