Do I want a Gmail account?
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TheSheriffIsNEAR
250+ Posts
I got one a while back to have a login for Google Talk. I never actually used it for email but see hundreds of spam email when I check it once a month or so. Granted, 99% of it is in the Spam folder (equivalent of Yahoo's Bulk folder).
Either way, I'd recommend getting a Google account if you shop at sites which have the Google Checkout option. They often have discount incentives just for using it.
Either way, I'd recommend getting a Google account if you shop at sites which have the Google Checkout option. They often have discount incentives just for using it.
MilkmanDan
1,000+ Posts
It integrates really nicely on the iPhone.
TheSheriffIsNEAR
250+ Posts
Yes, Dr.
Why?
Why?
bevo_daddy
500+ Posts
I use yahoo primarily but use gmail with Picasa to email pictures. Only had it a few weeks though. im sure there will be other useful things i can use with it.
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ADMIRALSTOCKDALE
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i like gmail. figuring out some of my "conversations" - who sent what and when - only adds to the experience.
mishatx
1,000+ Posts
I have a few GMail accounts, and it's great, but one caveat: my main account is [email protected], and this has caused two problems:
* Because I have annoyingly common first and last names, I get a lot of spam from companies just guessing that there's probably an email address with those two names. I also forwarded my alumni.utexas.net address to this account, so I get a ton of spam from that, too. The good news is that the GMail spam filter catches almost all of it, so I only get 1 spam in my inbox a week, if that. The only false positives I find in the Junk box are the @Texas newsletter, which I really don't want to read anyway.
* There's at least 5-10 people who think [email protected] (without the . between the names) is *their* email address, and Gmail forwards email sent to that address to me. I have in just the past few months gotten personal emails, a Dell support chat log, resumes for someone wanting to work at an aquarium in Georgia, entry confirmation for the Little Miss Mississippi pageant, and receipts for some firewall/online backup service in the UK, which I kept canceling, and the guy kept re-paying for, until I changed all the account information to offensive words.
* Because I have annoyingly common first and last names, I get a lot of spam from companies just guessing that there's probably an email address with those two names. I also forwarded my alumni.utexas.net address to this account, so I get a ton of spam from that, too. The good news is that the GMail spam filter catches almost all of it, so I only get 1 spam in my inbox a week, if that. The only false positives I find in the Junk box are the @Texas newsletter, which I really don't want to read anyway.
* There's at least 5-10 people who think [email protected] (without the . between the names) is *their* email address, and Gmail forwards email sent to that address to me. I have in just the past few months gotten personal emails, a Dell support chat log, resumes for someone wanting to work at an aquarium in Georgia, entry confirmation for the Little Miss Mississippi pageant, and receipts for some firewall/online backup service in the UK, which I kept canceling, and the guy kept re-paying for, until I changed all the account information to offensive words.
MilkmanDan
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