phillip&sharon

This may seem like a stupid question but can somebody help?

Obviously when we leave the uk then our broadband connection will cease, therefore our email ad will be non existent. What is everyone else doing about contacts with family and friends?

Regards

Sharon

medwaymark

Set up a new domain etc at http://www.one.com/. That way you're not tied to an ISP email address, you can have as many addresses on your domain that you can think of. The domains also come with an easy to use blog application

Lee Family

Try gmail. www.gmail.com. you can access it from anywhere there is an internet connection

Jon

mad.chef

We all have msn email addresses and they are not linked to your ISP as ours is virgin. Anyone can easily set one up. Also if you have one with msn you can use messenger to talk to friends and rellies at home instantly.

Sarah

hitchcock71

we use that as well'

getting the inlaws an account so we can chat on line wehen we move to perth

carlosthegerbil

I'm gonna just set up a GMAIL account from Google. simple, easy, and free!

It can also be checked from anywhere with an internet connection.

You do need an invite from an existing member to get an account, which I am happy to let you have if you want one, just PM me.

Wilso16

I am currently with AOL which we will cancel next month before we leave. The lady who I spoke to told me that although we would be cancelling the broadband we would still be able to access our AOL email account.

Might be worth asking your supplier if this is the case with your account.

phillip&sharon

Thanks all for your info, will email tiscali, and i also do have a msn which i forgot!

Cheers for that!
Sharon

GinaUK

You don't need an "invite" anymore to get yourself a gmail account. You can sign up straight from their web site: http://www.gmail.com

Gina

Urno

Gmail is good, although there's some odd "google-analytics" cookies hanging around in the background as far as i can tell. I think they're tracking your internet usage. It's ok though, i've covered my whole room in tin foil

Seriously though, if you do use Gmail, and are worried about privacy, then i'd recommend using a totally separate browser for Gmail, or even use a POP mail client (unless you need all your mail accessible from multiple locations). That way, any tracking will only track that you're using Gmail!

I've also just discovered "labels" and "filters" in Gmail, which allows you to kind of use it like you had folders. Set a new label, and filter each type/group of email(s) to get tagged with the new label, then to easily see all the emails labelled that way, just click the label (from the green labels panel on the left)!

That may've been obvious to others, but i've just worked it out and am well chuffed

4Reids

We had the same problem. With Bt at the mo and will loose our email account when we cancel. We have set up a hotmail account which like all the others is free.

Tasha x

quercus

I've had a gmail account for a while but still find it a bit confusing.

I have a yahoo.com.au Very straightforward for internet dummies like me.

scotlandtooz

I'm a yahoo user as well, and its fabby. Think others (I have tried google mail/ gmail and msn) are just a little less user friendly.

Centurion

Actually I disagree with many of the suggestions above.

a yahoo.com.au (make sure its the australian version) offers free mail which can obviously be used from any browser. However, it is superior since it offers free POP3 downloading which means you can use Outlook, Entourage, Mac Mail or any email client you have on your machine which is usually a lot better than the online mail sites and of course ad free and moves with your computer anywhere.

So you get the best of both worlds. POP3 mail and internet mail, meaning you never have to change your email address again.

Last time I checked this was only available to the australian yahoo though so make sure you sign up with them and then activate your POP3 mail option in the account.

carlosthegerbil

Just noticed that Gmail now also offers POP3 access, so you can use your mail client program (Outlook, Eudora, Thunderbird etc) to download your emails from Gmail.

I find it intersting that so many people say they have found Gmail difficult to use, personally I think it is fantastic, especially the archiving and labelling features that mean you don't ever have to delete anything.

Another useful feature is the integrated GoogleTalk function, which is similar to MSN Messenger except it is embedded into the webpage, so if you are into Instant Messaging, this is a cool thing to have combined with your Gmail account to instantly talk to relatives and friends, without having to carry around your laptop or PC wherever you go (Internet Cafe's, airports etc).

Horses for courses I suppose.