Gmail Alternative

Hatter The Mad · 28 Jan 2012 at 12:05

Tummy said:
As I mentioned.

Apple do an email service, @me.com works fantastically well on an iPhone

The me.com web interface is an absolute abomination.

mattyfez · 28 Jan 2012 at 12:12

I just use hotmail personaly, I have a gmail account but I can't use it as I forgot my password, and I don't know enough about myself to get it unlocked!

For this reason, I think gmail is rubbish.

LeeUK · 28 Jan 2012 at 12:23

I like how on Gmail you can put dots anywhere within the username and the email still comes through. And the ability to use +word in your email address too e.g. [email protected]. Handy when you sign up to something and working out who is selling your details on to spammers.

KIA · 28 Jan 2012 at 12:24

Yahoo has two-factor authentication and disposable addresses without the + requirement.

Homer-Simpson · 28 Jan 2012 at 12:26

Hushmail

Ace Modder · 28 Jan 2012 at 12:35

I use gmail with this firefox addon

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/google-redesigned/

It's pretty good.

Glaucus · 28 Jan 2012 at 12:38

Amp34 said:
hotmail/live/msn...

They don't support push what ever it's called.

Yahoo, is brilliant.

Dave85 · 28 Jan 2012 at 12:58

Gmx is pretty good use it for all my junk mail.

gord · 28 Jan 2012 at 13:00

Google Apps using your personal domain with their email infrastructure = awesome.

richyfingers · 28 Jan 2012 at 13:01

The whole dot thing is a pain for me too. I joined when it first started up and took the format [email protected]. Now I get a lod of crap through from someone who seems to have signed up using [email protected]. Why do google allow people to sign up for essentially what is the same email account? I also worry that maybe he will recieve some of my emals as I seem to get so many which are clearly intended for him.

dbmzk1 · 28 Jan 2012 at 13:27

Gmail is by FAR the best.

Use it with apps for your domain and it's just unbeatable.

Shock · 28 Jan 2012 at 14:06

Glaucus said:
They don't support push what ever it's called.

Yahoo, is brilliant.

Yes, they do.

Glaucus · 28 Jan 2012 at 14:07

Shock said:
Yes, they do.

How?
They only update the server. They don't update on other devices, like yahoo/gmail do.
If I look at a yahoo email on the iPad, the iPad and net version are updated as viewed, if I switch to iPhone, it is still shown as unviewed and as far as I know there is nothing you can do to change this.
Unlike yahoo/gmail, which updates across all platforms.

robj20 · 28 Jan 2012 at 14:13

Gmail emails get pushed to my account, if i send an email its on my phone within seconds.

TNGL · 28 Jan 2012 at 14:14

10 Minute Mail

Begbie · 28 Jan 2012 at 14:17

robj20 said:
Gmail emails get pushed to my account, if i send an email its on my phone within seconds.

Same, pretty sure Gmail supports push.

Pawnless Endgame · 28 Jan 2012 at 14:18

Agreeing with most replies on here. Stick with Gmail.

Glaucus · 28 Jan 2012 at 14:22

robj20 said:
Gmail emails get pushed to my account, if i send an email its on my phone within seconds.

If that's a reply to me, we aren't discussing gmail.
Gmail and yahoo are both great and support everything.

malthus · 28 Jan 2012 at 14:28

I just use my domain name email on my hosting for personal mail.

and work website for work mail

Shock · 28 Jan 2012 at 14:32

Glaucus said:
How?
They only update the server. They don't update on other devices, like yahoo/gmail do.
If I look at a yahoo email on the iPad, the iPad and net version are updated as viewed, if I switch to iPhone, it is still shown as unviewed and as far as I know there is nothing you can do to change this.
Unlike yahoo/gmail, which updates across all platforms.

*Shrugs*
Whatever I do on the iphone will update the server and vise versa. Never had anything not update correctly but I don't use two devices.