Need Advice on Email Service for my son

[dbpowell]

Good evening to all
Recently have my 16 yr old son my Iphone5 and I upgrades to IPhone 5s. He has never used an email account in a smartphone nor on a laptop. So looking for one that will be easy for him to use and learn.
After setting up an ema account for him I will set him up on ICloud so that we can share calendars to help keep things straight.
Email account that I use is cooperate based so that one is out of the question for him. Thanks in advance.

 

[dbpowell]

One more thought. I am almost positive that I will have to set him up a separate Apple ID and iCloud account. Any suggestions on things that need to be done. Thanks again.

 

[kch50428]

You can use the same AppleID for the AppStore and share purchases... and set up his own iCloud for email... either one of you can set up a calendar and share with the other easily too.

 

[dbpowell]

How well do the other email services work with the iPhone ex. Gmail yahoo etc. or for him starting out is the iCloud ema the best option.

 

[iOS Gravity]

Honestly, I think hotmail and gmail are the easiest to use. I think iCloud Mail is good but a little complex for beginners. I rarely use my iCloud Mail and I send at least 3 emails a day using my gmail because of its ease of use. In the end it's your choice. Good luck choosing.

 

[pr1nce]

I think they are all easy and about the same to use.

 

[EmceeGeek]

Gmail is simple but if he's going to be using his iPhone he might as well use his iCloud email. That way he doesn't need 2 email accounts.

You are able to share your calendar with him.

 

[iOS Gravity]

Hey are all easy and about the same, IMO. If he's going to be primarily emailing from the phone, iCloud is probably easiest. From a web browser, it's a toss-up.

Yeah iCloud on the phone is easy since he won't need two accounts. I was talking about the computer.