Registered: Oct 2000
Location: San Francisco, California
Google Email (gmail)
Well, I just got a gmail(google) e-mail account.
I'm sure most of you heard about it. They offer 1GB of storage. The service should be made available to everybody for free by the end of the year.
Anyways, IT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING !!!
Kicks hotmail's ass ! So much faster and easier to use than Hotmail. It is also much simpler and more intuitive.
I absolutely love it! Finally a great alternative to slow and buggy hotmail which offers only 2MB of storage(though MS plans to increase storage in July in response to Google's offering)
Jun-22-2004 23:42
rabbitjoker
aural sadist
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA
Re: Google Email (gmail)
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Originally posted by Durafei
Well, I just got a gmail(google) e-mail account.
Took you long enough.. I've had one since March (but don't use it at all, just got it to check it out).
it has 1gb free email...and u can have it at any time
u dont have to wait till whenever google launches its 1 gb email
i have it but i rarely use it
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Jun-23-2004 00:35
sohaness
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2000
Location: Toronto / S. Korea
i got set up with an account recently, and i must i also love it!
steve.
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Jun-23-2004 00:43
loconet
de la puta madre!
Registered: Jul 2002
Location: San Francisco
I've had it for a while and i love it
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Jun-23-2004 01:25
Creamfields
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Toronto, Canada
I thought they were not accepting any new users.
Jun-23-2004 01:33
goodnet
•Damn• I look good.
Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Toronto, Canada
^^ i think the way gmail's beta invite works is every time they want a new wave of beta users, they give out more invites to thier existing users to send to thier friends.
I've got a gmail account too - its some good shit. The speedy web interface with keyboard shortcuts really helps it out, by far the best web interface email ive used.
A few useful Windows programs if you're using gmail:
A program called "GTray" helps you get to your gmail faster by opening your browser and automatically signing you into Gmail. It only works for Internet Explorer tho. Check it here: http://torrez.us/gtray
BTW Yahoo has recently responding to Gmail's service by increasing the space quota for its free accounts to 100 MB, and 2 GIGs for its paying customers. Crazy!
Jun-23-2004 01:47
Creamfields
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Toronto, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by goodnet
A few useful Windows programs if you're using gmail:[list][*]I forward all my hotmail to my gmail using a program called "GetMail", availible at: http://www.e-eeasy.com/GetMail.aspx
oh cool thanks
Jun-23-2004 01:54
Durafei
the crazy russian
Registered: Oct 2000
Location: San Francisco, California
As far as I know every registered gmail user can send 3 invites to other people.
Google employees can set invites to unlimited number of people.
If you really want gmail account now, invitations are currently sold on ebay for about $10 USD (they are sold by people who have available invites, and not by Google). Surprisingly enough, many people buy invitations instead of waiting for a few months. I read a news story about some 20 year old dude who bought a bulk of invites for $300, and then resold those invites individually making more than $1000.
Jun-23-2004 02:25
404 Science
DJ B-Rock
Registered: May 2002
Location: MONTREEZY
there is no such thing as a free lunch
google offers 1gb but it always reserves the right to scan your emails for keywords which it can sell to other companies...
