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Review: HTC SMT-5800

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Because the 5800 is a Windows Mobile-based smartphone, your messaging needs are well in hand. Not only will it accept push Microsoft Outlook mail, but you can also sync it with your personal POP3 accounts. We were able to load up multiple Google, AOL, Hotmail and Yahoo email accounts no problemo. They all delivered email without any hiccups.

When viewing the Today screen, there is a line reserved for messages. It shows you how many emails, SMS's, MMS's and voicemails you have in your inboxes. SMS, MMS and voicemail messages also have icons that appear in the status bar across the top of the screen, so you have two visual cues letting you know that messages are waiting.

From the Today screen, simply hitting the shortcut to the messaging center will bring you to the main messaging menu. It is also accessible from the start menu. Here, the messages are sorted by SMS, MMS, and whichever email accounts you have tethered to the phone. There will be a number next to each one to let you know how many unread messages are in each inbox. Emails will only do this if you've set your phone to retrieve messages automatically.

Each message type has its own set of inboxes, drafts, sent and outboxes so you can tell the status of all your messages at a glance. From the home screen, you can also navigate down to the one inbox that has a new message, say an MMS, and select it. This will take you directly to that inbox, allowing you to skip the general messaging center.

When in each of the separate inboxes, the left soft key is a delete key, and the right soft key a men becomes your options menu, and lets you delete, reply, forward, move, etc. When viewing a message in any of the formats, the right soft key becomes a reply key.

 

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