The best free e-mail service, Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail?
By lot2nabila
@lot2nabila (198)
Gabon
March 1, 2007 7:27am CST
What do you think the best free e-mail service?Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail? Or are they any others that's as good as those? I'm trying to decide which one should I use as my ultimate e-mail service. Of course all three of the above are free, but I'm a bit lazy to try all of them. If you have any suggestions, experiences, or other options, I'd like to hear them. Thanks in advance.
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10 responses
@lot2nabila (198)
• Gabon
13 Mar 07
After trying for a while, I tend to agree with you. Thank you all guys for the input.
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@nayanmange (148)
• India
1 Mar 07
I have all three's ids. But yahoo is the best. Hotmail has problems of atleast one sign in required in 30 days.
@lot2nabila (198)
• Gabon
1 Mar 07
Thanks nayanmange. Have you compare it with gmail? A friend told me that gmail have a free pop3 options, which I didn't found on yahoo, or I probably looking at the wrong place?
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@lot2nabila (198)
• Gabon
1 Mar 07
Thanks ahalapia. Does yahoo mail have unlimited capacities like gmail and does it have pop3 service, and capabilities to read e-mail in mobile phone as well?
@onlineassistance (209)
• Sri Lanka
1 Apr 07
I think hot mail is NOT really HOT.
It is below the power when we consider Yahoo and Gmail.
In to my mind;
Yahoo is #1
GMail is also not much far.
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@BrainTeaser (1428)
• Pakistan
1 Apr 07
I have got all three services and have multiple accounts in yahoo and hotmail,but i think yahoo is the best in them as it have higher security and best features while hotmail's security isnt that good ,twice my hotmail account have been hacked as compare to yahoo there was none.As far as Gmail is concern the storage is quite big but doesnt seem that have that many features atleast not for me.
So i would advice you to go for Yahoo! mail as it have plenty of good features including a good forum aswell,and its security is good too in comparison to hotmail's.
@DecemberBreeze (215)
• United States
1 Apr 07
I used to like yahoo. I have been using gmail now for about a week or so and I am really loving the features they offer.
I have never referred anyone to yahoo and yesterday I referred my cousin to get her a gmail account so I guess that means I really really like gmail. hehe
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@sahyd2don (2942)
• India
1 Apr 07
I use email services of yahoo, gmail, hotmail and sify. I like the services of yahoo and gmail.I like yahoo because it allows us to set filters and gmail because it allows us to chat within our email account.
@tajinder_18 (324)
• Malaysia
1 Apr 07
i do have accounts with all of them.but i just use hotmail to chat in msn.i use gmail when i need to upload larger files because it is quite fast.but for normal emails to send to friends mainly i use yahoo mail because it is convienent
@thepressbox (18)
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1 Apr 07
Personally I prefer Yahoo! Mail, although I have accounts with all three providers.
Yahoo!
Pros:
- 1GB storage ~ being upgraded to unlimited soon as seen here: http://preview.tinyurl.com/3cbnul
- Easy and convenient for users - user friendly interface
- Lots of features including inbound POP3 access
- Mobile access
Cons:
- Cannot send mail from 'other' (POP3) accounts
GMail
Pros:
- Ever-expanding storage (as of this moment, 2835MB)
- Can send from 'other' accounts (needs activation first)
Cons:
- Some find interface annoying; frames irritating
- Takes ages to load
Hotmail
Pros:
- 2Gb storage on Windows Live Mail (mail.live.com)
- Drag and drop organisation (just like Yahoo mail Beta)
- Again, takes ages to load and you need a certain PC spec to view properly. Not a fave in my opinion.
Hope this little list helps.
