Hotmail .. give us $$ or else ..


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Ah... seems hotmail is going the same way as yahoo... wonder how long it will be before the $$$ are required :mad: .....saw this over at http://news.com.com/2100-1023-866086.html ....

In Microsoft's popular free e-mail service, messages are being swept out and bounced back to senders as the site urges members to upgrade to a premium version that costs $19.95 a year, according to subscribers.

One Hotmail user, Arianna, said she signed on to her e-mail account last week to find the system had emptied out her in-box--including important messages about her upcoming wedding--but left her junk-mail folder full.

"It definitely felt like strong-arming, like 'See what can happen if you don't pay us,'" said Arianna, a community college professor who lives in San Francisco.

click the link to read more.... bah !

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I've been paying for my Yahoo! account for a while now for extra storage and now for pop3 access

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Sure it kinda sucks, but think about it, these companies are giving you something for free. Then people start complaining when they ask for small fee (like 5 cents a day and the cost of a 20oz soda a month) , people get bitchy. Seriously people, calm down!!! It's part of the process. You get a service, you pay for said service.

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I think that hotmail offering extra services for a small fee is great news

I have not had my existing excellent service affected in any way.

I think it is good that MS have recognised that people are demanding more form their service and are offering this. I am considering a move to the advances service soon.

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Hmmmm same way as Yahoo does ? damn....I bet it's slogan for "World #1 Free email service" will be "World #1 Paid email service".

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yup.. looks like $$$ is takin over the email world now.... MS like everone else is on a drive to exact more money cause profit margins and competition eat into the balance sheets... dont believe so much the other flowery stuff me thinx... oh well .. back to the isp's email service... until such time that becomes a chargeable extra too :(

.. it'll probably have the ads too !

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I just thought I would add my input here...

I can see with both sides on this paid vs free issue. Coming from the user standpoint, when something has been free for this many years like it has with hotmail and other services, users find it an insult to be strong armed into the paid services. I remember when I used to have my geocities pages and how stuff like FTP and email were free and now FTP is $4 something a year. Even tho I don't have that there anymore I still get slighted somewhat or a little miffed about it.

Although I definately can understand the otherside as well. I'm a owner/operator of my own small business and I definately understand the costs affiliated with *anything* IT related. Costs of hardware, costs of software, costs of bandwidth, connections etc. All of this may work great being free for a certain while but when millions and millions of users are pushing those systems to the max and you have to go out and purchases say... 1000 new servers to keep providing for the demand then financial issues become top priority over users. I know that sounds harsh, but facing creditors and going to jail over no payments vs keeping happy users... you make the decision.

But there is always a medium ground here and we have found that with Hotmail and Yahoo cutting down on the size of accounts, lack of features and plenty of ads for the free service they provide.

I do like to think I have an alternative for the people who are really complaining about Hotmail and Yahoo going towards pay options. I do have my own website with FREE email service that comes with a 6mb inbox limit! This is a totally free email service to the user and with no strong arming to upgrade or pay. Of course POP3 service is a pay service I offer, but the standard WebMail is clean, NOT bloated with ads, nor do spammers have my domain aimed in their spam lists. So you get a full featured, larger than other providers email inbox that is virtually spam free.

Check out my businesses webpage to signup: www.modemnet.net

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well heres another issue...

Hotmail have hrmm justa guess close to 1,000,000 ppl logging on everyday and since all those ppl use their accounts hotmail hames HUGE ammounts of money by selling those email addresses to companies so they can spam their annoying messages into your inbox think about it. Seems like they just want more money but hey as long as there r other ones out there, which will always excist dont worry about it ;)

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then dont you think ppl would rather that then having to dish out some cash ? i mean some ppls parents probably wont even let them pay for something they dont know about so im thinking about 30% of the ppl or more will dissapear.

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hmmm.. yeah I agree, Pyro...

anyway.. even though u can still keep a free hotmail account for now and keep it clear of under 2mb so emails aren't bounced back... I wonder how long that will last ??... cuz just look at how many times hotmail have changed their service recently ... :dead:

and we are getting messenger as part of XP... which kinda intices u to use a hotmail account... all those nice msn add ins to warn u when u get an email etc..... so why do we have to pay more ?

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The whole pay for MSN Hotmail or else reports are bull. Stay below 2mb and you are fine (like it has always been). If you don't want automated notices that you are nearing your free inbox quota, keep your account trimmed below 1.8 mb.

It is pretty darn simple.

What is free today on MSN Hotmail should remain free. Anything above & beyond what we have today will be subscription based.

Originally posted by SimonHi

I think that hotmail offering extra services for a small fee is great news

I have not had my existing excellent service affected in any way.

I think it is good that MS have recognised that people are demanding more form their service and are offering this. I am considering a move to the advances service soon.

Microsoft has recognized the need to go beyond the current set of services for quite some time. It takes a lot of programming, designing, and build out (both in terms of hardware & bodies for support). The MSN Personal Services Group has moved the MSN 8 subscription services out of the test labs and into the build out phase in preparation for this fall's release. MSN Hotmail's slice of that roll out will include a super-scale integrated mail, calendaring, invitation, and voice service. MSN Explorer will have an interesting implementation of that service too. ;-)

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I never go to hotmail.com but use email from my outlook express. Anyone know for sure.. if this counts as logging in to hotmail.. because 30days later, i dont want to wake up to a suprize that my hotmail accout is gone :o

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Hmmm... i was just thinking. I dont personally use my hotmail account. I just have it because i used it to sign up for MSN messenger. If i lose my account will that mean i lose the ability to sign into MSN ? I am assuming yes. :ermm:

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Well, i must say that sucks. :s So it is not possible to switch to a non hotmail address and continue using the same account ? Or re register under a non hotmail address ? :ermm:

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No Keldyn because remember that your .net Passport sign-in name is the same as your hotmail address. So if you wanted to use user@otherdomain.com as your Messenger name, you would have a brand new account, everything's tagged to your e-mail.

EDIT: It is possible to re-register under a non-hotmail accout of course as you asked, but it would be like starting from scratch again... dunno if you can import your buddies if you export them first...

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Thanks for the info ahodes. Now i have a clearer understanding of Microsofts passport strategy. Grrrr :dead:

I guess i will have to keep it then. I have become quite fond of MSN Messenger

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Originally posted by Keldyn

Thanks for the info ahodes. Now i have a clearer understanding of Microsofts passport strategy. Grrrr :dead:

I guess i will have to keep it then. I have become quite fond of MSN Messenger

I know MSN Messenger is great... now only if I could get everyone I know to move from AIM to MSN.... :ermm:

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