Yahoo and Sprint Launch Mobile E-Mail Service

Yahoo! and wireless network operator Sprint have launched a new service which will allow US customers to access their Yahoo! Mail through a PC-like interface on a mobile device.

The new Yahoo! Mail for Mobile client is available to consumers across the country now on select Sprint devices. The service is $2.99 a month, and can be purchased directly from the handset and will be charged on their monthly wireless bill. An optional feature of the Yahoo! Mail client is instant notification of new messages.

"We are excited to give consumers enhanced access to their Yahoo! Mail account on their mobile device for the first time and continue to expand our long-term, successful relationship with Sprint," said Doug Garland, senior vice president, Yahoo! Mobile. "Yahoo! Mail continues to lead the market as the No. 1 e-mail provider in the U.S., with comScore estimating more than 60 million unique monthly users. This new Yahoo! Mail for Mobile client demonstrates our continuing commitment to extend our core Yahoo! services beyond the desktop, builds on the range of leading Yahoo! services we offer on mobile devices and gives our loyal users the products they know and love, whenever and wherever they need them."

"Sprint recognizes the increasing desire of customers to have a more robust messaging experience on their handset," said John Styers, director — Data Communications Services, Sprint. "The new Yahoo! Mail for Mobile client application will give our customers easier access to their Yahoo! Mail when they are away from their PC."

Yahoo! Mail for Mobile by Sprint will be initially available on select Sprint PCS Vision Multimedia Phones: Samsung MM-A700, Sanyo MM-7400 and MM-5600, palmOne Smart Device Treo 600 and Smart Device Treo 650.

For more information on the availability of services across carriers and devices go to http://mobile.yahoo.com