Google's Gmail Beta offers lots of promise, but there's an old standby that's been good and just got better. Find out who our pick is for the best free Web-mail service.

BlackBerry 8707g

The BlackBerry 8707g is reasonably zippy and easy-to-use, but lacks many common smartphone features like Wi-Fi and microSD memory expansion.

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Lycos Mail

Lycos Mail is a competent mail service with a number of useful features, but it's badly in need of an overhaul.

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Yahoo Mail

More storage space is the icing on the cake for the easy-to-use, feature-rich Yahoo Mail.

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MSN Hotmail

Until Microsoft expands its storage maximum, Hotmail's current 2MB in-box is too small for most people.

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Netscape Mail

With good free options available, such as Yahoo Mail and Google Gmail, there's simply no reason to go with Netscape Mail.

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Vodafone Mobile Connect

Aggressive pricing, a slice of speed-boosting tech and a tempting 'unlimited' downloads plan puts Vodafone in pole position in the race for 3G datacard customers.

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Dopod 595

Dopod's 595 lacks some of the features of its larger smartphone cousins, but should hold its own against competing mini PDA phones.

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Cloudmark Desktop

Cloudmark Desktop's highly accurate spam blocking is overshadowed by its shallow feature set and poor support.

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While the speed and pricing plans make it appealing for those who aren't deskbound, Unwired's Wireless Card is cruelled by the lack of true mobility and the Sydney-only coverage, which itself is undeniably patchy.

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