Gmail or Yahoo - which one is your choice?

@zandi458 (28102)

Malaysia

November 20, 2008 3:48am CST

At long last I've changed my email address to Gmail specifically for mylot activities. I am not too happy with the services of yahoo as it is very slow and some of my mails have been 'hijacked'. I never got to read some of the discussions mylot send through yahoo. Besides the discussions are delayed by few hours and by the time it reaches my screen the discussions have sort of become 'outdated' Gmail is a better choice if you need speed and efficiency. What email provider are you using now?

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@rvangeld (334)

• United States

21 Nov 08

I use gmail, because that is what my school uses. I really like the set up as well. Also, gmail is very quick. It is a good thing, because at my work, I need to email back and forth between co-workers sometimes, so it is a good email to use.

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

21 Nov 08

I think there is nothing better than gmail at the moment.

@rvangeld (334)

• United States

21 Nov 08

I totally agree with you, it is set up pretty well, also

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@freda529 (136)

• China

22 Nov 08

Yahoo sometimes very slow to receive my letters.You guys recommended gmail and I heard from my friend that gmail was faster and safe.So,I wanna try gmail.

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

22 Nov 08

If you have heard it from many people, why wait join in the wagon. I'm sure you'll never look back.

@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

22 Nov 08

You're a fast worker, aren't you?

@freda529 (136)

• China

22 Nov 08

you are right.And I have already signed up a gmail account.I'll change some to gmail first.If it's really good,I'll choose gmail then.

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@farazkh1 (1153)

• Pakistan

23 Nov 08

My choice is Yahoo!mail which is the best mail client i have ever used it is flexible and easy to use with simple features for random users ........ instead of Gmail which is also quite good but not favorite as Yahoo! ....

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

23 Nov 08

Some people still like yahoo as they are used to it and it is quite simple but not until you have tried gmail, I am sure you are going to like it. It is so fast.

@mediamax (120)

• Malaysia

26 Dec 08

yes, i like Gmail better too, it was great!

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@candysky (855)

• Malaysia

27 Nov 08

well, both i have email account with them... I use to use Yahoo although it like you say, very slow and always delayed email.... I only use Gmail when my attachment size is big.... my friend told me that Gmail, when dowdload attachment, it is also faster... but because i use to use Yahoo, so i just use back yahoo....

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

27 Nov 08

I don't really use all the extra facilities in any of my email accounts except for getting my mails and online earnings which I find gmail is much better than yahoo. It will take time to familiarize with a new provider. But if you find more at ease with yahoo then just stick with it.

@candysky (855)

• Malaysia

27 Nov 08

i just use to it...

and lazy to change only....

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@chibiXpudding (340)

• United States

21 Nov 08

I'm using Yahoo for almost anything, and I haven't had any experiences of it being delayed. What do you mean by 'hijacked' by the way? Maybe it's just the spam thing, try adding mylot to your contacts and maybe everything will make it to your inbox. I don't have that much experience with GMail, so I'm not familiar, my main Email provider that I use is Yahoo, then MSN or AOL. Happy myLotting! :]

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

22 Nov 08

Hijacked? I don't get some of my mails there. They are not in spam either. Gmail is up to date and get my notification almost immediately.

@chibiXpudding (340)

• United States

22 Nov 08

OH, really? I get all my myLot mail, ... hopefully

• India

22 Nov 08

Thanks for sharing. I use Yahoo, and sometimes,Yahoo gets too slow,and need to refresh, but gone so used to it.

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

22 Nov 08

I think yahoo is too slow and gmail is a better alternative.

@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

23 Nov 08

You have to be there to find out the difference.

• India

23 Nov 08

Well if u say Gmail is good, will try it out.

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@handsomevm (144)

• India

20 Nov 08

I have been using both yahoo and gmail.Besides these two i also use hotmail.While using i really dont face problems using either.But then a personal choice would be GMAIL any day.Not only does it give a better service it also give better facilities then the others.I also allows you to attach files of bigger size then the others.And yeah talking about speed.It surely is very fast.

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@handsomevm (144)

• India

21 Nov 08

Yup everyone seem to have their own choices.According to you and me gmail is fast but for others YAhoo might be.But then why worry and bother.Just be happy with what you do.You made a switch.And you are happy.So dont worry if the others think that the reason for your happiness is right or not.

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

20 Nov 08

i did no mistake of changing to gmail then. Everyone seems to prefer gmail over yahoo. It is the speed that gives gmail the advantage.

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@suruchi86 (1873)

• India

17 May 09

I have accounts in both and find both of them equally good. However, since I joined yahoo first, my most of the contacts are on this mail id and hence, I use yahoo more than gmail.

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

17 May 09

It is good to have both emails provider as we can spread out and segregate our mails according to our preferences.

@ANTIQUELADY (36440)

• United States

20 Nov 08

i use outlook express to get my e-mails. i don't even know what gmail is. duh?

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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)

• United States

20 Nov 08

we never get to old to learn, do we? i love learning new things. thank you.

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@bombshell (11256)

• Germany

20 Nov 08

i prefer yahoo fastest and the best

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

20 Nov 08

Bombshell, I like your new avatar. Yahoo, it suits you

@bombshell (11256)

• Germany

20 Nov 08

realy?thanks zandie you make my heart sing charrr

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@SaviourV (260)

• Malaysia

20 Nov 08

Saviour-V teleports in... Got three off the bat. Hotmail, Yahoo, and Gmail. There's also my office e-mail, but let's leave that out of myLot, shall we? ^_^;; Anyway, all 3 are accessible via the nick of "saviourv", so if you have any offers related to making lots of money, OR if you happen to be a beautiful Chinese / Japanese who lives in Malaysia and happens to be a good cook, e-mail me. Heh heh. Saviour-V grins, as he teleports out...

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@SaviourV (260)

• Malaysia

20 Nov 08

Saviour-V teleports in again... And I mean "beautiful Chinese / Japanese GIRL". Can't believe I missed that word while I was typing that in. Saviour-V teleports out again, with a visible blush on his face this time....

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

20 Nov 08

Hey my countryman, you're on the hunt for beautiful chinese/japanese women? What is so thrilling about these ladies? hot..hot..hot, well I hope ladies who fit in to SaviourV's preference please send an email to him care of my space here so that I can vet before I pass on to you.

• United States

10 Dec 08

I've had my yahoo account for a long time so I prefer that. But Gmail has a lot of nice features. I made an account there too just in case I wanted to switch one day.

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

10 Dec 08

I have been with yahoo a long time before I found gmail providing better services.

@kguru1979 (381)

• India

17 May 09

I am using both Gmail and Yahoo. Yahoo is outdated in its features and user friendliness, but now I have noticed some changes made by yahoo team such as integration of yahoo chat in yahoo mail (As did by Gmail). Some sort of upgradation needed in yahoo so as to overtake the performance and success of Gmail.

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

17 May 09

Yahoo and gmail are competing against each other but being pioneer yahoo definitely has more subscribers but many are turning to gmail as they have better features and are more efficient.

@krajibg (11922)

• Guwahati, India

17 May 09

No Yahoo is not not slow as the gmail is now. Yahoo is ever smart but till today gmail is not up to date and therefore now and I prefer Yahoo for many reasons.

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

17 May 09

Yahoo being pioneer in this business are more user friendly. Probably they have improved since the last time I left for gmail. They were quite slow then.

@riyasam (16556)

• India

27 Nov 08

i have always used gmail from the beginning but i do like not for mail services but for usage of facilities like webcam.it come very handy when dealing with my cousins,who are now in different country.

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

27 Nov 08

I have not tried using it's other facilities but many people are finding the facilities in gmail very useful. Good you are making full use of their facilities.

@subha12 (18441)

• India

27 Nov 08

My choice is obviously gmail. it is just fine. the inbuilt chat from the initial stage is added thing. plus the space is ever increasing here.

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

27 Nov 08

I agree with you on this. Gmail is definitely the best in terms of speed, space and convenience.

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

27 Nov 08

I still do not receive email alerts for some of my friends here. When I check to see if my friends are active when I haven't heard from them, I find that not only are they active but they have been starting new discussions...the alert is turned on but there is nothing in my email. I wonder if the friend has my email alert turned off then that affects mine? Because these friends never respond top my discussions either. Hmmm...thoughts to ponder.

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

27 Nov 08

I don't think it happen to you alone. I have noticed that too in my circle of friends. Some of the friends are just fence sitters and never come to my discussions. Even without the email alert they could just check it up in the 'friends started' column and respond if they are co-operative enough. For me I will tackle my friends discussions first before moving on to the other discussions if I can't find something that interest me from their discussions.

@suruchi86 (1873)

• India

22 Nov 08

Yes I agree with you. Sometimes Yahoo gets too slow and that is the reason I also have changed to Gmail.

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

22 Nov 08

I change because of the slowness in yahoo and I find that gmail is faster.

@angel_of_charm (4134)

• Philippines

22 Nov 08

i use Gmail for my personal mails and i use yahoo for my paid sites...i like Gmail more than yahoo..yahoo doesn't have a good filter for spammers..some still goes straight to my inbox..while Gmail can detect spams

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

22 Nov 08

Yes, I agree with you after being in gmail for 2 days I am full of praise for this provider. It is faster than yahoo and more systematic. I get my notification faster now.

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@qinchenglim510156 (83)

• China

22 Nov 08

I still use yahoo now ,Gmail is really better than yahoo ?perhaps this is speciall case in some place

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@zandi458 (28102)

• Malaysia

22 Nov 08

I think it is the same in all places.