Did I Misspell Your Name Again?

85% watch their spelling and punctuation when typing emails. Almost two-thirds (64%) are irked by misspellings but 79% excuse the errors when the emails come from a mobile device, like a BlackBerry®.

My Email is Bankrupt

Nearly 28% of email users have either declared “email bankruptcy,” deleting all of their email messages to start fresh, or are seriously considering doing so.

One in three (30%) have either gotten a new email address to get a sparkling clean and new inbox or are thinking about it. It’s no surprise then that the typical Phoenix user has 2.5 email accounts. It’s easy to get a new email address these days too, just visit My eAddress for a new one of your own.

I’ll Have the Fish, Now Let Me Finish this Last Email

Over half (57%) of Phoenix email users said they’ve checked their email from the bathroom. Other popular email spots include in bed in their pajamas (80%), in a restaurant (77%), while driving (43%), while on a date (13%), at happy hour (33%) and from church (17%).

Wanna Go Out? Email Me.

17% have asked someone out on a date over email and 11% have broken up over email. Meanwhile, 19% have used email to share bad news and 5% have quit their job by email.

Mixing Work & Pleasure

The average email user in Phoenix checks personal email at work 2.4 times per day. Meanwhile, they also check work email almost 3 times in a given weekend.

One in five (19%) plan vacations based on where they know they can access email, and 29% say they feel obligated to check work email while on a break from the office.

Checking Email: All Day & All Night

One in four (29%) Phoenix users check their email as soon as they wake up and 11% check email right when they get home from work. 40% even check their email in the middle of the night and 30% of mobile email users keep their mobile device or BlackBerry® on the nightstand so they can hear the chime of a new email arriving in their inbox.

I Need My Mobile Email

One in six (15%) email users check their email from a mobile device or cell phone. In fact, 67% of these users said they upgraded to a new cell phone in the last year because they wanted to get email while on-the-go. Want to get mobile email on your phone? Just click here to get started.