I set this up after looking around some other forums. Apparently yahoo is the only free mail account that has full push capability on the iPhone (and then there's the $99 MobileMe account but who wants to pay for something).
So in order to set up a TRUE push account there are essentially only three steps.
1. Navigate to Yahoo.com and create a free email account. This account should resemble if not match your current address. Make sure to select the "@ymail.com" option as you will technically be replying from that address.
2. After setup and verification is complete for Yahoo open your GMail account in the browser. Up in the top right is a "settings" link. Hit it and find your way to the "Forwarding POP/IMAP" tab. In that tab there's a space to enter an address to FORWARD ALL INCOMING MAIL to. Type on your new yahoo address. And check the box telling gmail to start forwarding mail.
3. Other than that any additional settings are up to you. There's most likely a way to forward outgoing mail back through GMail. I was so psyched I just posted this as a prelim proof of concept. JUST THREE STEPS
Dig it.
So in order to set up a TRUE push account there are essentially only three steps.
1. Navigate to Yahoo.com and create a free email account. This account should resemble if not match your current address. Make sure to select the "@ymail.com" option as you will technically be replying from that address.
2. After setup and verification is complete for Yahoo open your GMail account in the browser. Up in the top right is a "settings" link. Hit it and find your way to the "Forwarding POP/IMAP" tab. In that tab there's a space to enter an address to FORWARD ALL INCOMING MAIL to. Type on your new yahoo address. And check the box telling gmail to start forwarding mail.
3. Other than that any additional settings are up to you. There's most likely a way to forward outgoing mail back through GMail. I was so psyched I just posted this as a prelim proof of concept. JUST THREE STEPS
Dig it.