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monkeycid · 31 Mar 2013, 04:32 AM

Hi guys,

I'm from the UK and I am growing tired of Yahoo, Hotmail, etc. Mostly because I always end up with spam either pornography or phishing attempts to get my login information for various games I play. Not only that but I've recently been receiving emails from people pretending to be employers seeking new staff.

So, I'm now looking for a new email, free or not free but affordable. Preferably based in the UK or stretching to Europe or Eastern America but ideally somewhere nearby to avoid unnecessary connection issues or downtime.

I'm not looking for any fancy features. I only need one account for myself and the ability to signup without using an existing email.

On a side note, I'd like to hear your thoughts on what a professional and personal email should look like. JoeBloggs, Joe.Bloggs, or JBloggs, for example.

I am a little partial to JBloggs but Joe.Bloggs seems to be all the rage now.

soromak · 31 Mar 2013, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by monkeycid

Hi guys,

I'm from the UK and I am growing tired of Yahoo, Hotmail, etc. Mostly because I always end up with spam either pornography or phishing attempts to get my login information for various games I play. Not only that but I've recently been receiving emails from people pretending to be employers seeking new staff.

So, I'm now looking for a new email, free or not free but affordable. Preferably based in the UK or stretching to Europe or Eastern America but ideally somewhere nearby to avoid unnecessary connection issues or downtime.

I'm not looking for any fancy features. I only need one account for myself and the ability to signup without using an existing email.

On a side note, I'd like to hear your thoughts on what a professional and personal email should look like. JoeBloggs, Joe.Bloggs, or JBloggs, for example.

I am a little partial to JBloggs but Joe.Bloggs seems to be all the rage now.

You may find few alternatives here, I can think about 2 of them: either EuMX (Hungary) or Runbox (Norway).
Personally I opted for EuMX several years ago and never had any issues when connecting from any country and is well regarded at this forum with reasonable price and excellent support.Don't be scared by the poor website of EuMX, their e-mail service is rock solid.

However I would recommend to try them first and find which one suits your needs.

petergh · 31 Mar 2013, 06:23 AM

Welcome to the forums, monkeycid!

As for UK-based email hosts, I'd suggest you take a look at Nethosted (www.nethosted.co.uk). They're technically a webhost, but they have email-only packages, too, and my personal experience with their support has been fantastic so far.

To broaden your horison, I suggest you take a look at this thread that I started a while ago.

Hope you find what you're looking for, otherwise do come back and ask for more information. Lots of knowledgeable people around always willing to help.

Peter

ccl1 · 8 Apr 2013, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by monkeycid

So, I'm now looking for a new email, free or not free but affordable. Preferably based in the UK or stretching to Europe or Eastern America but ideally somewhere nearby to avoid unnecessary connection issues or downtime.

you might want to look into mrmail.com
they are based in london i believe. they have free and paid versions of their zimbra software.

janusz · 8 Apr 2013, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by monkeycid

Preferably based in the UK or stretching to Europe or Eastern America but ideally somewhere nearby to avoid unnecessary connection issues or downtime.

Why do you think the downtime depends on the distance between you and your email provider?

Trip · 8 Apr 2013, 08:33 PM

Here are some other providers in the UK you may want to take a look at as well:
UK2.net - £14.99/yr - 10GB
123-Reg.co.uk - £11.88/yr - 1GB
Names.co.uk - £1.89/mo - 1.5GB

Hope those help!

And of course, must plug Runbox, too! ...Not too far east of you in Norway!

31 Mar 2013, 04:32 AM	#1
monkeycid Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 5	I can't think of a title for this... Hi guys, I'm from the UK and I am growing tired of Yahoo, Hotmail, etc. Mostly because I always end up with spam either pornography or phishing attempts to get my login information for various games I play. Not only that but I've recently been receiving emails from people pretending to be employers seeking new staff. So, I'm now looking for a new email, free or not free but affordable. Preferably based in the UK or stretching to Europe or Eastern America but ideally somewhere nearby to avoid unnecessary connection issues or downtime. I'm not looking for any fancy features. I only need one account for myself and the ability to signup without using an existing email. On a side note, I'd like to hear your thoughts on what a professional and personal email should look like. JoeBloggs, Joe.Bloggs, or JBloggs, for example. I am a little partial to JBloggs but Joe.Bloggs seems to be all the rage now.

31 Mar 2013, 06:23 AM	#3
petergh Master of the @ Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,302	Welcome to the forums, monkeycid! As for UK-based email hosts, I'd suggest you take a look at Nethosted (www.nethosted.co.uk). They're technically a webhost, but they have email-only packages, too, and my personal experience with their support has been fantastic so far. To broaden your horison, I suggest you take a look at this thread that I started a while ago. Hope you find what you're looking for, otherwise do come back and ask for more information. Lots of knowledgeable people around always willing to help. Peter

8 Apr 2013, 08:33 PM	#6
Trip Master of the @ Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: USA Posts: 1,347 Representative of: Runbox.com	Here are some other providers in the UK you may want to take a look at as well: UK2.net - £14.99/yr - 10GB 123-Reg.co.uk - £11.88/yr - 1GB Names.co.uk - £1.89/mo - 1.5GB Hope those help! And of course, must plug Runbox, too! ...Not too far east of you in Norway!