Motorola Droid Bionic

I have my E-mails forwarded to my Bionic; however, I find that I do not get any notifications when my phone is asleep. Once I start to use the phone to make calls or answer a text, then a whole flood of E-mails comes in. My previous Droid -- the Droid X -- notified me whenever I got an e-mil, even if the phone was asleep. I tried a complete re-install, but the problem persists. I have my phone set to check for E-mails at the shortest interval possible (every 15 minutes), but my phone can be asleep for an hour and a half and I still won't get any e-mails until I waken my phone and check for E-mails, or make a call, or send a text.
I also find that sometimes when I get a text, I will continue to get a notice that I have a text even a...
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