What email provider is best?

ScarlettHollie5

Hi,
I am fed up with hotmail despite blocking get numerous amount if spam. Rather concerned that gmail goes through your account to deliver advertising. What others are available that limits spam and advertising

Many thanks

poppasmurf_bewdley

I've used Gmail for three years now, and am normally very happy with it. I get very little spam (two or three a month), and see very little targeted or un-targeted advertising.

Don't sign up for their equivalent of Facebook - G+ or whatever it's called.

WTFH

How much are you willing to spend for "the best"?

How about setting up your own domain so you control the addresses and can put spam & anti-virus filters on at the server yourself?

warehouse

Best free one is gmail. By a mile.

ScarlettHollie5

Thanks for replies .had not considered setting up own domain . A bit if a idiot regarding computers (technology in general) is it difficult ?

Ralph-y

you will have to provide a few more details first ...
are you private / business ?
Do you want / have a website?
Do you expect lots and lots of email / web visits ?
................

Google domain name with web hosting ......

do not be to tempted with the very cheapest ..... they some times can tie you in / won't let you move your domain name.

Who is your BB provider ? many provide free web hosting/ email addresses

If you do decide yes then you will have to decide if you want to carry on with web based email or POP3 ( download) version ...... or pick one that does both :-)

Ralph:cool:

InsideInsurance

Ralph-y wrote: »

If you do decide yes then you will have to decide if you want to carry on with web based email or POP3 ( download) version ...... or pick one that does both :-)

Ideally you'd use IMAP rather than POP, increasingly so as people tend to have multiple devices accessing the same mailboxes these days.

Getting a domain and email set up is simple. You do need to be a little careful about lock in.

Of cause if you are concerned about the quality of the web interface then your unlikely to get as good as Gmail or Outlook are from this option. Likewise spam blocking isnt necessarily going to be any better.

bryanb

I've used mail.com for years without problems or spam.

Ralph-y

"Ideally you'd use IMAP rather than POP" ,

that's why I was asking for more details and trying to not get to 'tecky'



Ralph:cool:

Jakeandme

#4
Yep also using this, no problems at all, mind you i do forward anything important to my Virgin account just in case.

abibee

I'm not with them, but GMX are supposed to be good ( http://www.gmx.co.uk/ ). Or you could just get a new outlook.com username and start afresh there.