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The messaging features of the 6555 are a little bit more robust than we've seen on other Nokia phones, and that is thanks to the S40 3rd edition once again. As with most mid-tier feature phones, it has email, IM and SMS/MMS capabilities. The messaging center can be accessed through the main menu, or via the shortcuts bar in active standby mode.

In the main messaging center, your options are many. You can compose, view, save, move or send just about every type of message you can think of. The main messaging center bundles messages by type so it is easier to find specific messages if that's your bag. If you want to fire off a quick SMS, you can always stick the "new message" shortcut in the shortcut bar. It saves a lot of time to have that little trick available.

The real treat here is that once you choose to create a new message, the way you create the message has been changed a bit. First you fill out the "to" and "text" fields. Adding multiple recipients is easy, and punching out some text isn't too taxing. Once your message is composed, underneath the text bubble is a list of icons that allows you to insert different media into the message, such as a picture, video clip, sound clip, calendar item, web link and more. Since it is all right there, all you need do is scroll sideways to find the media content you want to insert, rather than jumping through extra menu options. This streamlines composing MMS messages and is rather fun to use. After the message is all set to go, you can send it immediately or choose from even more options.

The 6555 is preloaded with several Internet email providers' data, so signing into your AOL, Yahoo or Hotmail email accounts is a breeze. Once you've signed in, you can choose to have the phone remember your user name and password, negating the need to continually sign in and out of your mobile email. Email can be accessed from the main messaging center, or via the shortcut bar on the home screen if you add the icon for it. This easy access to your mail messages is useful, and it is a nice touch that the mail client is similar across all the different services, and you aren't greeted with a different menu architecture for each email service you choose to use. Once you've signed up, email from these accounts it automatically sent to the phone.

The 6555 also provides access to Yahoo IM, AIM and UIQ. Signing in is easy and you have access to all the features you would expect. If you've signed into AIM, it will show you a tiny little AIM icon in the status bar across the top so you know that you're signed into the IM system. When signed in, it maintains a data connection and uses that to send and receive messages.

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