Samsung Behold T919

Can anyone tell me if the Samsung Behold automatically connects to personal email accounts or will I have to log in each time I want to access one? I'm searching for a phone mainly to access email (as I no longer can from work) and to be able to text on Qwerty keyboard. I currently have a Razor and it's painful to text scrolling through the letters. A friend that owns the iphone told me when she powers on it automatically connects to her yahoo email. does the behold offer the same feature? I'm thinking of either the behold or blackberry curve. Any comments or advice are greatly appreciated.