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15 May 2016, 07:29 AM | #1 |
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So, for free email, except Gmail there is nothing good left?
Regarding this thread,
http://www.emaildiscussions.com/showthread.php?t=71695 It seems that except gmail, every other free email was proved to be worse. Is there any real alternative to Gmail? The only one I know is maybe ProtonMail, but except the privacy issue, PM doesn't have any advantage than Gmail. How about your thoughts? |
15 May 2016, 07:32 AM | #2 |
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And I hate Gmail.
What else have you tried? |
15 May 2016, 01:38 PM | #3 |
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Gmail's webclient is very much functional. After a number of email provider hopping...I have realised only Zoho and Zimbra based free email (which isn't any) have that kind of functionality - POP3/IMAP/Fetch Mail/Sent through SMTP/Levels etc.
Also Gmail is rarely down, much more reliable in delivery and spam filtering. Even though I have my own domain with email hosting package from bigrock.in, I use Gmail as my primary catchall destination and ZOHO as my official id. |
15 May 2016, 07:21 PM | #4 |
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gmx.com is a good replacement for gmail
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15 May 2016, 07:41 PM | #5 | |
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I am using Yandex,mail.ru and others for over a year and I am VERY satisfied with their services.(free accounts). And I doubt if they realy are worse then Gmail?? Afterall there are many features of Gmail most commun users do NOT use on a daily basis. Outlook imho also is an outstanding email service. Avoid at all costs free AOL "services" however. my 2 eurocents. Dutchie |
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16 May 2016, 01:13 AM | #6 |
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Aol
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16 May 2016, 01:11 PM | #7 |
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Its the connotation that comes along with using AOL more so then what AOL actually has to offer.
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17 May 2016, 02:01 AM | #8 |
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I agree. Yahoo's webmail interface is so bad. AOL's webmail seems have gotten slightly better since Verizon bought it.
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18 May 2016, 05:26 PM | #9 | |
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IMO, Outlook is pretty good too but I still prefer Yandex. To the OP: I've tried Tutanota and that's reliable for email, but the interface is a bit basic. There aren't any themes like on Gmail/Yandex but I guess that's not that important, as long as the emails get through. And yes, avoid AOL: I know a lot of people who aren't receiving incoming emails in their AOL account. The problem is so bad that lots of people are simply ditching it and starting email accounts with different providers. |
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18 May 2016, 11:51 PM | #10 | |
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Nope...only ZOHO and Fastmail can so far. |
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19 May 2016, 06:25 AM | #11 |
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How about Autistici/Inventati?
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20 May 2016, 04:35 AM | #12 |
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There's not many choices for FREE email with IMAP access.
A lot of free mail places, make you pay for an upgrade, to get imap connnectivity. Most common free ones. hotmail, aol, yahoo, gmail, zoho - then it gets hard to find a free one. I know there are a few free ones in other countries, but the issue with those is that their spam filters might not recognize the language you speak and start marking everything as spam. |
20 May 2016, 07:45 AM | #13 | |
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both have english interface. |
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20 May 2016, 06:54 PM | #14 |
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Mail.ru Yandex....Qip.ru rambler.ru..all Russian (free) email services with IMAP access. The first two are outstanding imho and are NO less then Gmail/Outlook and the likes.
QQ.com from China also does a great job....they do have an English interface in their webmail:-) just stay away from AOL,GMX or web.de...horrible service. Dutchie |
24 May 2016, 04:32 AM | #15 |
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Thanks Dutchie, I was able to sign up to both of those locations to test out.
Jeffpan, I'm having trouble trying to create an account on the two you listed, google translation services does a poor job on the sign up process. |
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