Palm OS

Hi everyone. I'm thinking about a Palm Centro for my first smartphone. I'm still in the dark ages of useing a regular phone. My wife has a BB 8700 series which she loves and I like that she gets her emails instantly, but the as a phone it stinks. I know the Centro is a completely different format, but I like it's size, price point, etc. This maybe a dumb question - Does the Centro also have email? If I have the centro turned on and someone sends me an email, would it show up instantly like my wifes BB? I know my wife has a BB package and an ATT wireless email and her business email also goes to her BB. Does the centro do the same thing? Again, sorry for the dumb questions, I'm a novice.

Thanks - JP