umm.....hotmail...or yahoo ???

thefroggy · 25 Apr 2003, 08:25 PM

Say you had to tell a friend that needed an email address to choose a server would you choose Hotmail....or yahoo...

xxx
The Froggy

Sydney · 25 Apr 2003, 08:59 PM

I would say Yahoo. I always liked it better for some reason.

CelticBlackCat · 25 Apr 2003, 09:08 PM

My first email address was Hotmail, which is my real first and last name, so it's my "serious" email address. I have another name for my Yahoo! address. I like Yahoo! a lot more cuz there's so many more fun features. I have commented on them before in this Forum.

25 Apr 2003, 10:30 PM

I'd say Yahoo, not for its email service - although it's okay - but for its other free services, such as briefcase, photos, etc. Personally, I don't like the sound of the name but I use it because almost everyone knows yahoo or hotmail - so they don't have to ask me twice or thrice for me to spell the domain name. But, if anyone could answer my question, I'd appreciate it very much - what's puzzling me is that if Yahoo is losing money - advertisements don't pay - why do they still offer many services at the free level?

teacher · 26 Apr 2003, 12:00 AM

Yahoo's not bad, it was my first web address and POP retrieval service.

I think that Hotmail sucks now, especially as there is no free POP retrieval, which is something I really need to have because of working abroad with other universities, and because of my own business. But like the fool I am I stick with it because I like having my full name as my email address!

Mind you, I'm using Mail2World, more and more now.

Just looked and I'm a senior member -----

Drencrom · 26 Apr 2003, 01:09 AM

Hotmails sucks. Yahoo is better.

Drencrom · 26 Apr 2003, 01:11 AM

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Originally posted by teacher

Just looked and I'm a senior member -----

Congrats!

teacher · 26 Apr 2003, 05:07 AM

Thanks

Trip · 26 Apr 2003, 07:40 AM

If you can help it, go for FastMail, GMX, or VFEmail.

...If you must...go with Yahoo...I guess?

There ARE better alternatives out there people, you just have to spread the word!

Trip

**psalzer** · 26 Apr 2003, 08:52 AM

Someone just asked me that. They wanted a free account specifically, so I recommended Fastmail's guest account, Mail2world, that virus free e-mail, which I haven't used but a lot of people recommend, and coolgoose, which I haven't used enough to have a strong opinion but it's kind of cute and has a notifier that you can download.

biffbulkie · 26 Apr 2003, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by CelticBlackCat
My first email address was Hotmail, which is my real first and last name,

Your name is Hot Mail? WOW

lux · 26 Apr 2003, 12:16 PM

Yahoo! for now, at least they have a larger mailbox...

But if you have MSN as ISP, I would say Hotmail...

**CyberSmurf** · 26 Apr 2003, 04:52 PM

Yahoo

not dependent on OE as a client
3 times larger mailbox
calendar is better IMHO
spam - same name at Yahoo.ca & Hotmail.com . 0 spam versus 600-1200
I can always sign up at passport.net using my Yahoo address if I want to use MSN Messenger
ca.geocities.com webspace supports ftp

thefroggy · 26 Apr 2003, 10:34 PM

Thank for all you opinions

xxx
The Froggy

thefroggy · 26 Apr 2003, 10:40 PM

Has any1 seen the new faces in Yahoo....They MOVE....

and yahoo has this really cool messenger with environments and the newest version of yahoo messenger comes with every single environment, and the moving faces...

plus you can talk to people on the other side of the globe throught that !

View Poll Results: Hotmail or Yahoo ???
Hotmail	2	6.90%
Yahoo	18	62.07%
Don't really care..friend can find it for them self	1	3.45%
la la la...oh am I ment to say something	8	27.59%
Voters: 29. You may not vote on this poll

25 Apr 2003, 08:25 PM	#1
thefroggy Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: London Posts: 23	umm.....hotmail...or yahoo ??? Say you had to tell a friend that needed an email address to choose a server would you choose Hotmail....or yahoo... xxx The Froggy

25 Apr 2003, 09:08 PM	#3
CelticBlackCat Essential Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 260	Both -- for different reasons My first email address was Hotmail, which is my real first and last name, so it's my "serious" email address. I have another name for my Yahoo! address. I like Yahoo! a lot more cuz there's so many more fun features. I have commented on them before in this Forum.

26 Apr 2003, 12:00 AM	#5
teacher Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: UK Posts: 1,167	Yahoo's not bad, it was my first web address and POP retrieval service. I think that Hotmail sucks now, especially as there is no free POP retrieval, which is something I really need to have because of working abroad with other universities, and because of my own business. But like the fool I am I stick with it because I like having my full name as my email address! Mind you, I'm using Mail2World, more and more now. Just looked and I'm a senior member ----- Last edited by teacher : 26 Apr 2003 at 12:04 AM.

26 Apr 2003, 07:40 AM	#9
Trip Master of the @ Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: USA Posts: 1,347 Representative of: Runbox.com	Neither, lolz. If you can help it, go for FastMail, GMX, or VFEmail. ...If you must...go with Yahoo...I guess? There ARE better alternatives out there people, you just have to spread the word! Trip

25 Apr 2003, 08:59 PM	#2
Sydney Essential Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Amstelveen, Netherlands Posts: 252	I would say Yahoo. I always liked it better for some reason.

25 Apr 2003, 10:30 PM	#4
Guest Posts: n/a	I'd say Yahoo, not for its email service - although it's okay - but for its other free services, such as briefcase, photos, etc. Personally, I don't like the sound of the name but I use it because almost everyone knows yahoo or hotmail - so they don't have to ask me twice or thrice for me to spell the domain name. But, if anyone could answer my question, I'd appreciate it very much - what's puzzling me is that if Yahoo is losing money - advertisements don't pay - why do they still offer many services at the free level?

26 Apr 2003, 01:09 AM	#6
Drencrom Master of the @ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ultima Thule Posts: 1,657	Hotmails sucks. Yahoo is better.

26 Apr 2003, 05:07 AM	#8
teacher Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: UK Posts: 1,167	Thanks

26 Apr 2003, 08:52 AM	#10
psalzer Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 2,654	Someone just asked me that. They wanted a free account specifically, so I recommended Fastmail's guest account, Mail2world, that virus free e-mail, which I haven't used but a lot of people recommend, and coolgoose, which I haven't used enough to have a strong opinion but it's kind of cute and has a notifier that you can download.

26 Apr 2003, 12:16 PM	#12
lux The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,274	Yahoo! for now, at least they have a larger mailbox... But if you have MSN as ISP, I would say Hotmail...

26 Apr 2003, 04:52 PM	#13
CyberSmurf Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,014	Yahoo not dependent on OE as a client 3 times larger mailbox calendar is better IMHO spam - same name at Yahoo.ca & Hotmail.com . 0 spam versus 600-1200 I can always sign up at passport.net using my Yahoo address if I want to use MSN Messenger ca.geocities.com webspace supports ftp

26 Apr 2003, 10:34 PM	#14
thefroggy Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: London Posts: 23	Thanks all Thank for all you opinions xxx The Froggy

26 Apr 2003, 10:40 PM	#15
thefroggy Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: London Posts: 23	umm......hotmail....or yahoo ??? Has any1 seen the new faces in Yahoo....They MOVE.... and yahoo has this really cool messenger with environments and the newest version of yahoo messenger comes with every single environment, and the moving faces... plus you can talk to people on the other side of the globe throught that !