Syncing emails between desktop/laptop/iPhone/iPad

I have a Mac desktop, laptop, iPad and iPhone.  I have a gmail email and a mediacom email address.  The two emails don't sync between any of the devices, so I have to delete a boat load of emails (mostly junk) off of 4 different devices.  Any advice on how I can streamline this process?  Is it even possible with the email accounts I use?  Or should I be using a different email provider?  If so, which one can you recommend?

Hello,
You should set up the email using IMAP rather than POP3.  Email will be synced in all respects using this protocol.
GMAIL:
http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=180188
MEDIACOM: The sales pitch on web site suggests Mediacom supports IMAP but I can't find the details on their support pages:
http://mediacomcable.com/CustomerSupport/faq.php?tab=6#TabbedPanels1
regards
mrtotes

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