To enable push mail, you need to set activesync to sync to a microsoft exchange server, which in ur case will be google (settings given in my signature). Also check EMAIL in addition to Contacts and Calendar now. In activesync - menu-schedule-set sync during to - As item arrives during both peak times and off-peak times (set it to - manually, if u dont want push mail) and ur push mail starts. Now ur data will be on always,; if u set it to uts based username and password, and download settings to only headers and only 2-4kb of the message (which is sufficient to see what the email is all about), then u will be charged approx 2-300/- on a Prepaid account per month (as per experience of my friend anupe, not my personal one); Same u can try to do on Post Paid and take their 99/- or 199/- plans; that should be sufficient for your email download needs and you will also get push mail in the bargain...