Blog Question for Week 4

'In your own view, give:

• Two advantages AND also
• Two disadvantages of using a mobile internet device for sending and retrieving email messages?

Two advantages of using a mobile internet device for sending and retrieving email messages are:

1. You can be able to send or recieve emails when your on the move as it is wireless . This makes it alot easier as you do not need to hassle into logging onto a computer for interent access in order to send or recieve emails even when if it is urgent. You can just access hotmail at your fingertips.
2. Easy, secure access . You do not need to worry about hackers gaining access to your emails as with mobile internet device it is private as it is your device only you have got access to your device and your email account in that device no-one else.

As well as advantages there are also disadvantages of using a mobile internet device for sending and retrieving email messages.

The two disadvantages of using a mobile internet device for sending and retrieving email messages are:

1. The screen size, due to the fact of the screen size being small the message size has to be limited to certain number of characters and also not all text and emoticons are shown.
2. The network coverge as sometimes depending on the area or the place your in the network coverage may not be availble and due to this emails cannot be sent or retrieved which can cause problems as it may be urgent.
   
   

References:

Blackberry Email Solutions

http://b2b.vzw.com/productsservices/wirelessemail/bbsolutions.html [Viewed: 29/10/07]