@Yomi: Maybe my handset has gotten the vibe that I’ll be dumping her in a few days and is acting up to frustrate me. lol

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Chukwudi,

Interesting. Odd, because I am able to access it on Glo at the moment.

Come to think of it, I do not remembering ever running into such an issue on a Windows Mobile device. Or perhaps it is my memory failing me.

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@Yomi: It’s the same thing with them all. Etisalat, Glo and MTN. Response unknown seems to be the order of the day. I thank God for my aunt’s dial-up connection if not I’d have to shelling out 200 naira @ the cybercafe. Even 2am this morning, the story remains the same.

I don tire.

P.S: I’ve read those articles already. Thanks.

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Chukwudi,

Actually; the browser issue appears to be more of a problem with MTN than with the browser itself or with Gmail.

I am currently using Glo on the same phone (E90) and I amable to access all the various Gmail interfaces (desktop, iPhone, WAP, et al) on the same browser without any issues.

See these two articles:

1. The MTN and Nokia Conspiracy – Why Me?
2. What’s up with MTN mobile internet?

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@Yomi: the situation seems to be the same here. I keep getting “RESPONSE UNKNOWN” on my phone’s wap browser despite the fact that other sites open without a hitch. I think it might be a problem with gmail on wap browsers.

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It has been about 2 hours now and Nokia Messaging is not synchronising my email accounts. Server down or more serious issues?

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Lets hope I don’t end up of the victims.

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EyeBeeKay,

Here’s another problem: why should I have to pay extra to access my Gmail account via 3rd party services like Seven and Emoze, when lowly phones like the W595 and 3600 Slide both give me that access without any issues?

It is just insane.

Also, the free version of Emoze lets you configure only one email account. i tried out Gmail on it, and it failed to login each time. This I repeated with SIMs from different networks. No show!

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Chukwudi,

You asked:

Did you try using other networks just in case it’s not a problem with the phone but with the telecom company?

Severally.

- Gmail with Zain on E90: problems
- Gmail with Zain on E75: problems
- Gmail with MTN on E90: problems

Note also that I have tested this on two different Nokia E90s, and had the same problems with both units. Both units were also running the latest firmware.

For now, I have installed a more recent version of Nokia Messaging, and things have been running smooth for about a week now. But I am still apprehensive, because in the past, things seem to work well for a while before the fireworks kick in again.

I don’t think you should fear; it does not seem to be a prevalent problem, as most S60 users I know of have never had issues with Gmail on their smartphones.

Perhaps there is a bug that’s triggered in S60 by my Gmail account?

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Femi,

You said:

maybe you should consider using opera mini

That’s beside the point. The point is, Why should I spend N80, 000 on a smartphone and it can’t handle what a N24, 000 phone handles effortlessly? Even the Nokia 3600 Slide (running s40) handles my Gmail account without any issues.

In addition, if I go with Opera Mini, I have to do without certain features that I use regularly.

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