MANILA, Philippines ? Discover the convenience of e-mail messaging on your Nokia. With mobile e-mail, you can compose longer messages plus attach files like images, video clips and sound clips.

As one of the most popular applications on the phone, it helps in keeping you in touch with information and connects you with people?whether you?re in transit, in the bathroom, in the airport, or away from a computer.

A recent survey of mobile phone users shows that there are more young adults now who check their e-mail using their mobile phone, with some of them agreeing that it has helped them get more done each day. And with cheaper service rates, more and more people have seen the convenience that mobile e-mail brings.

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?Globe offers P5 for 15 minutes while Smart and Sun charge P10 for 30 minutes,? says William Hamilton-Whyte, general manager, Nokia Philippines. ?That?s enough time to quickly download e-mail from your existing e-mail addresses. Better yet, you can open a new e-mail account from Ovi* by Nokia?a free, easy-to-use e-mail system that can be accessed straight from your Nokia phone or over the web.?

With single SMS sending rates reaching up to P30 and voice rates that range from P80 to P100 depending on an international region, it?s relatively cheaper to use mobile e-mail to get in touch with friends and family in places like the Middle East, the United States, Australia, or Europe.

Fortunately, you don?t need to fork out a large wad of cash to be able to get a mobile phone that lets you check e-mail. ?Nokia has been at the forefront of mobile e-mail. We have consistently been introducing products that answer the growing need of consumers who are price-conscious and have a need to access their e-mail accounts anywhere, anytime,? says Hamilton-Whyte.

These recession-friendly mobile phones include S40 devices like the Nokia 2680 slide, Nokia 5000, Nokia 7210 Supernova and the forthcoming Nokia 2330 classic.

It only takes three easy steps to set up your e-mail using the phones. To start, go to Menu and look for the Messaging application. Select E-mail and type in your e-mail address and password.

Go to www.mail.ovi.com to open an Ovi Mail e-mail account where you an enjoy 1GB worth of storage space with spam filters and virus protection.

To find out if your S40 device is qualified to send and receive e-mail, check the list of supported Nokia models at www.nokia.com.ph/email.