Help me out with an email question?

[yewberry]

Okay, so I'm trying to help my dh set up an email account. He's thinking that a web-based account is what wants. For years, my accounts have been school- and work-based, so I'm pretty out of the loop.

So, what is the best (free) place to get an account these days? We used to use a netscape address, but we don't even use netscape anymore.

gmail? (We don't have a mobile phone...)
.mac? (Does that cost?)

Can anyone help out a couple of email bumblers?

TIA!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

1. I like gmail.

I can send you an invite if you want.

.Mac is like $70 a year or something.

[yewberry]

3. That would be great.

I'd really appreciate it--that would help me a lot.

(I don't have an extra $70! Stupid mac!)

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

5. If you PM me your email, I'll send you an invite. nt

[yewberry]

9. Oh, wow.

I'm set up--well. my husband is.

Can't thank you enough!
:woohoo:

[ghostsofgiants]

2. Gmail is good, you don't need a mobile phone for it.

[yewberry]

4. Thanks.

I guess the phone is just for getting the invitation code.

(Can you tell that I'm resisting getting a cell phone?)

[ghostsofgiants]

6. No, the phone thing is just a feature they have so that cell phone users can check their email.

I don't have a cell phone either.

[yewberry]

7. Really?

How'd you get the code to sign up? I wasn't able to do so--but Haruka3_2000 may be able to help me out with that.

:-)

edit: fixed spelling

[ghostsofgiants]

8. Someone sends an invite to your current email address.

You click the link in the invitation that shows up to your current email address, and that takes you to a registration page.