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I have my own domain, so gmail is pointless to me.

I also don't own an ATI X800, ricer case, fastest P4EE or A64, or much of any other geek status symbols (though I'm definitely a stereotypical software developer geek / nerd).

I could afford to, but I don't care. I spend money where I see some benefit (like 650 GB of storage plus 500 GB of backup for my FLAC lossless music server), and the rest goes off to Schwab.
 
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
I have my own domain, so gmail is pointless to me.

I also don't own an ATI X800, ricer case, fastest P4EE or A64, or much of any other geek status symbols (though I'm definitely a stereotypical software developer geek / nerd).

I could afford to, but I don't care. I spend money where I see some benefit (like 650 GB of storage plus 500 GB of backup for my FLAC lossless music server), and the rest goes off to Schwab.
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you could have saved more money by useing MP33, less HD space needed 😀
 
Originally posted by: rh71
The one thing I like about gmail is that it doesn't have to re-load the page to perform an action... it's much quicker.

EDIT>>> well at least it doesn't appear to refresh the whole page, it's so quick at doing it, it looks like it's just javascripting stuff over... I thought firefox was quick at page loading... this is in IE too.
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Remember that it's only limited amount of users that are using the servers right now. Once it's public, I bet you'll be complaining how slow it gets.
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
I have my own domain, so gmail is pointless to me.

I also don't own an ATI X800, ricer case, fastest P4EE or A64, or much of any other geek status symbols (though I'm definitely a stereotypical software developer geek / nerd).

I could afford to, but I don't care. I spend money where I see some benefit (like 650 GB of storage plus 500 GB of backup for my FLAC lossless music server), and the rest goes off to Schwab.
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you could have saved more money by useing MP33, less HD space needed 😀
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except mp3's sound like garbage
 
Originally posted by: wyvrn
I just got upgraded to 100MB Yahoo email for free, so I don't need Gmail and it's invasive email scanning and ads. Kudos to Yahoo.

Plus I have my own domain for family members and friends to use.
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Ditto.
 
Originally posted by: kt
Originally posted by: rh71
The one thing I like about gmail is that it doesn't have to re-load the page to perform an action... it's much quicker.

EDIT>>> well at least it doesn't appear to refresh the whole page, it's so quick at doing it, it looks like it's just javascripting stuff over... I thought firefox was quick at page loading... this is in IE too.
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Remember that it's only limited amount of users that are using the servers right now. Once it's public, I bet you'll be complaining how slow it gets.
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True - though as long as it's not slower than Yahoo/Hotmail, that's fine.
 
I've got 2 already. 😀 That being said, I'm sick of hearing about it. It's nothing special really (my work is my primary and I still use my Yahoo account more than Gmail.) Most people won't even come close to needing 1GB of storage. I'm just glad I was able to get in really early and get the 2 ids of my choice without having them already taken.
 
I have an email account that fufills all my needs: accessable by any internet-connected computer (a high priority for me), not bulky and overloaded with useless graphics (for when I am on dialup), hosted by a reliable service that isn't just going to go under or quit out and cancel the service. Plus, I have a seven-letter username that is my name, and just that. Find me another service that does all of that. Without graphic ads, please.
 
Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
I want Gmail! 🙂

Anyone got a spare invite?
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Geez.. 5 minutes left in this auction and you can probably get it for < $3.

EDIT>> heh shot up from .99 to 8.01 in the last minute since i posted.
 
Originally posted by: Xiety
Originally posted by: dabuddha
Originally posted by: Xiety
Originally posted by: dabuddha
You should check out the mail server that I use. 10 gig of storage space. It's called having my own damn server setup and not jumping on the bandwagon.
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How much do you pay per month for hosting with 10gb storage?
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Only cost me a case of beer 😀 Friend of mine is letting me use his colocated server.
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And how can you compare this to Gmail then? 🙂 You got lucky and got something for free. It would cost you at least $15-20/month to have such hosting... and that's "AT LEAST" 😉
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I agree that I did get lucky in my case but you have to understand that I am the exception. You can get 500 meg of space with any server with your own domain for only $42/year. And this is much better than gmail because you can use up to 5 different domains.
 
Anyone spare an invite for an old timer? Interested to see if the spam filters / interface are really that much better than most webmail...
 
Originally posted by: Cheeseburger
Yahoo + YahooPops is all I need.
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If you grab too many messages at once with a POP3 program, Yahoo will make your inbox temp-unavailable. Couldn't figure out why it happened to me for a while...
 
Most of the good names are pretty much all taken up. Time to bust out the numbers and underscores. 😛

If anyone wants to use POP3 with GMail, it's available here.
 
Gmail is for losers, and i'm sick of YAGMT's-- i really dont care about the email thing. I got yahoo and isp and msn, so i dont need anymore.. who cares if its 1gb go out, kill yourself or something!

*hope i cleared gmail up*
 
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