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[June]

i've always used gmail. thinking about moving to something else for reasons

curious what other people use

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Gmail is my main. But as back up I got an email account through my cable provider too.

 

[teezzy]

My ISP provided email

 

[dorkimoe]

My ISP provided email

Yeah

I literally never use gmail, just use my ISP email with microsoft mail

 

[June]

My ISP provided email

is there any particular benefit for doing this?

i can imagine isp software and ui would be not as good as the big boys like outlook, icloud , etc

 

[Mistake]

I use proton as a main, and outlook for trash or just whatever

 

[Dream-Knife]

I use outlook/live/hotmail, my old school gmail, and proton. Use proton if you're worried about privacy. MS and Google both work with the chinese government.

 

[AJUMP23]

I had aol prior to gmail. But I would move to outlook.

 

[Pagusas]

is there any particular benefit for doing this?

i can imagine isp software and ui would be not as good as the big boys like outlook, icloud , etc

Zero benefit and tons of cons, including a very likely chance of losing access to it one day.

 

[jshackles]

Switched from gmail to protonmail about 2 years ago, haven't looked back since

costs a little bit, but it's not too bad

 

[Tschumi]

I'd probably use my 20 year old Hotmail addy

 

[haxan7]

I’m not a fan of browser based gmail. But I do use it sometimes. Gmail through outlook is my preferred email.

 

[June]

Zero benefit and tons of cons, including a very likely chance of losing access to it one day.

lol yeah it did seem a bit odd to me. plus you i dont think anyone gets to choose their isp email name either (?)

good to know, thanks

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Gmail was a lot better for me years back as it was smooth and clutter free.

I must had got onto a mailing list because suddenly I got shitloads of spam. Most of it goes to the spam section so it's smart enough to to know, but I still get some trickling into my inbox or promotion box.

Does Proton or any specialized email service have zero spam? Or is it something you got to live with if your email address is spammed out on the net no matter which service you use?

 

[teezzy]

is there any particular benefit for doing this?

i can imagine isp software and ui would be not as good as the big boys like outlook, icloud , etc

Convenience

 

[SentientStone]

I love Gmail but recently noticed I’m reaching the storage limit.
I also iCloud and forward all my gmail emails to it, but I find the overall experience not as refined as Gmail, often the wrong emails would get filtered into the spam folder.

 

[June]

Convenience

fyi it takes literally 30 seconds to create an email on the listed sites

 

[teezzy]

fyi it takes literally 30 seconds to create an email on the listed sites

Why bother? I already have Gmail and a burner via my isp

 

[June]

Why bother? I already have Gmail and a burner via my isp

was just sayin

 

[HoodWinked]

hotmail/outlook is dogshit but if you already have an xbox account i'd just use that despite it sucking.

 

[Cohetedor]

I still use my original Hotmail account through the outlook app. But the only email I get is for Amazon or other online shopping orders so it really doesn't matter.

 

[Snaggletooth]

I've only ever used Hotmail/Outlook.

 

[SJRB]

Proton for sure.

 

[eddie4]

proton for main
outlook just because it was the first email account i signed up with @hotmail.
gmail for random stuff
yahoo for pure junkmail

 

[VN1X]

Protonmail of course. I have the premium subscription so I can use multiple pm.me domain addresses for the same inbox. Love it!

 

[Cyberpunkd]

MS and Google both work with the chinese government.

ProtonMail Explains Why It Shared a User's IP Address With Police

Even a secure email service can't ignore a legally binding order from Swiss authorities.

www.pcmag.com

Not a single company in the world will defy a legally-binding request for info. If you do anything online it will be tracked one way or the other, if you don't like it don't use computers.

 

[Dream-Knife]

ProtonMail Explains Why It Shared a User's IP Address With Police

Even a secure email service can't ignore a legally binding order from Swiss authorities.

www.pcmag.com

Not a single company in the world will defy a legally-binding request for info. If you do anything online it will be tracked one way or the other, if you don't like it don't use computers.

That has nothing to do with what I posted.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

That has nothing to do with what I posted.

Yes, it does. Microsoft will share your details with the Chinese government as well as ANY OTHER government that goes through courts and gets a legal verdict. Same goes for Proton, they are more secure than Gmail for sure but their privacy pitch is a marketing scheme.

 

[chromhound]

Outlook and Zoho (buisiness)

 

[Punished Miku]

I use gmail for things I want to actually read, and yahoo for everything I have to sign up for that I will never check.

 

[Kenpachii]

ISP e-mails are the worst, if you move or get another u are sol, also IPS's often tend to change e-mail addresses.

By far the best is gmail, then outlook i would say.

 

[p_xavier]

iCloud, I trust Apple privacy more than Google, even if it's not that much better.

 

[Razvedka]

Proton is the obvious choice.

 

[Alandring]

I use Gmail, Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird. At the same time, all for a different email address .

(I have something like 6 different email adresses and of all them receive new messages every day or two)

 

[Dural]

I've had a yahoo mail account from before Gmail was a thing, still my most used email account.

 

[ResilientBanana]

Yeah

I literally never use gmail, just use my ISP email with microsoft mail

wtf, never.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Gmail is all you need, universities, jobs, cable providers have email services but they don’t feel as legit as gmail

 

[EverydayBeast]

Evolution of gmail

 

[Trogdor1123]

I use gmail for my spam account only. I really don’t care for it. Outlook is much better in my mind

 

[dorkimoe]

is there any particular benefit for doing this?

i can imagine isp software and ui would be not as good as the big boys like outlook, icloud , etc

You can put your isp email into outlook

 

[Mithos]

Mail through my own domain (since 1999).
~€150-200/year for the domain and mailhost (unlimited mail addressees and unlimited aliases).

 

[daveonezero]

All web based mail is bad. Dedicated client is always better.

I try to steer clear of Alphabet but keep one for a number of reasons. I’ve experienced whole corporations blocking emails from nearly everything but Gmail.

 

[TTOOLL]

Outlook because I pay for Office 365 (now MS 365).

Evolution of gmail

Like most Google products it was turned into shit.

 

[T8SC]

AltaVista.

 

[Ribi]

Tf is zoho. Also I recently came across a ymail account and had flashbacks

 

[Dream-Knife]

Yes, it does. Microsoft will share your details with the Chinese government as well as ANY OTHER government that goes through courts and gets a legal verdict. Same goes for Proton, they are more secure than Gmail for sure but their privacy pitch is a marketing scheme.

Is proton taking funds from the US government and then working with the Chinese military to create AI to track its citizens and eventually take the commanding heights of the new digital world?

 

[teezzy]

was just sayin

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

iCloud

 

[StateofMajora]

I should really switch to proton

 

[Susurrus]

I still have a hotmail account as my secondary account....

But idk.