My ISP is stopping free email

[Megabyte]

Naming no companies, but my isp announced yesterday that they are stopping our email service in 30 days time. I can, however, pay to keep it through http://www.names.co.uk

So, do I want to do that when I can just use a gmail account? My domain/email was a catchy one, memorable.

 

[misi]

So, do I want to do that when I can just use a gmail account? My domain/email was a catchy one, memorable.

No, do not pay for a service which could disappear fully.
There are many free email services, choose one of them.
Yahoo, Gmail, AOL, etc.

 

[foxidrive]

There has to be something illegal about this. It would be so down here I'd think.

Megabyte pays for a broadband service for say 20 years and has the same email addresses with the broadband service all that time. They say she can't have the email addresses anymore but she can continue paying for the broadband service.

http://help.demon.net/domain-hosting-transfer/

Them saying to Megabyte that she can keep all the email addresses by paying even more seems a lot like highway robbery to me.

 

[misi]

Them saying to Megabyte that she can keep all the email addresses by paying even more seems a lot like highway robbery to me.

Agreed.
I don't know @Megabyte's ISP, are they very cheap?

 

[aye-aye-Chris]

So why not register a domain name and use your own email address? It's really not a huge cost.

 

[foxidrive]

The problem there Chris is that new email addresses are needed.

 

[misi]

The problem there Chris is that new email addresses are needed.

I think that that's what Chris means.

 

[foxidrive]

Knowing Megabyte I'd be fairly sure that she'd like to keep her email addresses.

My domain/email was a catchy one, memorable.

 

[misi]

Knowing Megabyte I'd be fairly sure that she'd like to keep her email addresses.

Then unfortunately she has to open her purse.

 

[foxidrive]

Then unfortunately she has to open her purse.

Yep.
It is still shabby treatment by the company.

 

[Megabyte]

http://help.demon.net/domain-hosting-transfer/
.

Thanks for the link. There's useful info there

Part of the email says
"
Packages are available from as little as £2.55 (including discount) a month, and come with a free domain name and website builder. And, when you sign up, you could benefit from one of the following exclusive offers:

• Exchange Essentials Online
  40% first year discount
• O365 Business Essentials
  30% first year discount

"

*from* being the important word on that sentence - and that's on top of what I already pay.

I'd like to keep my domain because it's "Me".

 

[foxidrive]

I'd like to keep my domain because it's "Me".

I reckon that's a good plan. Spending a few pounds on stuff you enjoy brings good rewards. That's something I've been finding here too.

They still need to have house electricity wiring attached to their norty bits for doing that to their customers.

 

[Megabyte]

I just need to find how much it will be - obviously if it's thousands then it's a no-no!

 

[misi]

I just need to find how much it will be - obviously if it's thousands then it's a no-no!

@Megabyte, I don't fully understand your domain...

Do you have a domain and your ISP is hosting it?
http://megabyte.com
Your email address is: favourite_name@megabyte.com

Your ISP gave you space on their email server giving you the email address:
favourite_name@your_isp.com

 

[foxidrive]

megabyte@bigmemory.ram.com

 

[misi]

megabyte@bigmemory.ram.com

bigmemory is a subdirectory of ram.com.
My guess is that she does not have a domain, she has to purchase one for about $10-20.

 

[misi]

megabyte.rocks is available for A$11.89/year

megabyte@megabyte.rocks
mary@megabyte.rocks
john@megabyte.rocks
etc.

1 Mailbox for a year from namecheap: A$13.23

 

[foxidrive]

bigmemory is a subdirectory of ram.com.

Yes, it's not her email address either, just the form of it.

I think Meg is keen on retaining the set of email addresses, otherwise gmail would suit just as well.

 

[Megabyte]

I've been in contact with names.co.uk and this is what they said:

"
Thank you for your enquiry. The package at the moment for each user would cost just over £30 + VAT for the year. Next years renewal price would be around £43 + VAT for each user

"

I have 3 existing mailboxes
There's userA@bigmemory.ram.com, userB@bigmemory.ram.com and userC@bigmemory.ram.com

That price would be on top of what I pay my isp now

 

[misi]

Next years renewal price would be around £43 + VAT for each user

As Foxi said: "highway robbery"