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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI'm looking for another e-mail provider. Do you like yours?
I have Yahoo. Yahoo SUCKS!!
I know there are tons of free e-mails providers out there, I have not done any research, I MUST get free of Yahoo before I break my computer screen.
Would like any recommendations or ones you hate.
I am looking for service - and one that does not change every bleeping day like Yahoo does.
I don't mind paying a little.
If there is one that is not a major conglomerate like yahoo, google, etc, that would be a plus.
I don't need a lot of bells and whistles, just able to communicate, reliable, easy to use...
thanks for any feed-back.
ellen
Turbineguy
(37,342 posts)gmx.com as well as fastmail.
MuseRider
(34,111 posts)I have been on fastmail for well over 10 years. No problems. I was getting iffy about it but now that they bought it back from Opera I think it will be just wonderful again.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)and Google has announced it is using data gleaned from its users to tailor ads.
Which is why I have dumped them in favor of Opera, for the time being.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)You have to go up to the top where it says "Why this ad?" click on it and then click on "ad settings" which will open another tab. If you go to the bottom you need to opt out in two places. I ended up sending my mom screenshots of the process because well she's not that great with computers.
I still think Gmail is pretty damn good for being free.
quakerboy
(13,920 posts)The government has made it clear they will find a way in or force them to shut down. Actual privacy is not to be found.
Also, isn't Opera an email program, rather than an email service?
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)which I use for non-billing mail...just like Yahoo or Gmail, Hotmail, etc.
I go online for it
plus
I run another Opera account into my Thunderbird email client, for stuff I don't want to go online for.
What I am waiting for is StartPage.com is rolling out its own email service, all private like.
Suich
(10,642 posts)Had it for more than 10 years, no problems at all.
handmade34
(22,756 posts)I have had my account with Juno for over 15 years... NEVER a problem... love it!
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)I happen to have an old account as well and was going to open a second one, but couldn't.
quakerboy
(13,920 posts)Unless you use the paid service, you cant access it via mail programs.
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)with Comcast internet service.
I love Thunderbird, as well as the Firefox browser and the fantastic add-ons.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)is rolling out Start Mail, along with its sister site, ixquick.
Now in beta...
https://beta.startmail.com/
caveat...it is pay site, tho, I just read.
Drats.
tabbycat31
(6,336 posts)For my personal and work (company created a gmail account for me). Previous jobs I've had paid gmail accounts. (Most colleges now have their @school.edu email through gmail).
I would say that 95% of people in my field have a gmail account. In fact everyone that I interviewed had a gmail on their resume.
The reason for this is that we use a lot of shared documents, and it's easier to have a spreadsheet that multiple people can edit once on Google Docs (now Drive) than to send an excel document back and forth to multiple people (you can see things being edited in real time). I've shared documents on my paid (now expired) gmail accounts to my personal one in order to back them up.
I've had some issues with it, but I've accepted the realities that come with working in my given field.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)I have shared documents with others as well and it is nice to be able to do that privately without actually sending it back and forth.
Bucky
(54,026 posts)This latest change makes it impossible to use. After 10 years w/Yahoo, I'm ready to jump ship too.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)I have a Yahoo account and use it as a backup. I have also noticed the service going downhill lately.
Personally I use Gmail. Some don't like it because of the ads. As I explained below there is a way to opt-out of it. For the amount of storage and the ability to sort emails by labels and find them quickly it is a good service.