Comments on: MailTones iPhone App Review http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/19/mailtones-iphone-app-review/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:02:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: FestiveTones Review — The Gadgeteer http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/19/mailtones-iphone-app-review/comment-page-1/#comment-52997 FestiveTones Review — The Gadgeteer Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:26:37 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=23589#comment-52997 [...] Bells in keeping with the festivities? Then FestiveTones is for you. Some of you may remember MailTones that was reviewed previously here at the Gadgeteer. The premise is still the same except now you [...] [...] Bells in keeping with the festivities? Then FestiveTones is for you. Some of you may remember MailTones that was reviewed previously here at the Gadgeteer. The premise is still the same except now you [...]

]]> By: Larry http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/19/mailtones-iphone-app-review/comment-page-1/#comment-46757 Larry Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:00:30 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=23589#comment-46757 @ucfgrad93 - just an FYI. You forward a copy of your incoming mail to the mail tones server. They then send you a push notification, in the form of a audio alert based on how you've configured the app once they get the new message. So while you do have to forward a copy of your incoming mail to them they don't actually re-send the mail items to you. You still use the Mail app. to check mail via whatever mail service you use (Mobile Me, G-Mail etc.) You're right that it is putting your e-mail out there one additional time but the service going down won't effect you getting your mail in any way, just the audio alerts. @ucfgrad93 – just an FYI. You forward a copy of your incoming mail to the mail tones server. They then send you a push notification, in the form of a audio alert based on how you’ve configured the app once they get the new message. So while you do have to forward a copy of your incoming mail to them they don’t actually re-send the mail items to you. You still use the Mail app. to check mail via whatever mail service you use (Mobile Me, G-Mail etc.)

You’re right that it is putting your e-mail out there one additional time but the service going down won’t effect you getting your mail in any way, just the audio alerts.

]]> By: ucfgrad93 http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/10/19/mailtones-iphone-app-review/comment-page-1/#comment-46717 ucfgrad93 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:31:02 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=23589#comment-46717 Sorry, but I have no desire to have my email forwarded to another company and then resent to me. That is just another step for my email to be hacked or for the servers to crash etc. Sorry, but I have no desire to have my email forwarded to another company and then resent to me. That is just another step for my email to be hacked or for the servers to crash etc.

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