FAQ: Webmail Accounts That Give You Real Time Delivery (Push) With BIS

Every once in awhile I get asked by a friend why their Gmail account gets email faster than another one of their accounts. I always explain that RIM worked with a few large webmail companies to speed up delivery of emails received through them. The problem was that I never really had a complete list of the webmail services that offer this.

Turns out that RIM has finally provided me with an answer in a compiled list.

From their knowledge base:

Enhanced integration of webmail accounts is available with the following service providers:

• AOL
• Near real-time delivery of email messages
• AOL Mail icon on the BlackBerry smartphone Home screen
• Yahoo!
• Near real-time delivery of email messages
• Yahoo! Mail icon on the BlackBerry smartphone Home screen
• Gmail
• Near real-time delivery of email messages
• Windows Live Hotmail/MSN
• Near real-time delivery of email messages
• Premium account is no longer required for BlackBerry Internet Service email account integration
• Hostopia
• Near real-time delivery of email messages
• GoDaddy
• Near real-time delivery of email messages

BTW: Anybody use Hostopia??? I have never heard of these guys before…