Gmail. Like it? Love it? Hate it?

@mentalward (14690)
United States
December 7, 2008 10:00am CST
I've heard a lot about Google's mail, Gmail. Most of what I've heard is good, some is indifferent. I've just recently created my own Gmail account and was wondering what everyone else thought about it. Do you have it? Do you find that there is less spam than other free emails? My son likes it but can't really compare it to others since Hotmail has upgraded to much, he claims to keep up with Gmail. LOL So, what are your thoughts about Gmail?
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7 Dec 08
i love it. its the best email thingy and the mail comes quick and you dont need to refresh the page to check if you got new mail.
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@mentalward (14690)
• United States
7 Dec 08
Well, that's cool! You don't have to refresh the page? You mean it automatically refreshes itself? That's awesome! I think I'm really going to love Gmail!
• United States
7 Dec 08
I have my main account through gmail, and I have to say I love it. Everything is clean and easy to use, no need to refresh to see if I have mail, and the in-mail chat feature has saved me many a headache!
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@mentalward (14690)
• United States
7 Dec 08
Someone else mentioned that no need to refresh feature but I didn't know about the in-mail chat feature! That's totally awesome!!! I'm not much of a "chatter", per se, at least not in messenger-type chats, but I like it when I do have a lot to say. Cool! Thanks for telling me about that feature. I'm going to have to go there now and learn more about it. Awesome!
• Canada
8 Dec 08
I love gmail. It picks up spam easily. I have never had a problem with spam getting through the spam filter. I use mine with yahoo groups and Incredimail and have for about 4 yrs. No complaints from me.
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@Bd200789 (2994)
• United States
11 Dec 08
I really like it, but I have to use the Basic HTML version because I have dial-up internet. The newer version takes too long to load on dial up.
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@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
12 Dec 08
Well, they are just like any other online mail I have used. What I like about Gmail is the search function. I can search for any mail with just a few key words and they will display all the possibilities for me to select from. A very useful feature than many other online mail does not have.
• India
7 Dec 08
I like Gmail becoze of the chatting facilities......n also it controls d spams well....it is gud, easy, quick......i like it over yahoo, rediff, n others
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@mentalward (14690)
• United States
7 Dec 08
Thanks for letting me know. It looks like Gmail is liked better than the others by most people. I just might be deleting my Hotmail account soon!
• United States
7 Dec 08
I love Gmail. I used hotmail exclusively for several years before I just got tired of all the spam that I got there. The spam never stopped and it just kept showing up in the wrong folder and everything else. I deleted that email and now I use Gmail exclusively and I love it. I refuse to use hotmail full time now. It's just a waste of time.
@mentalward (14690)
• United States
7 Dec 08
Yep, I have that problem too with spam coming to my inbox instead of the spam folder in Hotmail. So, you're 100% in favor of Gmail. Good to know! It looks like Gmail is going to win by a landslide!
• Pakistan
2 Mar 09
Gmail is very popular. I had also made my Gmail account but I did not use it well as I found it complex. I don't know that why was I unable to use it well. As concern your son. I feel that youngsters of now a days are more brilliant than their elders in surfing the cyberspace, I think, do you agree?
@mentalward (14690)
• United States
2 Mar 09
I agree completely, sheenshaukat! I think kids born after, say, 1980, have little computers inside their heads instead of brains! My son was fixing my computer problems by the time he was 10 years old. I always asked him how he knew how to do it but he would only shrug his shoulders and say he didn't know. I'm still confused by Gmail. I don't know if it's because I haven't used it enough to get used to it or I really don't like it. It's very different than most email hosts.
@angemac23 (2003)
• Canada
8 Dec 08
I love gmail. It's easier to use and it suits my needs better than other emails.
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
7 Dec 08
I use it for some things but I don't often look at it. My internet provider has my main email address that I use for family and friends. I have a few others that I use for myLot, surveys, etc. GMail really isn't that special as far as I can see but it's free so I use it!
@commanderxo (1494)
• Canada
25 Mar 09
I love it! I've had a Gmail account now for quite some time, and truthfully, I wouldn't want any other. It's great for posting photos (when used with Picasa 3) and creating web albums...or documents. It's got a pretty good chat service (although, I prefer Skype), great layout, and recently, I just love the new themes option. Sorry but I have no use for Hotmail...and not only that, but here in good old Canada, one cannot log into MyLot with a Hotmail account. I'm using Gmail for such and have never had any problems with it, ever. Yup...guess you can tell I like it, huh? cdrxo
• United States
25 Mar 09
I can tell.
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• India
7 Dec 08
Gmail is the service where every kind of mail is being delivered... which I think at Yahoo and hotmail stucked under spam folder or some times returned.
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• Philippines
8 Dec 08
love it very much!..i love everything about it.can't compare it to any free email service provider.
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@my1341 (456)
• China
2 Mar 09
Yeah! I love Gmail to keep in contact with my friends. It is the best email provider which I have ever used. It has a more user-friendly interface, easy and comfortable to use. When you log onto your account, the space will begin to increase without your notice. I never have to dread so many spams like others unless you provide your email information on other sites.
• Singapore
5 Mar 09
Yea, so far, I think it is still the best. I am just waiting for another new kid on the block to enter the market and overtake Gmail.
@mentalward (14690)
• United States
2 Mar 09
I guess I'll just have to get used to it, then. I've been using Hotmail and have recently been receiving TONS of spam. It's so bad that I just want to shut down my Hotmail account. I'm just a bit confused about Gmail right now, but that's probably because I'm not used to it. Thanks for sharing your experience with it!
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
2 Mar 09
I am using Gmail every day and like it more and more. I chose the theme Summer Ocean, it has so beautiful colors, gives me a feeling of being on the beach a warm summer day. I also like the reader. You can subscribe audio info and Gmail has a lot of space, so I have saved some photos there. They are rather good at sorting out spam too. But I still check the spam folder for legitimate mails. I just opened another Gmail account for paid surveys and some other things. No problem, it takes a little time to learn, but I think you will like Gmail after some time..
• Singapore
5 Mar 09
Hi mentalward, I used to love it and would recommend it to anyone I talk to. It is still ok but for one, the novelty has worn off and for two, gmail has gone down the drain recently. Recently, for whatever reason, I (and my friends) find gmail SLOW. It is not all the time but quite often, the speed crawls and the page will take forever (meaning never) to load. That is not exciting when you simply don't have the patience to spend precious time waiting for something to happen that is supposed to happen long ago. Then again, I am not switching to other emails and even if it is hassle free, there isn't another "gmail" that is way better than gmail.
@suruchi86 (1873)
• India
26 May 09
I also have gmail account and find it good also. However, my first love is yahoomail, as this is my first email account.
@elitess (5070)
• Ipswich, England
7 Dec 08
Hi there Mental Ward. I use Gmail as my secondary mail and for my alert pay address as well. It is a fairly good mail provider but i still prefer using my yahoo as i use the yahoo messenger as well as my primary mail service.
@mentalward (14690)
• United States
8 Dec 08
Thanks, elitess. I used to use Yahoo but geesy-peesy! They're innundated with spam! Maybe it was because the wrong person got hold of my email address and sold it to a thousand different people; I don't know. I'm going to give Gmail a try. So far, I like it but I'm very confused about that chat feature! Aaaargh!
@brisk123 (2823)
• India
26 May 09
Well, I used yahoo some years back but now I am hooked only with Gmail.Gmail has many features which yahoo doesn't have.It loads faster too.I like the theme feature which they have come up with few months back.Also, some other Gmail lab features are worth it.For me, Gmail is the best email servise provider.I used hotmail too but rarely.Keep posting!
@PrarieStyle (2486)
• United States
25 Mar 09
I love it. I have been using it for years now. I like that I don't have to delete. I think it's probably pretty much the same as all the others though.