WEST POINT, Ga.-Powertel Inc. is introducing Mobile e-mail, a technology allowing short e-mail messages to be transmitted directly to wireless handsets.
“With Mobile e-mail, the customer can receive e-mails directly or be notified of e-mails received on a home or office computer,” said Mike Bashaw, vice president of marketing for Powertel. “Each Mobile e-mail customer will have a Powertel e-mail address.”
Each e-mail notification can be up to 160 characters. Longer messages are sent in a series of up to five text transmissions with a maximum of 640 characters. The messages may be filtered so only the most important ones are received, Powertel said.
The fee for Mobile e-mail is $5 per month, and customers signing up before Jan. 1 will receive one month of service free, the company said.
