We're closing your O2 email

gj15 · 11 Mar 2016, 01:27 AM

Why?

We used to give all our customers a free o2.co.uk email account. Some people used it, but lots didn't - preferring to use other email services like Gmail or Outlook accounts (Hotmail) instead. So, from 7 June 2016, all o2.co.uk email accounts will be closed. You won't be able to send or get emails using ***@o2.co.uk after this date.

What about all my emails, attachments and contacts?

We can show you how to transfer your contacts, email addresses and attachments to Gmail and Outlook accounts (Hotmail). Just make sure you move them before your o2.co.uk email account closes on 7 June. Unfortunately, we can’t transfer them to Yahoo! Mail, so you’ll need to set up either a Gmail or Outlook account (Hotmail) to move them to.

We’ll be in touch again before 7 June, just to remind you of what’s happening. Until then, we hope this won’t cause too much trouble.

All the best,
The O2 Team

walesrob · 11 Mar 2016, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gj15

Why?

We used to give all our customers a free o2.co.uk email account. Some people used it, but lots didn't - preferring to use other email services like Gmail or Outlook accounts (Hotmail) instead. So, from 7 June 2016, all o2.co.uk email accounts will be closed. You won't be able to send or get emails using ***@o2.co.uk after this date.

What about all my emails, attachments and contacts?

We can show you how to transfer your contacts, email addresses and attachments to Gmail and Outlook accounts (Hotmail). Just make sure you move them before your o2.co.uk email account closes on 7 June. Unfortunately, we can’t transfer them to Yahoo! Mail, so you’ll need to set up either a Gmail or Outlook account (Hotmail) to move them to.

We’ll be in touch again before 7 June, just to remind you of what’s happening. Until then, we hope this won’t cause too much trouble.

All the best,
The O2 Team

I thought they had closed o2 email a few years ago, although mine escaped at the time. Maybe this is the final curtain.

jdtaylor · 14 Mar 2016, 06:27 PM

Hadn't heard anything for uyears about it, they were one of the companies that provided a customised webmail interface.I think they had built it themselves so it is a shame to see it close.

cheviot · 19 Mar 2016, 10:48 PM

Mine was shut down roughly April of last year; same message, exact same wording, only thing different was the date of termination. The service continued to work for a few days after as far as remote access via POP3 and SMTP, but eventually came to an unceremonious end...

janusz · 20 Mar 2016, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by walesrob

I thought they had closed o2 email a few years ago

There are numerous "Disgusted and Outraged" posts on the internet about the closure dating from 2013. Seems you need three years to finally pull the plug.

jdtaylor · 22 Mar 2016, 06:11 PM

Ah, they did close the system down around then and once before that, I can't remember the years but remembering noticing it on here I thnk and O2's website.

11 Mar 2016, 01:27 AM	#1
gj15 Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Just west of the Greenwich meridian Posts: 59	We're closing your O2 email Why? We used to give all our customers a free o2.co.uk email account. Some people used it, but lots didn't - preferring to use other email services like Gmail or Outlook accounts (Hotmail) instead. So, from 7 June 2016, all o2.co.uk email accounts will be closed. You won't be able to send or get emails using ***@o2.co.uk after this date. What about all my emails, attachments and contacts? We can show you how to transfer your contacts, email addresses and attachments to Gmail and Outlook accounts (Hotmail). Just make sure you move them before your o2.co.uk email account closes on 7 June. Unfortunately, we can’t transfer them to Yahoo! Mail, so you’ll need to set up either a Gmail or Outlook account (Hotmail) to move them to. We’ll be in touch again before 7 June, just to remind you of what’s happening. Until then, we hope this won’t cause too much trouble. All the best, The O2 Team

14 Mar 2016, 06:27 PM	#3
jdtaylor Master of the @ Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,693	Hadn't heard anything for uyears about it, they were one of the companies that provided a customised webmail interface.I think they had built it themselves so it is a shame to see it close.

19 Mar 2016, 10:48 PM	#4
cheviot Essential Contributor Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indy Posts: 208	Mine was shut down roughly April of last year; same message, exact same wording, only thing different was the date of termination. The service continued to work for a few days after as far as remote access via POP3 and SMTP, but eventually came to an unceremonious end...

22 Mar 2016, 06:11 PM	#6
jdtaylor Master of the @ Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,693	Ah, they did close the system down around then and once before that, I can't remember the years but remembering noticing it on here I thnk and O2's website.