Netzero adding ads to email

Bamb0 · 28 Dec 2007, 06:41 AM

A friend of mine has NETZERO which he has been paying for and recently when he sends email, it has ads at the bottom...... (I think it its only from the webmail interface)

Now i thought only FREE EMAIL PROVIDERS did this as a way to offset the cost of the free user.....

Anyone else notice this? (They come from 'thirdpartyoffers')

xmailer · 28 Dec 2007, 08:17 AM

I've never had a paid NetZero account, but between this revelation and the recent discontinuation of their PrivatePhone free voicemail service, it sounds like NetZero is going out of its way to ensure that there's no good reason to use their services. (Not to mention some of their lame policies, such as one I mentioned elsewhere about requiring users to call a $1.95 per minute phone number in order to try to restore access to one's account -- even when it was they who screwed up my password, security question, birthdate, and zipcode.).

Bamb0 · 28 Dec 2007, 10:48 PM

Seems like they just dont care doesnt it? (The way of the world today)

jeffpan · 25 Nov 2009, 01:54 PM

does anyone know if I upgrade the account to netzero's MegaMail, will I still get the ADs in my webmail interface?

http://account.netzero.net/s/landing...d=mm#compchart

cheviot · 26 Nov 2009, 05:31 AM

Quote:

does anyone know if I upgrade the account to netzero's MegaMail, will I still get the ADs in my webmail interface?

Most certainly...

I have had an account since 2000. Even at times when I had additional paid services that facilitated the "upgrade" to MegaMail , the ads, tag lines, and spam have continued to disgrace this account. One thing I do not know, and would be interested to find out, is if someone opens a paid account from day1 if any effort is made to curtail these annoyances. I would suspect not, considering past practice.

Bamb0 · 26 Nov 2009, 08:51 AM

Well my friend has been paying them for years and just before i started this thread the ads started appearing...

jeffpan · 26 Nov 2009, 03:50 PM

Thanks both.
I mind there are ADs in webmail interface and sent messages, that boring me.

Bamb0 · 27 Nov 2009, 05:05 PM

No the ads on sent mail usually only annoys the person recieving the mail

webecedarian · 29 Nov 2009, 04:28 AM

I can only say that I've tried their free internet, and it's so bad that it's puzzling.

I thought the point of offering something for free - like Hotmail - is to get people to feel positive about your brand.

jeffpan · 29 Nov 2009, 11:16 AM

do you know is there a way to get rid of their ADs in webmail?
I have the netzero acct for many years, using it for a mailing list, I read the messages almost each day, but do be tired about their ADs.

ChinaLamb · 1 Dec 2009, 08:25 AM

Time to change. That's just wrong.

Bamb0 · 10 Dec 2009, 09:26 AM

Ya .. I wonder why PAYING CUSTOMERS dont complain about the ads on outgoing mail!

jeffpan · 1 Jan 2010, 09:43 PM

Hi guys,

I upgraded my netzero account to their MegaMail.
I'm happy that I can close the ADs in outgoing messages (yes there is an option there you can use to close the ADs).
I'm unhappy that when I login into the webmail, it's still full ADs around there.
But I can pop the messages since they enable pop/smtp for MegaMail.
Their pop is in fact a pop proxy,not a direct pop3 mailserver (from my technology point).
Well, it's only 9.95 USD/per year, not bad experience, since I have used an account on them for some years.

Bamb0 · 5 Jan 2010, 05:24 AM

Thanks for the update...

You mean you can disable them? (So no ads appear @ the bottom of email you send?)

Interesting......

jeffpan · 5 Jan 2010, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bamb0

Thanks for the update...

You mean you can disable them? (So no ads appear @ the bottom of email you send?)

Interesting......

yes, ADs can be disabled in outgoing messages (for both smtp and webmail).

28 Dec 2007, 06:41 AM	#1
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,878	Netzero adding ads to email A friend of mine has NETZERO which he has been paying for and recently when he sends email, it has ads at the bottom...... (I think it its only from the webmail interface) Now i thought only FREE EMAIL PROVIDERS did this as a way to offset the cost of the free user..... Anyone else notice this? (They come from 'thirdpartyoffers')

28 Dec 2007, 08:17 AM	#2
xmailer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 5,485	I've never had a paid NetZero account, but between this revelation and the recent discontinuation of their PrivatePhone free voicemail service, it sounds like NetZero is going out of its way to ensure that there's no good reason to use their services. (Not to mention some of their lame policies, such as one I mentioned elsewhere about requiring users to call a $1.95 per minute phone number in order to try to restore access to one's account -- even when it was they who screwed up my password, security question, birthdate, and zipcode.).

28 Dec 2007, 10:48 PM	#3
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,878	Seems like they just dont care doesnt it? (The way of the world today)

25 Nov 2009, 01:54 PM	#4
jeffpan The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Macao Posts: 2,163 Representative of: tls-mail.com	does anyone know if I upgrade the account to netzero's MegaMail, will I still get the ADs in my webmail interface? http://account.netzero.net/s/landing...d=mm#compchart

26 Nov 2009, 08:51 AM	#6
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,878	Well my friend has been paying them for years and just before i started this thread the ads started appearing...

26 Nov 2009, 03:50 PM	#7
jeffpan The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Macao Posts: 2,163 Representative of: tls-mail.com	Thanks both. I mind there are ADs in webmail interface and sent messages, that boring me.

27 Nov 2009, 05:05 PM	#8
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,878	No the ads on sent mail usually only annoys the person recieving the mail

29 Nov 2009, 04:28 AM	#9
webecedarian Essential Contributor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 485	I can only say that I've tried their free internet, and it's so bad that it's puzzling. I thought the point of offering something for free - like Hotmail - is to get people to feel positive about your brand.

29 Nov 2009, 11:16 AM	#10
jeffpan The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Macao Posts: 2,163 Representative of: tls-mail.com	do you know is there a way to get rid of their ADs in webmail? I have the netzero acct for many years, using it for a mailing list, I read the messages almost each day, but do be tired about their ADs.

1 Dec 2009, 08:25 AM	#11
ChinaLamb The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: a virtually impossible but finitely improbable position Posts: 2,320	Time to change. That's just wrong.

10 Dec 2009, 09:26 AM	#12
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,878	Ya .. I wonder why PAYING CUSTOMERS dont complain about the ads on outgoing mail!

1 Jan 2010, 09:43 PM	#13
jeffpan The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Macao Posts: 2,163 Representative of: tls-mail.com	Hi guys, I upgraded my netzero account to their MegaMail. I'm happy that I can close the ADs in outgoing messages (yes there is an option there you can use to close the ADs). I'm unhappy that when I login into the webmail, it's still full ADs around there. But I can pop the messages since they enable pop/smtp for MegaMail. Their pop is in fact a pop proxy,not a direct pop3 mailserver (from my technology point). Well, it's only 9.95 USD/per year, not bad experience, since I have used an account on them for some years.

5 Jan 2010, 05:24 AM	#14
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,878	Thanks for the update... You mean you can disable them? (So no ads appear @ the bottom of email you send?) Interesting......