Happy Holidays from Momail!

All of us at Momail would like to wish you a very Happy Holidays and all the best for the New Year!

Post to your social networks simultaneously

Momail makes it easy to post to your social networks simultaneously with the Momail Group Functionality. All you need to do is log into your Momail account, go to "Contacts", and choose "New Group". Here you can name your group whatever you'd like, and add email addresses for your email uploads.

For example, this morning I quickly created a group called "Pictures", added my email upload addresses for Twitter, Facebook and Flickr, and uploaded a picture of Paris directly from my phone. The entire process took less than 2 minutes!

So spread the word in more ways than one ;)

Momail expands into Taiwan

Building up on our recent successes with Telenor and Tele2 in Eastern Europe, Momail is now going further eastward! We've just announced our latest partnership with Taiwain Mobile, which will offer Momail within their new service, "Catchmail".

This is great step in Momail's growth path.... and there is still more to come!

Momail saved its users 5M € in 2009

We all know Momail minimizes the amount of data used when delivering email to mobile handsets. But what does that mean to your wallet? In a rough estimate of per MB costs offered by operators in our biggest countries, we've estimated that Momail has saved its users almost 5 Million Euros thus far this year. That's alot of dough!

More information on Momail's data saving technology may be found in this posting and on our corporate site.

Momail announces Tele2 partnership

We hinted that this would be an exciting Q3 for Momail, and we won't let you down. We're now excited to announce our official launch with Tele2 Latvia! This partnership further strengthens our footprint in E. Europe... but the train is just leaving the station. Stay tuned!

Telenor expands Momail partnership

We're very proud to announce that Momail has launched with another operator in the Telenor group - Pannon in Hungary! This partnership includes both the Pannon and djuice brands, and builds upon the earlier success and customer satisfaction of Promonte in Montenegro. For more information, please see our press release.

Vote for Momail!

We're proud to announce that Momail has been nominated for another award, actually two! The respected mobile community Mobile Village has recognized Momail in the categories of:
Consumer App: Email or Messaging, and
Operator Software: Application or Service Delivery.

Voting is open to the public, and ends November 18. We'd love your support!

Momail launches a User Forum

Ask questions, find answers, provide tips and learn how other users are making the most of Momail!

It's now even easier to ask questions and learn more about Momail from other users! We've just launched a User Forum to make it easier for our customers to both connect to other customers and to the Momail team.

In the Forum you can learn more about using Momail on different handsets and platforms, provide feedback and make suggestions on what you'd like Momail to develop next. The more feedback you provide, the more we can improve the service to best suit your needs!

Of course you can also continue to send your questions to support@momail.com if you'd prefer.

Momail to the rescue!

The talk at CTIA last week in San Diego highlighted the increasing amount of mobile data customers are using. For those in the digital industry, this is a great development. However, it's a mixed blessing for the operators. There is more and more discussion about the need for more bandwidth at the operator level - and popularity of handsets like the iPhone and its competitors are only highlighting this issue.

But what if more operators and end customers used Momail? Well, as Momail reduces the amount of data used by its customers by an average of 86%, simple logic leads one to believe Momail can help lighten the load for operators and consumers alike.

Now it's easier to customize your Momail account

Yesterday, Momail updated its service to make it even easier to use!

Among other cool updates, we've simplified the ability to customize the type and size of the attachments you'd like to receive to your mobile.

For example, if you'd like to receive music files on your phone, just go to the "Control Panel" within your Momail account, click the type and size you'd like to receive, and save. Just be aware that these attachments will not be optimized (at least not yet!), and therefore you may incur additional data expenses. However, if you have a flat-rate data plan from your operator, feel free to go crazy ;)

These adjustments can be made for multiple file types, from graphics, to video, to music, and even for various document types. Check it out, and let us know what you think!

Access your mail on Android with Momail

Do you have a Google Android handset, and would like to access more than just Gmail? Momail can help! Just follow these simple steps to access your all your email (without pesky Google-inspired restrictions ;)

Is the Gmail mobile app really that good?

Momail's customers don't think so.

As most familiar with us know by now, one of the key features of Momail is that we enable users to consolidate their email into one easy to access mailbox, both on the mobile handset and web. According to our statistics, users forward their Gmail mail into Momail many, many times mor than any other major webmail service. The primary reasons:

- Usability: Momail is easier to use, and is available on more handsets
- Data optimization: Momail minimizes the amount of data delivered to the handset by up to 99%
- Attachment handling: As Momail works on the native platform of the handset, it is much easier to save attachments to the phone, as well as attach photos stored in the phone

What is your experience? We'd love to hear!

Zmail of China partners with Momail

Momail recently announced its cooperation with Zmail, China's largest provider of email solutions for SME's. This is a great start for our Asian operations, and further proof of the ease of working with Momail for extending current email platforms into the mobile space.

Microsoft OneApp - a nice start, but...

Yesterday, Microsoft announced the development of OneApp which is targeted to the emerging markets, and is thus very light to download, eases access social networks, and should work on basic handsets. That all sounds great. However, upon researching further, the supported handset list is quite limited - and functions primarily on higher-end handset such as the Nokia N- and E-series. So is it really a service for emerging markets?

Comparing Momail and OneApp, Momail proves again to be the better option for those wishing for an easy and light product to "smarten-up" the largest number of handsets - both "basic" and "smart".

As Momail leverages the native handset platform, it requires no memory to set-up, all emails are saved in the cloud, and Momail optimizes data in order to minimize the data used. In addition, Momail already enables users to access services such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and more.

We therefore clearly think Momail is the better option for the emerging markets.

Facebook lite - simpler, faster

... sounds familiar to Momail users!

Facebook recently rolled out a new version of its service, called "Facebook lite", which is designed to be easier to use, and provide faster download times.

Momail has already been following this policy since our launch - ie, simple, fast with a strong focus on customer usability. While Facebook lite is targeted to developing countries, Momail's email service is available to all users - on most handsets, with any email account.

Momail and Twitter - a brilliant combination

For many reasons, Twitter has become the hot topic for 2009. The service has proven to be massively popular and useful for everthing from communicating about the latest world events (eg, Iran election) to daily dribble (eg, "out to get a coffee"). One of the challenges, however, is updating from your mobile economically. Twitter offers and SMS service in some countries - but unfortunately, it is often expensive.

Momail helps make mobile updates to Twitter both easy and inexpensive. All you need to do is set up Twitter in your Momail account, or create a special "send-to" email address with a service such as Twittermail.

User feedback thus far has been great - highlighted by this Tweet "Twittern mit dem Handy für weniger als 1cent pro Nachricht. Momail und Twittermail machen es möglich!" (Translation: Twitter with the mobile for less than 1 cent a message. Momail and Twittermail make it possible!")

Momail reduced data 88% during first half of 2009

As followers of Momail know well, Momail saves money for its users by reducing the amount data used thanks to its patented optimizition technology. During the first half of 2009 (Jan-June), the amount of data received by our users mobile handsets averaged only 12% of original size of the mails received. By minimizing the amount of data used, Momail users both save money, and experience faster download and retrieval of mail on their handsets.

Since Momail's patented technology is based within our server, there are no restrictions due to handset model or operating system for whom can take advantage of its benefits. Currently, Momail works on over 1400 different handset models in the market today, from the advanced smartphones like the iPhone to basic consumer handsets.

If you haven't tried Momail yet, check it out at www.momail.com and tell us what you think!

Momail nominated for TechCrunch: The Europas

Speeding into summer, Momail has been nominated for another award: The TechCrunch Europas, for Best Mobile Application! Needless to say, we're thrilled with the recognition the Momail email service has recieved lately. It's an exciting time both for the company and for the development of the Momail product.

The Europas will be presented on 9 July in London, and users are able to vote for their favorite service. So, please be sure to vote for Momail! :)

Momail wins 2009 Mobile Messaging Award!

Updating my earlier post - Momail won the 2009 Mobile Messaging Award - Consumer Application selected by the jury at 160Characters Association. We are very excited about this award, as the judges were impressed by Momail's ease of use, and functionality on consumer handsets.

Momail: 2009 Mobile Messaging Awards Nominee

We're very excited that Momail's unique qualities have been recognized by others in the industry, and we're once again nominated for a top industry award, the 2009 Mobile Messaging awards, sponsored by the 160Characters Association!

In the Consumer Messaging Application category, we face strong competition from Fring and Synchronica, but as Momail focuses on ease of use, and reducing data usage, we hope we'll win next week in London!

Push Alternative to Mobile Me

Momail: Push-Maildienst.

Einen kostenlosen, interessanten Push-Maildienst bietet das in Schweden ansässige Unternehmen. In wenigen Minuten ist ein Mail-Account bei dem Provider eingerichtet. Die Auswahl von Handyhersteller und Modell klappt einfach und reibungslos. Der Kunde bekommt eine Mailadresse beim Anbieter und kann dann von seinem iPhone aus die Konten aller Mail-Accounts, die er sonst noch hat, abfragen.

Alle Mails landen in einem Posteingang auf dem iPhone. Momail "weiß", an welchen Account eine Mail gegangen ist, falls Sie eine Antwort schreiben, wird der richtige Account automatisch als Absender genutzt. Momail ist nicht unbedingt die Lösung für Geschäftskunden, aber ein klasse Ansatz, wenn man seine privaten Mail-Accounts unterwegs alle im Griff haben und eingehende Mails automatisch bekommen will.

From the magazine iPhoneWelt

Djuice Hungary launches Momail solution

Summer in Scandinavia usually means holiday, but not for Momail. We are launching a number of partners and products, about which we are quite excited! The biggest of these so far is our launch with Djuice in Hungary. Djuice is the youth brand of Telenor - and thus our solution for providing mobile email for people on the go is a perfect match! Check it out here!

More information is upcoming on the new products and partners - so keep watching this space!

Consumer mobile email going mainstream

As more and more people rely more and more on their mobile handsets, there is increasing evidence that consumer mobile email is becoming mainstream. If nothing else, the fact that RIM - the manufacturer whose Blackberry handsets have become synonymous with mobile email for business - has begun developing handsets specifically for the consumer market. Why? you ask. The answer: the market is "virtually untapped".

But not only RIM has release encouraging reports. Nokia has also seen great success with its Ovi product - and now has over 250,000 subscribers in just a few months.

While this news is great for the industry, the solutions mentioned above are restricted to either Blackberry or Nokia hansets. So, what do you do if you don't have either of these brands (or want something better) - try Momail. Not only is the service handset agnostic, but our optimization technology also helps to greatly minimize your data costs.

Tips on collecting mails to Momail from PC Praxis

The German magazine PC Praxis recently provided a quick an easy guide for collecting your webmails, eg, GMX into your Momail account. Check it out to see how easy it is to be able to read and reply to mails from your GMX, Gmail, Hotmail, and other webmails!

The advantages are many - not only being able to stay in touch quickly and easily while on the go, but also saving money over other mobile mail services due to Momail's patented optimization technology.

Momail is interested in your opinion!

We are currently in the process of surveying our customers to learn more about what they think about Momail. Therefore, if you have not yet received the survey, we'd greatly appreciate you taking just a couple minutes to answer a few questions. The survey may be found here.

Thank you in advance, and we look forward to hearing from you!

Momail recommended by Aftonbladet (SE)

Momail's band of loyal followers continues to grow... we've now been recommended by Aftonbladet as a top service for mobile devices. (For those outside Sweden, Aftonbladet is one of Sweden's largest daily newspapers, so we're happy ;)

Check it out yourself and tell us what you think by writing an email to support@momail.com!

Momail at ArcticStartup event

The gang at ArcticStartup put on a great event in Stockholm recently. It was a productive event in all perspectives - from listenting to interesting panel to networking to just enjoying catching up with other colleagues in Nordic Startups (we're all so busy, it's not an easy thing to do)!

Read the follow up interview about Momail here!

Top 10 Handsets of Momail Users - March 2009

Even through manufacturers released quite a few new phone models since the New Year, the most popular handsets of Momail users remained rather steady when March figures are compared to January. The state of the economy could be one cause as users hold onto their current models, and upgrade them with services such as Momail instead.

The top handsets of Momail's European customers in March are:

1. Apple iPhone 3G
2. Nokia E71
3. Nokia N95
4. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
5. Nokia 6300
6. Samsung F480
7. SonyEricsson K800i
8. Nokia 6500 Slide
9. SonyEricsson C905
10. SonyEricsson C902

Email and messaging most popular on GetJar

According to a recent survey by the application download platform, GetJar, email and messaging applications are the most popular services among their users. Another interesting bit was that 70% of their users now also surf more on their handsets than on the PC.

Consumers seek simplicity

Over the last number of years, we have been bombarded with ever-more complicated electronics - from TVs to cameras to mobile phones - which the great majority of consumers never bother to figure out how to use fully. For example, even though most most mobile handsets in the market today have features galore - everything from cameras and videos to pre-installed games - the majority of consumers still just use them primarily for voice and some messaging (SMS, MMS, email).

The tech industry seems to be finally taking notice. Among other signs, Cisco's aquisition of Pure Digital Technologies, the maker of the super-simple Flip video camera, highlights the recognition of consumers' desire for products that are inexpensive, easy to use and work easily with online storage and social platforms.

The same can be said in the area of mobile handsets. Up to now, products have been too complicated, too expensive, and targeted to the fancy high-end and smart-phone segments. Going forward, it’s about who can make the mobile web the most accessible, the easiest to use, for the largest amount of phone owners.

Thus, Momail's strategy is on target - simple mobile email, working on the majority of handset models, easy to understand features and functionality - and saves data costs.

Upload mobile photos to Facebook with Momail

We've all been in that situation - you just took some fun pictures with your camera phone, you'd love to share them with friends on Facebook, but you are not in a country where you can upload via MMS, and you don't have a fancy smart-phone with its custom Facebook application.

Momail has just made it easier for you. Thus, if you have a Momail account, just go to "My Services" with your Momail account and follow the directions. It just takes a few minutes - and you don't need an expensive smartphone to use it! Once your Facebook and Momail accounts are connected, start sending emails addressed to "Facebook", with your mobile photos attached, and voilá, your pictures are posted.

If you don't already have a Momail account, set up takes less than 2 minutes, and works on almost any phone! Sign up here.

Respected industry blog, GoMo News, has tested the service with very positive feedback. Our users love its ease of use too!

Have you tried it? Leave a comment, and tell us what you think.

Momail nominated for German Innovation Award

It's been a great start to 2009 for Momail, and things continue to look up! The company has just been nominated in the Mobile Category of the Innovationspreis-IT 2009, to be awarded 5 March at CeBIT.

The Innovationspreis-IT falls under the umbrella of the German Ministry for Business and Technology (Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Technologie), which seeks products, services and solutions in the area of Information Technology which are especially innovative and useful for the middle class.

Needless to say, we're quite proud of this recognition! The Jury clearly understands the value Momail's unique mobile email platform provides for its customers, with its ease of use and data optimization. These features enable the service to work on almost any consumer handset and minimize mobile data costs - points of increasing importance during these days of economic uncertainty.

Why Momail is not on the iPhone App Store

While in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress last week, I was often asked if Momail was on the iPhone App Store. As Momail works quite well on the iPhone, one might think it would be a natural fit. However, the answer is no. The reasons for this include:

- Momail is not an application, it works off the native email platform present within most handsets, including the iPhone. Therefore, to use Momail, you just go to Mail -> Settings -> Add Account -> Other, and follow the directions here.

- Momail works better than Apple's native email application. Not only does Momail optimize email to minimize the amount of data used, but we handle more types of attachments, everything from graphics to vcs files, as well as "collect" multiple webmail accounts into one.

So, to borrow Apple's own tagline, "Think Different", and try Momail on your iPhone. Check it out at www.momail.com, and tell us what you think!

ShareThis: Email is still king

According to both stats from August 2008, as well as the most recent ShareThis stats, email still leads the pack in terms of sharing "platforms". Eg, in January 2009, ShareThis users spread the word via email 57% of the time, more than double that for Facebook at 21%. Considering ShareThis is a very "Web 2.0" application, it's enlightening to see that email how prevalent email remains (even though more than a few people continue to claim it is dying).

FT: Moving beyond just messaging

As the Financial Times points out in their article, "Enterprises have moved beyond messaging", companies such as RIM, Nokia, and others are moving beyond just messaging and recognizing that customers are using their handsets for more than just calls and SMS. In addition, being tied to one system isn't important either, but, according to Roger Grönberg, Momail's founder, "It's the quality of the service that will determine whether people use mobile e-mail, not whether I lock out my competitors".

Thoughts on Mobile World Congress 2009

In reviewing the announcements and activities of this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, I have to say the event was much more optimistic than one may expect given the current economic environment. Though Monday and Thursday seemed slower than previous years, the usual buzz was present during the core of the conference, ie, Tuesday and Wednesday. Reasons for this positive vibe included not only continuing growth in the mobile sector, but also the recognition that handset manufacturers and portals were finally listening to their customers and therefore making their products both easier to use, as well as incorporating functionality popular today, such as social networks, rather than features which are still a long way from becoming mainstream, i.e. mobile TV.

As evidence of continuing growth in the sector, messaging and mobile advertising are clearly two bright spots. Messaging (incl. SMS, IM, and email) seems to only be expanding. Not only have the handset manufactures made more smartphones and email-capable handsets, but the tight integration of social networks within phones, portals and applications, will maintain a healthy increase of this communication medium. (MMS is the exception here, as wider use of mobile email, which can send large photos, and photo upload/download applications, enable customers to manage mobile photos much easier, and at a lower cost, than MMS).

Though it will still be a few more years before mobile advertising truly becomes mainstream, optimism in this area continues apace. The greater landscape for serving ads can be seen as both positive and negative. I.e., the larger number of spots leads to lower CPMs; however, more mainstream companies are trying mobile advertising (in the form of banners in applications and mobile internet sites, SMS, mobile email, etc.) and new technology is also enabling the advertising to become more relevant to the users. True, some companies in this space are either struggling or closing, but others are quickly filling their vacant spots with improved technology and marketing prowess.

This ability to better target advertising ties closely to the tighter integration of the social networks. The more operators, portals and services know about their customers, the more relevant ads they can serve to them, and the greater positive impact on revenues for all along the value chain. Thus the reason handset manufacturers such as INQ and Palm, and portals such as Yahoo! have created such excitement here this year. New products and designs are making it easier than ever for their homepages/entry pages to become not only the gateway, but also the central communication hub, while simultaneously enabling these companies to learn more about their customers mobile habits.

In summary, while it is obvious the mobile sector as a whole will not continue to see the growth of previous years, there is also clearly enough excitement and innovation in this space to maintain the momentum to both solve the known (and unknown) issues. Needless to say, it is refreshing to see companies finally begin listening more and more to customer demands and preferences related to their use of the mobile phone, while at the same time strengthening their own bottom lines.

Save money with Momail and JAJAH

Upload to Flickr with Momail - quick and easy!

Use Momail on the G1 Android Phone

In reviewing user forums, it appears some consumers are having problems accessing their non-Gmail accounts on their G1's. With Momail, the solution is simple. Just sign up via the Momail site, and then follow the directions below (it's easlier than it looks!):

1. From the phone's Home Screen, tap the Application Button.

2. Tap the Email icon

3. If this is your first account, you will be presented with a email setup screen. Skip this and press Menu button, and tap the Add Account button.

4. In the “Type your account email address” box, enter your full email address, number@momail.xx (xx = country domain)

5. On the other row, enter your password.

6. Tap the “Manual setup” button.

7. Tap the “IMAP account” button

8. Enter the following information
• Username: number@momail.xx
• Password: Your password
• IMAP server: imap.momail.xx
• Port: 143
• Secure type: Off

9. Tap the Next button. The device will connect to the internet, so check your incoming settings.

10. On the “Outgoing Server settings” screen, enter the following information in the spaces provided:
• SMTP server: smtp.momail.xx
• Port: 2525
• Security type: None

11. Tap the “Require sign-in” checkbox

12. In the Username box, enter number@momail.xx

13. Enter your password were it says password

14. Tap the Next button. The device will connect to the internet and check your outgoing settings.

15. On the “Account Options” screen, select your “Email checking frequency,”

16. Tap the “Notify me when email arrives” checkbox to see an alert on the status bar when you have a new email.

17. Name your account

18. Enter your name as you want it displayed in email.

19. Now you are ready to retrieve optimized emails from your Momail account!

Make your phone a smartphone

A recent article in Forbes, Smarter than a Smartphone, gave some great suggestions for making your phone "smarter". Recommendations included using VoIP services, photo and blog upload services, etc.

However, they forgot one of the key features of smartphones, i.e., email. And, by "upgrading" your basic phone to a smartphone with Momail, you can not only get your emails while on the go, but also upload and download photos with Flickr and make VoIP calls with Jajah. In addition, updating blogs is simple with basic email upload services. More information can be found under "My Services" in your Momail account.

Visit Momail at the Mobile World Congress

Momail will be making a break for the sun, and will be attending the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from 16-19 February 2009.

If you are in town, we'd love to meet and discuss:

* Possible business opportunities and partnerships
* Latest news about Momail, and more on our views on mobile messaging and mobile content distribution now and in the future
* Your feedback and suggestions about the Momail product

Please contact us if you'd like to schedule a meeting: busdev@momail.com.

Momail attendees at MWC in Barcelona are:

Kenneth Lundin, CEO
Roger Grönberg, Founder/Chief Software Architect
Lennart Strandberg, VP Global Sales
Honour Pearson, VP Business Development
Lars Aase, VP Marketing (PR & AR contact)

Hope to see you there!

Top 10 Handsets of Momail Users

During the January 2009, the preferred handsets of Momail users were:

1. Apple iPhone
2. Nokia N95
3. Nokia E71
4. SonyEricsson K800i
5. Nokia 6300
6. LG KU990 Viewty
7. Samsung F480
8. SonyEricsson C905
9. SonyEricsson C902
10. Nokia 6500 Slide

iPhone continues to lead the pack, as it has for the last number of months. According to our users, Momail is preferred over Apple's own email application due to the ease and ability to handle Hotmail and attachments. SonyEricsson's C905 is new to the list - having just been released late last year. As shown by this list, even owners of "media" handsets are interested in having email easily on their phones.

Momail - top 20 mobile and PDA application

Great news! Momail has received more recognition - and has been listed in a top 20 list of mobile and PDA applications in the UK!

The Tech President

Earlier this week, I attended a seminar sponsored by Democrats Abroad in Stockholm which provided a helpful overview both of how President Obama leveraged technology to win the election as well as how he will use it during his presidency.

In addition to using the traditional community meetings, handshakes and phone calls, Obamba and his team also reached out to the younger voters via Facebook, YouTube, his campaign site, Change.gov, and similar. Needless to say, the effort was effective.

During the Obama administration, he has pledged to open up electronic communication channels via the White House site, as well as through blogs, etc.

Of particular note, Obama will be the first US President to use email - and most notably email on a Blackberry. His dependence and efforts to keep his Blackberry have been well documented.

The question on our minds is: How much will Obama's reliance on his Blackberry increase interest in mobile email generally... and how much of that interest will expand into the consumer space? One would expect quite a bit.

The challenge with Java applications

Recently, I tried to use both the Gmail and Shozu applications to compare how they are to Momail's basic email service and its Flickr integration.

On my SonyEricsson 880i, my experience was poor. Both products have large fan-bases, so I was actually quite surprised. A few issues to highlight:

Gmail mobile:
1. An update had been done, so I needed download the newest version. Easy, but annoying.
2. As I live in Sweden, the application automatically chose Swedish as the default language. The problem is that I am not a native speaker, and would prefer it to be in English. Can't figure out where to change the language.
3. I'm unable to forward HTML mails. The forwarded mail appears blank. Addressing a forwarded mail is not easy either.

Shozu:
1. I have to admit, but biggest challenge with Shozu is that I am still unable to use it (after a few tries). I've registered my Flickr and Blogger accounts in order to upload using Shozu, but the application just keeps "transferring". Neither account is that large, so I am surprised it takes so long. In the meantime, I'm unable to do anything with the service. Any suggestions would be helpful.

How Momail improves upon these issues:
1. Momail is a server side solution. Therefore, any updates are invisible to the consumer, and thus do not require another download to update.
2. As Momail is integrated into your native handset platform, the language used for the service is the same one has you choose for your handset.
3. Granted, some HTML mails are a bit long to forward with Momail. However, the text does show in the mail, and addressing from your handset's contact list is simple.
4. Uploading and downloading photos with Momail is quick and easy. Just send an email to your favorite platform and go. Also, Momail saves up to 99% of data, so downloading your favorite photos is also quick and inexpensive.

Great Feedback from a Momail user

Below is an excerpt from an actual response from a Momail user highlighting the real-world benefits from using our service:

"I spent 2 weeks travelling around Kenya in October and used my trusty old Nokia E61 to check my emails. I would then spend an hour or two in the evenings writing emails on the phone to my business partners and customers. When I first arrived in Nairobi I went to the nearest Safaricom shop and bought a pre-paid SIM card for 30 Euros. I was fully expecting to have to purchase more minutes as the two weeks progressed, however as I was not sure how the system would work I did not want to invest too much up-front.

In reality, after 2 weeks I still had 18 Euros left on the card! In Kenya you pay 8c per Mb and with the massive compression of my emails using Momail I only used 12 Euros in 2 weeks. This with VERY heavy usage. I was totally amazed. I even did some web browsing which probably ate up most of the 12 Euros..

I can recommend using Momail to anyone! I would also advise users to investigate using pre-paid SIM cards. I have several SIM cards for different countries now and simply swap them out in my phone. I am saving an absolute fortune! In some countries you can get a SIM card that will give you a maximum data price per day of 1 Euro.

This of course means having a separate phone for phone calls.. But good phones with a long battery life are very cheap."

Momail named Red Herring Global 100 Finalist!

Winning Red Herring Europe 100 last year represented a great recognition of the work the Momail team has done in developing the Momail service and gaining users throughout Europe.

This year, we're even more honored to be included as a Red Herring Global 100 Finalist! As this list is compiled from the previous winners from North America, Asia and Europe, we're excited to be in such exclusive company.

Winners will be announced during the Red Herring conference in San Diego, 14-16 January 2009.

Wireless Email study from Radicati Group

A new study by The Radicati Group forecasts that the worldwide Wireless Email installed base is growing at an annual rate of 93%.

Palo Alto, CA – September 15, 2008 – The latest study by The Radicati Group, Inc., “Wireless Email Market, 2008-2012,” offers an in-depth analysis of the worldwide market for Wireless Email and includes market size, market share and revenue by vendor, four-year forecasts, and breakouts by region, business size and industry.

The study focuses on three segments of the Wireless Email Market: Wireless Email Solutions, Wireless OS Platforms and Wireless Email Devices. The study also takes a look at the ISP/Webmail Wireless Email market.

Today, only 2% of worldwide active email mailboxes are accessed with a wireless email solution. Explosive growth is expected and it is projected that 22% of active mailboxes will be accessed with a wireless email solution by year-end 2012.

Fierce competition between vendors and device manufacturers will continue to drive prices down and make wireless email solutions and devices a more affordable and logical choice for employees that need to stay connected and work while away from the office.