Smtp-server unavailable away from home

Hi,
My POP email works fine when I am home - I get mail and send mail with no problem. When I am away from home, even at work, I cannot send mail - it sits in the outbox and I get various messages that it can't contact server or server rejected messages, etc. This happens whether I'm on Edge or another Wifi server.
I was on vacation and sent several emails. They all sat in the outbox for several days and when I got home and connected with my wifi router, they all were sent without me doing anything.
Very weird.
Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?
Thanks!

There are two ways (at least) to get reliable SMTP service when you are not directly connected to you internet provider. One of them is free and one costs $24 per year.
The free service is Google Mail. When you sign up for a GMail account, you get access to their SMTP server for your other POP accounts. Look in the NY Times Technology section for an article by David Pogue on how to do this.
The $24/yr service is www.authsmtp.com. It will send you outgoing e-mail, authenticate it, and it will appear to have been sent from your regular address, so that spam filters on the receiving end don't block your mail. Directions on setting this up are at the Authsmtp site. It covers your iPhone, your laptops, and several e-mail addresses.
There is also a (less desirable) option. You can use AT&T (or Cingular's) outgoing SMTP server, but it is EDGE only. If you are connected to WIFI it will still use edge. The first two options above can use either WIFI or EDGE.

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