POP3 email not great on Verizon S3

[geodr]

I'm pretty happy with the Galaxy S3 on Verizon except for the email functionality. I'm using a POP3 account, and it seems a downgrade from the email on my old HTC Incredible. A few items that bug me:

- S3 can only check email every 15 minutes, which is most frequent setting; Verizon Rep said it is to save battery life. The Incredible seemed like it was constantly checking the sever and would usually get emails even before my desktop PC with an email program open would.

- on the S3, the amount of time that emails stay in the inbox after being read is very arbitrary, and they seem to disappear after just a couple of hours. Even if I've read them, I'd like them to stay in the inbox for at last a day.

- SMS notification icon (envelope) appears on the lock screen when a text is received, but there is no email notification on the lock screen.

The Verizon rep said there is better email functionality on the phone if I use gmail - is that true? Or is there a better email app or widget I can use with my POP3 account?

Thanks

 

[SUroot]

Gmail IS much better, thats undeniable. Which Service provider is your POP3 account with? POP3 is ancient. Does it not support IMAP?

In regards to frequency, in the Samsung email client, I can sync every 5 minutes too, although I haven't got POP3 to test it. m I am using exchange, which also has push (which pop3 wont have).

Gmail is IMHO the best web mail anyway. Better than Yahoo, AOL, hotmail etc. But with the Gmail app, it syncs using push so there is no scheduled checking. It receives an email when there is one and thats it. Best for battery life.

Other great things about Gmail:

Contact sync
Everything ties together nicely on your phone
with SMS backup+, sms can be backed up to a gmail label...

If you haven't tried using gmail as your main mail account, its worth having a play.

 

[dukebgd]

Heaving same problem with pop3 email, they disepear after few days, no where to finde-even trash folder... im using factory email app, in same app i set gmail and it keeps email from month ago...