I want a cell phone that will roughly allow me to check my Yahoo email. What option r near besides iphone?

I don't care much about other functions; mp3s, video, etc.

Answers: Well plentifully of phones do this.
Try a blackberry, palm treos, blackjack, moto q, sidekicks, and a lot of other phones. Basically, on a cellphone carriers website, respectively phone listed in the "PDA & Smartphone" piece will have the capability. Hope you obtain a good phone that you like.