Hi out there!

Why remain left out of the Mobile Messaging race simply because you don't have or desire to buy a BlackBerry?

Why not check out http://freshmail.mobi and sign up for a free 14-day trial?

You will get an email in your mailbox telling you what settings to put on your phone.
If however you are averse to tampering with you phone settings, then once you've signed up, log in and send an email to ota@freshmail.mobi with JUST YOUR PHONE NUMBER in the international format +2348051234567 in the body of the mail.

The subject should be "contract" or "payg" depending on whether you have a Contract Line or Pay-As-You-Go.
Why, well some networks have different GPRS settings for either.

Please DO NOT add your password, just your phone number. If you are a Celtel subscriber, you must have a contract line to use GPRS.

Finally, be sure you are already provisioned for GPRS before you send the email.

Settings are available for
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Globacom Nigeria
MTN Nigeria
Celtel Nigeria (Contract lines ONLY)
tiGO Ghana
Areeba Ghana
T-Mobile UK
Orange UK
Vodafone UK
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Others will be added soon.

The server will in turn send you an Auto-Configuration SMS called an OTA with all that is needed to connect you to FreshMail.
If you have a recent phone that supports PUSH Email, then you can also get notification of new mail in your mailbox. (Isn't that the big selling point of BlackBerry).

After 14 days, if you like the service, the servers will ask you to pay N5,000 or $40 into a dedicated account. After July 1st, new subscribers will have to also pay an activation fee of N2,500 or $20.

FreshMail is not limited to GSM network or country. Anywhere there is GPRS, you get your mail. Join the dot mobi crowd.

And email is cheaper than SMS.
Check it out!