Tom Pratt

Simple one this, I hope!
Expect to move to Perth at the end of April.
Can emails to our existing email addresses in UK be diverted to new email address in Oz?
Will "UK" email address work in Oz?
What is the best way to deal with this issue please?

Jilliebee

Email addresses will work anywhere if you've got the account open. We use gmail for all of ours x

quoll

If you use one belonging to an account you may have - eg a Virgin one, but then close your Virgin account it will no longer be accessible (not forever anyway). We use gmail too - independent of ISP. Now us a good time to migrate all your stuff to a universal one then you'll never need to do it again!

Bermudashorts

I still use my ".co.uk" email address.

drizzcool

It depends who you are with. If you are with a British Internet Service Provider (ISP) or telephone company (BT, Sky, Virgin Media, etc.) then they may or may not close your email account when you stop your subscription for telephone and/or internet.

We were with Sky and we are still using the provided @sky.com email. Always check with your service provider if you are unsure.

If you have registered for an email account with a website, e.g. Hotmail.co.uk then it will still work anywhere in the world, including Australia.

Hope this helps and good luck with your move!

tartankoala

As others have said, it depends on who is providing your email address. If it's gmail or hotmail then it's fine you don't have to change anything. However if it's an account you'll be closing when you move then you will lose that email address.

Tom Pratt

Thanks everyone, looks like I'll be getting a hotmail one then.
Wife has a hotmail.co.uk address, will this be OK in Oz?
Daughter who has been in Oz for 3 years has hotmail.com and, of course, that's OK.

fish.01

FYI: Possibly better not to use .co.uk on job applications.

GarryP

Can you even get a new hotmail address anymore?

In microsoft's quest to annoy everyone, they've been trying to push people towards an 'outlook.com' address - and I'm not even sure they give out hotmail addresses as such anymore?

To the op, email addresses don't have to be the same domain, in the same country, etc. The best bet is usually to get one you can trust to be there for a while and not dump spam in your inbox too much. If you have, or will get, an android phone - I tend to suggest getting a gmail account/email address. You'd need it anyway, and its fairly stable with lots of space.

In fact it can be an idea to get two email account, one that you keep for friends/family/important people, and one that you give out on signups, etc. and therefore is likely to get more spam.

Tom Pratt

I am 66 and retired so no interest in job applications!

Tom Pratt

Seems like good advice to have two email addresses, thank yo.

tartankoala

Yes, but when you arrive in Oz make sure that you go into the settings of your pc or laptop and set the flux capacitor to 11.





OK that last bit was made up , but yes a hotmail.co.uk address will work anywhere in the World.

fish.01

Sounds like you enjoyed saying that

drizzcool

You don't have to get specifically a Hotmail email address, you can also get a GMail, Yahoo, etc. email address for free too!

Yes, your wife's hotmail.co.uk email will work in Australia. Hotmail.com and hotmail.co.uk are both gonna work.

Tom Pratt

Thanks for your help, have set up a gmail account today so good to go!
Flux capacitor is 11.5 in Oz by the way!