Antigen Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hi, actually I'm using as default email address an email that is linked to my DSL provider... but it is full of spam and several times I don't receive email from my contact. Now I'm evaluating : - Outlook.com - Gmail.com - Yahoo.com - RunBox.com (paid email service) - Fastmail.com (paid email service) What do you suggest to use? In past I have used Gmail, but I think that this service is a little lesive of our privacy. Write me your experience with the email services.. and what you have decided to use as your default email for friends, business and work Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted January 13, 2015 MVC Share Posted January 13, 2015 Personally I like Gmail, but it really depends on your eco system I guess. If you are an Android user use Gmail, WP use Outlook, or you could use anyone of those anyway. I just really like Gmail, i've been using it since I got an invite way back when! The only one would say not to use is Yahoo, it gets hacked like felm! MikeChipshop 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkol Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Gmail is the best, I have been using it for ten years now.... Fast smtp servers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane-UK Veteran Posted January 13, 2015 Veteran Share Posted January 13, 2015 Agreed. Have been with Gmail since it launched pretty much. Outages are so infrequent I can barely remember them, and it's fast / light and works on virtually any mobile device. Thumbs up from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Berry Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I'd recommend Gmail or Outlook. Yahoo? Hell no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typu Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 the usual suspects, gmail.com (using it for like forever, without any issues) and outlook.com (really a good one too and i think sooner or later microsoft is gonna dominate the cloud services attached to it, very strong eco-system already now) if u want an alternative, try gmx.com exists for like forever and is excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted January 13, 2015 Supervisor Share Posted January 13, 2015 Gmail for personal emails, Hotmail for a spam account. HoochieMamma and sc302 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antigen Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 I don't like so much Gmail for the scanning of email for relevant ADS, but if you suggest me, i can try it. (i never use an account) I have only a question: - My name is Name SecondName Surname Do you suggest: name.s.surname@ or name.surname@ I like more the first address... you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obry Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Used to use Gmail but switched to Hotmail/Outlook few years ago and only forward my mail from Gmail now. They both work well. I like Outlook is a little cleaner and I don't feel like they're trying as hard as Google to read my email to serve me more and "better" ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted January 13, 2015 MVC Share Posted January 13, 2015 I don't like so much Gmail for the scanning of email for relevant ADS, but if you suggest me, i can try it. (i never use an account) I have only a question: - My name is ******* Do you suggest: *** . *. ****@ or *****.****@ I like more the first address... you? You realize that by asking people this, it will guarantee that you have a house warming gift of porn in your new email. RedOak, fusi0n, Aergan and 5 others 8 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 You realize that buy asking people this will guarantee that you have a house warming gift of porn in your new email. RedOak 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antigen Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 You realize that by asking people this, it will guarantee that you have a house warming gift of porn in your new email. Delte the quote, I have modified the message Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted January 13, 2015 Supervisor Share Posted January 13, 2015 You realize that by asking people this, it will guarantee that you have a house warming gift of porn in your new email.Funny, and also true. By posting a potential email address on the Internet, you are already opening yourself up for spam mail. This is why I have my Hotmail account to sign up for things, and my Gmail address that I only give out to friends, family, and people I know that won't abuse it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Berry Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I don't like so much Gmail for the scanning of email for relevant ADS, but if you suggest me, i can try it. (i never use an account) Can't you opt out of this? Not sure. Using an ad blocker will take care of seeing those pesky Gmail ads. BGM 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mduren2445 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I use 2 services...one that came with my internet service is for private emails and outlook for public stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZMINATOR Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Can't you opt out of this? Not sure. Yes anyone can.. they have not looked deeply in the settings or research on how to do this. I have done mine years ago. Same to Outlook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Berry Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Yeah, thought so. Opting out of personalized ads is one of the first things I do, even though I'll never see any of the ads in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antigen Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 But if i optout from gmail scan for ads... I don't stop profiling me or read my email, i only stop see relevant ads but Google continue to read email. Apart this... What username do you suggest. name.surname@ name_surname@ Name.s.surname@ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Best bets are Outlook or GMAIL. Free so try them out and see which ones you like the best. And stay away from Yahoo. Unless you like spam and malware. But if i optout from gmail scan for ads... I don't stop profiling me or read my email, i only stop see relevant ads but Google continue to read email. Apart this... What username do you suggest. name.surname@ name_surname@ Name.s.surname@ Google doesnt read your email. Dont believe the scare mongering. Its a BOT scan for keywords and a lot of sites do it now a days. And you can opt out and I never see an add/promotion ever in my Gmail. And personally, I never use my full name in my email address cept for work. Never have, never will. Some things I like to keep private. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antigen Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Why you don't like username with name and surname? I use my email for private email with friend and for jobs curriculum and most people tell me that is better not using a fantasy username, but only name and surname that is more professional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick H. Supervisor Posted January 14, 2015 Supervisor Share Posted January 14, 2015 Apart this... What username do you suggest. name.surname@ name_surname@ Name.s.surname@ Have you checked to make sure that all three are available for you to use? Honestly it doesn't matter what we suggest. All would be valid email addresses that could be used for personal emails while at the same time used for contacting companies with a CV. Antigen 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted January 14, 2015 Subscriber¹ Share Posted January 14, 2015 Gmail for personal emails, Hotmail for a spam account. This and only this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeChipshop Member Posted January 14, 2015 Member Share Posted January 14, 2015 Another vote for Gmail. A definitive "Best" email service is very much a personal choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe84 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I use Outlook.com with 6 aliases: 1 for personal e-mails which is also my Skype account, 1 for "public" e-mails, 1 that I use to sign up on sites that I know won't spam me, like Facebook, PayPal, Ebay, Amazon and Twitter, this will also prevent people from looking me up using my mail, 2 for work since I work for 2 different organizations and 1 is my 15 years old Hotmail/MSN Messenger account. I love Outlook.com aliases. I used to have a Yahoo account, then I started receiving a lot of spam, even though that address was strictly personal and professional, so I closed it and switched to Outlook.com also because Microsoft gave me, for free, 25GB on OneDrive, I'll admit that so much free cloud space played a huge part in my decision, and also because I prefer Office Web Apps over Google Docs, I prefer Microsoft privacy policy and the general "look and feel" of Outlook.com, especially the function that lets you trash an e-mail clicking the small trashcan icon near the sender, but basically, yeah I don't like Google and its policies in general, so I try to avoid using their services whenever I can. I also have an account on Outlook with my ISP that I never use and a Gmail account that I use for spam and to login on websites which I do not particularly care about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odom Member Posted January 14, 2015 Member Share Posted January 14, 2015 I like Gmail, have been using it ever since it went live. As I also have Android devices, it is simpler to set it up too. I like the integration of all services with the devices. On the other hand, I also have a Hotmail account, it was my first ever, since I got access to internet, way back when... Anyway, when Gmail came out I switched to it, but kept Hotmail. One thing I still like about Hotmail is that I can create aliases within my account. I use them for newsletters, signing up to websites, etc... If one gets compromised and creates too much spam, just delete it and create another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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