General Help setting virgin media mail up please

caroline · 17-03-2022, 10:22

so i am trying to set up virgin media mail but everything i put in to
it , like this thegunners@virginmedia.com it does nothing when i click check availability, what am i doing wrong ? please

Rabb · 17-03-2022, 12:01

tryed different browser, had that problem once twice over years. no matter what clicked nothing happened, another browser was ok :p

General Maximus · 19-03-2022, 08:49

yeah, it is to do with scipts and stuff running in the background. All thr buttons and things you see are basically non functional graphics. Closing your browser and opening it up again normally fixes the problem.

RobboEdin · 19-03-2022, 09:49

Why does anyone use an ISP email service anyway?
Use a portable email service, such as gmail.

SnoopZ · 19-03-2022, 09:57

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Originally Posted by RobboEdin

Why does anyone use an ISP email service anyway?
Use a portable email service, such as gmail.

I couldn't agree more it's crazy using an ISP email service for main accounts it causes so many issues down the line.

Using Gmail or Outlook is the way to go to keep things simple in my opinion.

Itshim · 19-03-2022, 16:44

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ

I couldn't agree more it's crazy using an ISP

Using Gmail or Outlook is the way to go to keep things simple in my opinion.

Really , two rubbish providers .

SnoopZ · 19-03-2022, 17:38

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Originally Posted by Itshim

Really , two rubbish providers .

Couldn't disagree more for a free provider.

What do you use then if those 2 are rubbish for you?

General Maximus · 19-03-2022, 18:27

yeah, they are my two main accounts

bubblegun · 23-03-2022, 19:56

I remember that I'm sure ebay required an isp email address when setting up an account a loooong time ago it was some sort of proof of identity (or maybe it was due to paypal when they were both linked). I lost that account and created a new one after it changed.

I had a @blueyonder email back then.

General Maximus · 24-03-2022, 10:19

I don't think so, I have always used my hotmail address and never had a problem and I am going back to early 2000s.

bubblegun · 24-03-2022, 13:38

In the old days of the internet it wasn't wise to save your bank details online, you could only use anonymous email like hotmail if you registered your bank card or a credit card, which I wasn't willing to do.

[See: on internet archive]

pip08456 · 24-03-2022, 19:12

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Originally Posted by bubblegun

In the old days of the internet it wasn't wise to save your bank details online, you could only use anonymous email like hotmail if you registered your bank card or a credit card, which I wasn't willing to do.

[See: on internet archive]

What do you mean by the early days? I've had both ebay and paypal accounts since 2000, used a hotmail address and never needed to register a debit or credit card to create an account.

bubblegun · 24-03-2022, 21:15

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Originally Posted by pip08456

What do you mean by the early days? I've had both ebay and paypal accounts since 2000, used a hotmail address and never needed to register a debit or credit card to create an account.

This getting off topic. I just was disagreeing that there was never a need for an isp email address. I remembered having a problem signing up to get an ebay account pre-2000 without an ISP email address.

Sure enough Ebay still had it in their T&C's in 1999 like i'd said. I didn't say anyone hadn't joined with a gmail/hotmail or whatever webmail account since have they clearly changed their T&C's since then.

General Maximus · 24-03-2022, 22:28

I never had a problem with email addresses. I remember both ebay and paypal wanted bank info so they could verify your delivery address and authenticate you.