The new Nokia Messaging service includes ‘push' email - as soon as an email arrives in your inbox, it's sent to your phone - and Instant Messaging. Emails and messages sent using will be compressed to reduce the amount of data allowance they use up.
In order to use Nokia messaging, you'll need a Nokia phone. At the moment, only certain Nokia phones are enabled. You could, for example, buy the freshly launched E75 ($979), which comes bundled with Nokia messaging service, through all Australian mobile phone networks. The E75 features a full QWERTY keyboard, and with the new Nokia Messaging service, you can manage up to 10 email accounts on one device.
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| The new E75 comes with Nokia Messaging. |
Alternatively, if you have an E series Nokia phone, you can sign up for the free beta service at email.nokia.com. Nokia says the service will be available for a wider range of phones once the commercial version is released in June or July. At that point, Nokia plans to invisibly bundle Nokia Messaging in with data-enabled plans for most Nokia phones.
The consumer messaging service works with webmail such as Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail as well as mail from Australian ISPs. All you need to do to set up messaging is to enter your email address and password, and Nokia's service handles the remaining configuration for you.
For business, the service is free, and works with an existing Outlook/Activesync or Lotus Notes Traveler setup to push email down to the phone and allow synching of calendar, email and more without needing a PC, additional software or licenses.
Nokia's existing Ovi Services infrastructure forms the back-end for the new service to ensure that Nokia can meet demand immediately when the service launches in Australia and worldwide.