paying for email?

[ntl customer]

I wouldn't pay for ntl's email, as it is included in the broadband package.

However perhaps there should be some optional extras, such as porn/spam/virus filtering at an extra cost. That would mean for those that do not wish to bother with spam/porn/virus filtering can leave it to ntl for an extra fee each month. How this would work technically I'm not sure.

[Shaun]

I still can't understand why people continue to use Ntl's email addresses when there are various free providers out there that give you all the features your looking for. As an addition you can keep these addresses when you change service providers

[Matth]

Many of the free providers have adverts, no SMTP, or other drawbacks.

My NTL email has been a bit flaky at times, but mostly good.

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Matth

Many of the free providers have adverts, no SMTP, or other drawbacks.

My NTL email has been a bit flaky at times, but mostly good.

Yahoo.co.uk provide a great e-mail service they give you POP access and SMTP protected by authentication. Many others do the same. Ntl now attach a text advert to the bottom of your emails so there really isn't much of a difference apart from the server uptime.

I've had a few problems with Yahoo today, but its the first time in ages. Much better then Ntl's email IMHO.

[abailey152]

No I wouldn't pay extra. We already pay NTL enough for BB for it to include a decent email service.

[ntl customer]

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<snip>I still can't understand why people continue to use Ntl's email addresses when there are various free providers out there that give you all the features your looking for.</snip>

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I do not move to one of the free providers for very much the reason that MattH has said. Adverts, webmail only (no pop access or charging for it), space limits.

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<snip>Ntl now attach a text advert to the bottom of your emails </snip>

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ntl do not attach a text advert to the bottom of your emails when you send email in Outlook/Outlook Express or a mail client of your choice. They only do it on webmail.

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by ntl customer

I do not move to one of the free providers for very much the reason that MattH has said. Adverts, webmail only (no pop access or charging for it), space limits.

ntl do not attach a text advert to the bottom of your emails when you send email in Outlook/Outlook Express or a mail client of your choice. They only do it on webmail.

Yahoo provide a free pop service on their .co.uk addresses, and provide you with a 6Mb in-box, which is only slightly smaller than Ntl's. In the end a small text advert at the bottom of your mail is a little price to pay for an e-mail service that works

[andygrif]

And then of course there will be GMail from Google. Which will offer 8Gb of storage to everyone for free.

[Stuart]

Interesting article about GMail here

It seems the service will be paid for by advertising, and that there are privacy concerns already..