S60 Open to new features

why does everyone keep posting info claiming that push email is the same as checking for email very frequently.

sure, MAYBE you get a similar end-user experience (i would argue against this, but i won't both just now). but it's a mis-nomer regardless.

PUSH email is PUSHED to you.

it's the difference between having your paycheck via direct deposit, where the money is pushed into your account - versus having to go ASK for a paycheck each time you are owed one.

While not exactly PUSH email... there is something you can do on S60 devices... you can use the IMAP IDLE feature. this is far closer to push email than constant polling, but still falls short of the proper definition.

SMS is a PUSH service. you don't have to be online via your sms gateway at all - the network sends a WAP push signal, your phone goes online via the SMS gateway, and the message is transferred. this is push.

the mis-labeled push email via described above simply polls for email every minute. it POLLS. aka PULL EMAIL. the app starts up, connects, requests login credentials, becomes authorized, asks for the mailbox hash, compares it to the old one, sees a difference, requests the new messages, receives headers for the new messages, logs out, closes the connection. thats a LOT of stuff it's doing - once per minute.

proper push email?
WAP Push is sent to the mobile, mobile connects to network, logs in, server sends new data, mobile closes connection.

IMAP IDLE is a feature that works on S60 fp1, it's the auto-notify feature in the settings. basically, if you connect to an IMAP server and leave the connection open, new messages will be pushed down the open pipe to your mobile. the problem? you have to keep the connection open. thats it. it is by FAR better than polling for new mail every minute, but i wouldn't be so daft as to call it push email proper - and it's a far cry closer than this polling example provided.

video editor is available for n93 symbian also?
i dont hav in my cell :( i like this edition though

cheers!

Jared, yes technically speaking that is not push email, because as you said the app is pulling the emails. I think that from the average user's perspective, the user experience is pretty much similar, because the app is doing the pulling for you. Anyways, you're right and thanks for your insightful comment!

Of course, I know that the real Push email is a different operation rather than auto-check for new email every X minutes. Personally I have a flat 3g data contract, and i set a 10 minutes interval between check for new mail. I know the operation is different, but I think that, for the end-user, the result is almost the same. The only real difference is that auto-checking takes a lot battery resources, but using a 10 minutes interval, my phone reaches 15-20 hours with an heavy use.