New email service OnMail - Page 2

Csin · 10 Oct 2020, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by TenFour

Frome the makers of the Edison email app. https://www.onmail.com/

Already have a paid email (posteo). Not free, so I'll pass...at $4.95 a month it's pricey too.

HollyRMalin · 17 Oct 2020, 07:27 PM

I think its an app am I right or wrong ?

TenFour · 21 Oct 2020, 02:58 AM

It looks like you can request an invite code for the free version from the pricing page on the OnMail website here: https://www.onmail.com/onmailpricing

I used my invite code to create a free account to check out. I will say that setup is easy, the interface is clean, and so far it is easy to use. Apparently you get a free domain if you want to sign up for one of the paid levels, but I don't see any information on who owns the domain and what would happen if you were to move away from OnMail. However, there are those privacy worries as listed previously in the thread. Their scanning of your information is supposed to be disconnected from you, but it does make you think. Not sure if it is really any different than what Gmail does. I haven't tried it long enough to check out how good the automatic email sorting or the search is, but I have used the Edison app in the past and it was quite good at it. Sort of like the old Inbox by Google, but on steroids. Once you are finished with an email, you check Done and the email goes off to a folder automatically. Might be a great service for those that like Inbox zero. I would be concerned about how it works with other email services and migrating away might be interesting. There doesn't appear to be any way to forward emails.

galiver60 · 5 Nov 2020, 10:35 PM

I would like an invite too. Can anyone spare me one?

TenFour · 5 Nov 2020, 10:49 PM

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I would like an invite too. Can anyone spare me one?

See the post above.

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It looks like you can request an invite code for the free version from the pricing page on the OnMail website here: https://www.onmail.com/onmailpricing

ccl1 · 27 Apr 2021, 11:20 AM

I signed up like a year ago to be put on a waiting list, and finally got an email that I could set up an account

janusz · 27 Apr 2021, 04:26 PM

You better enjoy your account, having waited one year to get it

webecedarian · 28 Apr 2021, 08:31 AM

I hate when the sign-up forums don't tell you everything up front about what to expect, but make you click through until you belatedly find a problem.

truemagic · 28 Apr 2021, 01:01 PM

Another webmail that still doesn't offer 2FA or MFA, safeswiss is another. IMHO 2FA is so important nowadays to protect your online 'asset', it will continue protect you even if you're using an easy password.

trussrod · 1 Jun 2021, 07:14 PM

Seems like they updated the pricing plans:

https://i.imgur.com/WWukskR.png

And added dark mode!

trussrod · 6 Jun 2021, 03:16 AM

2FA was added today - although only via SMS

jtayd · 7 Jun 2021, 04:18 AM

For once interface is clear but having to press your initials to get your preferences isn’t clear

TenFour · 23 Jan 2022, 08:54 PM

I logged into my free account yesterday, which I don't really use for anything much. A couple of additional facts might be useful to know. One is that they provide 10GB of storage even on free accounts. That's quite good these days. The interface is simplistic to the point of minimalism, but I like that. You can get a domain included if you upgrade to "Personal" at $4.99 a month or $49.99 per year. The attachment size then goes up to 250mb from 100mb on the free account. You can also link your existing domain to a Personal account. But, if I understand the help documents correctly you only get one email address per Personal account. You have to upgrade to Professional at $99.99 a year to add other "users" to your domain. Still it is unclear to me if you can or can't just add additional aliases to your domain that deliver to your one inbox at the Personal level. I'm going to email support about that. Another thing I noticed is that there is a banner on the website that says, "Edison products are now joining the Yipit family." My opinion is that this is an email service created for people who want ultimate simplicity for a single address, and don't care about the usual bells and whistles you get with many other accounts at the same price points.

janusz · 24 Jan 2022, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TenFour

there is a banner on the website that says, "Edison products are now joining the Yipit family."

Is this good, or bad, or indifferent?

floatinghermit · 27 Jan 2022, 02:38 PM

Just to confirm, sign ups are now fully open for the free plan.

I recently signed up for this, and slowly starting to use it. I don't see a way to get my emails out right now, so I'm essentially just forwarding a subset of my mails into this account to try it out.

It definitely looks promising, and I think this might potentially replace gmail for me. Funnily, I'm planning to only use this for service sign ups and such in the hope that it'll somehow help me to actually see important emails. Let's see how that goes!

17 Oct 2020, 07:27 PM	#17
HollyRMalin Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 4	I think its an app right ? I think its an app am I right or wrong ?

23 Jan 2022, 08:54 PM	#28
TenFour Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: USA Posts: 1,577	I logged into my free account yesterday, which I don't really use for anything much. A couple of additional facts might be useful to know. One is that they provide 10GB of storage even on free accounts. That's quite good these days. The interface is simplistic to the point of minimalism, but I like that. You can get a domain included if you upgrade to "Personal" at $4.99 a month or $49.99 per year. The attachment size then goes up to 250mb from 100mb on the free account. You can also link your existing domain to a Personal account. But, if I understand the help documents correctly you only get one email address per Personal account. You have to upgrade to Professional at $99.99 a year to add other "users" to your domain. Still it is unclear to me if you can or can't just add additional aliases to your domain that deliver to your one inbox at the Personal level. I'm going to email support about that. Another thing I noticed is that there is a banner on the website that says, "Edison products are now joining the Yipit family." My opinion is that this is an email service created for people who want ultimate simplicity for a single address, and don't care about the usual bells and whistles you get with many other accounts at the same price points. Last edited by TenFour : 23 Jan 2022 at 09:00 PM.

21 Oct 2020, 02:58 AM	#18
TenFour Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: USA Posts: 1,577	It looks like you can request an invite code for the free version from the pricing page on the OnMail website here: https://www.onmail.com/onmailpricing I used my invite code to create a free account to check out. I will say that setup is easy, the interface is clean, and so far it is easy to use. Apparently you get a free domain if you want to sign up for one of the paid levels, but I don't see any information on who owns the domain and what would happen if you were to move away from OnMail. However, there are those privacy worries as listed previously in the thread. Their scanning of your information is supposed to be disconnected from you, but it does make you think. Not sure if it is really any different than what Gmail does. I haven't tried it long enough to check out how good the automatic email sorting or the search is, but I have used the Edison app in the past and it was quite good at it. Sort of like the old Inbox by Google, but on steroids. Once you are finished with an email, you check Done and the email goes off to a folder automatically. Might be a great service for those that like Inbox zero. I would be concerned about how it works with other email services and migrating away might be interesting. There doesn't appear to be any way to forward emails.

5 Nov 2020, 10:35 PM	#19
galiver60 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 12	I would like an invite too. Can anyone spare me one?

27 Apr 2021, 11:20 AM	#21
ccl1 Essential Contributor Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 236	I signed up like a year ago to be put on a waiting list, and finally got an email that I could set up an account

27 Apr 2021, 04:26 PM	#22
janusz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: EU Posts: 4,916	You better enjoy your account, having waited one year to get it

28 Apr 2021, 08:31 AM	#23
webecedarian Essential Contributor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 472	I hate when the sign-up forums don't tell you everything up front about what to expect, but make you click through until you belatedly find a problem.

28 Apr 2021, 01:01 PM	#24
truemagic Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 82	Another webmail that still doesn't offer 2FA or MFA, safeswiss is another. IMHO 2FA is so important nowadays to protect your online 'asset', it will continue protect you even if you're using an easy password.

1 Jun 2021, 07:14 PM	#25
trussrod Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 34	Seems like they updated the pricing plans: https://i.imgur.com/WWukskR.png And added dark mode!

6 Jun 2021, 03:16 AM	#26
trussrod Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 34	2FA was added today - although only via SMS

7 Jun 2021, 04:18 AM	#27
jtayd Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 24	For once interface is clear but having to press your initials to get your preferences isn’t clear

27 Jan 2022, 02:38 PM	#30
floatinghermit Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 9	Just to confirm, sign ups are now fully open for the free plan. I recently signed up for this, and slowly starting to use it. I don't see a way to get my emails out right now, so I'm essentially just forwarding a subset of my mails into this account to try it out. It definitely looks promising, and I think this might potentially replace gmail for me. Funnily, I'm planning to only use this for service sign ups and such in the hope that it'll somehow help me to actually see important emails. Let's see how that goes!