General : What happens to my @ntlworld.com

[Ken W]

When I leave VM What happens to my @ntlworld.com accounts when I leave Virgin what happens to my @ntlworld.com email accounts, some say no access after 3 months some say I will still have access to them, which is correct?

[General Maximus]

they are definitely going to be deactivated, it will just take a period of time for everything to trickle through the system. If VM wanted to provide free email access just so you could have a @ntlworld/@virginmedia.com email address then it would be open to everyone.

[SnoopZ]

Better make plans for a new email address asap if you plan on leaving, I recommend Gmail or outlook both are free.

Just remember to tell banks and other important ones your new email or it could all go pear shaped!

[Stephen]

My ntlworld email stopped 3 months after I left.

Didn't use it much anyway. Prefer not to rely on ISP email addresses.

[Ken W]

Originally Posted by Stephen

My ntlworld email stopped 3 months after I left.

Didn't use it much anyway. Prefer not to rely on ISP email addresses.

I spoke to my friend who left VM to go over to Talk Talk over 4 months ago and his @ntlworld.com is still working, the @virginmeadia ones have been cut off after 30 days.


He said when he cancelled his Virgin service the agent said he would still have access to his @ntlword.com but not his @verginmeadia accounts.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by Ken W

I spoke to my friend who left VM to go over to Talk Talk over 4 months ago and his @ntlworld.com is still working, the @virginmeadia ones have been cut off after 30 days.


He said when he cancelled his Virgin service the agent said he would still have access to his @ntlword.com but not his @verginmeadia accounts.

I love my ntlworld account, it's well sexy . Don't get any spam in it either, must be a domain that's now off the radar. Do have a Gmail aswell, it's good to have contingencies.

[heero_yuy]

I've had my @virgin.net addy for 20 odd years from the old dial-up days. Just keeps going.

It's not linked to my TV/phone/BB account addy's either so I guess that if I left VM it would still keep going.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by Ken W

I spoke to my friend who left VM to go over to Talk Talk over 4 months ago and his @ntlworld.com is still working, the @virginmeadia ones have been cut off after 30 days.


He said when he cancelled his Virgin service the agent said he would still have access to his @ntlword.com but not his @verginmeadia accounts.

It may not have been done correctly. All email accounts should be closed after leaving.

[nashville]

I have never any bother with NTL account ,I was surprised to read all the comments

[Ken W]

Originally Posted by nashville

I have never any bother with NTL account ,I was surprised to read all the comments

But what happens to them when folk leave VM

Originally Posted by heero_yuy

I've had my @virgin.net addy for 20 odd years from the old dial-up days. Just keeps going.

My virgin.net address stopped working in the early 2000's, I had moved moved from dial-up to cable in 1999.

[SnoopZ]

Originally Posted by nashville

I have never any bother with NTL account ,I was surprised to read all the comments

Best not to use ISP email, if you leave the ISP you're stuffed.

[heero_yuy]

Quote from Paul M:

My virgin.net address stopped working in the early 2000's, I had moved moved from dial-up to cable in 1999.

Thing is did you keep traffic on it? I keep the various forum notifications running through mine.

Its too long ago to remember now, I suspect very little (besides spam) went to it after the first few months of being on cable.

[Taf]

My lineone.net email stopped last month. It was a freebie with a magazine cover disk offer many, many years ago, accessed using www.mail2web.com. I only gave it out to stop spam hitting my main email account.