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[sting7k]

Well I'm officially over Google and any and all of their products.

This weekend was the last straw, 4th Gmail issue in the past year. I got a notice my account had a likely unauthorized access and a list of IP addresses that looked like my iPhone, my personal laptop, work computer, and then something else.

Then three times over the past year I started to get really random emails that were clearly not for me. I found out in each case that Google let three separate people create apps accounts with the same user name as mine but without a "." in the name. They then started trying to use the gmail that came with those apps accounts but the emails got sent to me. Each time the account remained under my control but it was really annoying and one guy even wanted me to give up my account so he could have it.

I've been using AOL and Hotmail for well over a decade and had ZERO issues.

So forget them, their amateur email service, and their half assed products that are in infinite beta status.

[naviwilliams]

I do feel you a little on this one. I've had about four Google Apps (Business account) with Google, and well, let's just say, I've had enough of paying for them...

But, to be honest, I'm not sure Hotmail or Yahoo are any better. I have both; and I've never been able to setup either on my iPhone and iPad with full success. I guess for email, GMail currently is the lesser of the two evils.

[iV1SHAL]

Originally Posted by naviwilliams

But, to be honest, I'm not sure Hotmail or Yahoo are any better. I have both; and I've never been able to setup either on my iPhone and iPad with full success. I guess for email, GMail currently is the lesser of the two evils.

Using gmail to sync is probably the best out if the three. No problems yet touch wood!

[naviwilliams]

For the last 30 minutes or so, I've been looking for alternatives. And, I hate to say it, but, Google seem to have it down pat...

Originally Posted by iV1SHAL

Using gmail to sync is probably the best out if the three. No problems yet touch wood!

[iV1SHAL]

Originally Posted by naviwilliams

For the last 30 minutes or so, I've been looking for alternatives. And, I hate to say it, but, Google seem to have it down pat...

That's the reason I haven't changed yet haha.

Wonder if apple will release their own mail server to go with all that icloud jazz lol

[zero credibility]

i'm thinking of going all apple if the new icloud mail is any good. I'm pretty sure I heard of labels and mail rules, this is all I need to be honest.

[chirmer]

Originally Posted by sting7k

I've been using AOL and Hotmail for well over a decade and had ZERO issues.

I have had the exact opposite experience... I have had zero gmail issues, whereas my AOL and Hotmail emails have been nothing but buggy, spammed wastes of effort. Don't even get me started on Yahoo... I wish there were another alternative (iCloud, pleasseeeeeeee be this alternative), but as of right now, gmail is the only one that's ever worked wonderfully for me

[itsalexaye]

I am also leaving gmail. Didnt have any problems til last thursday when my gmail somehow got hacked and someone was sending porn links to all kinds of hotmail addresses, but they mispelled the @hotmail.com (they spelled it @hotmai.com) so I was getting undeliverable emails which is how I noticed. So I am moving everything to my iCloud account and my @me.com email address.

[sting7k]

Originally Posted by naviwilliams

I do feel you a little on this one. I've had about four Google Apps (Business account) with Google, and well, let's just say, I've had enough of paying for them...

But, to be honest, I'm not sure Hotmail or Yahoo are any better. I have both; and I've never been able to setup either on my iPhone and iPad with full success. I guess for email, GMail currently is the lesser of the two evils.

Well they have a better track record for me, no issues in over a decade vs. 4 for gmail in one year. It only took seconds to setup hotmail via exchange on my iPhone, seems fine. My AOL account doesn't push but I don't need that to push, it's for internet junk only at this point.

I actually am kind of surprised by hotmail/live now. I haven't used it in so long the interface now is much nicer. The account is also super old, my AOL email address was actually the Windows LiveID for the account and emails from Microsoft got sent to my gmail account. Well no more. The new hotmail/live looks pretty sweet, although I don't know how new it is at this point.

I'll give iCloud a fair shake though when it is fully alive.

[naviwilliams]

Interesting. I might have to try Hotmail on my iPhone for a few days, and see how well\bad it does...