Primary email provider election '09

Berenburger · 16 May 2010, 07:00 AM

As a follow-up of this thread from 2006, I thought it was time for a new election. For consistency, I called it 2009 even though we are almost halfway through 2010. I wonder if there something is changed in 3 years?

Quote:

Originally Posted by lgnki

Hey guys,

It's that time of year when people are voting, and I thought it would be fun to have people vote for which provider YOU PRIMARILY USE . I am aware that threads like this have been posted in the past, but it's always nice to take an updated poll to see what people are using.

To clarify: This is not what the "Best" provider is, it is what you use as your PRIMARY provider

Unfortunately the number of poll options are maximized to 10.

FastMail = FastMail.fm.
My ISP = The provider who delivers you the access to the Internet.
Other = Another, not on the list.

David · 16 May 2010, 07:59 AM

It looks like I have 20% of the vote with 'other' my primary mail provider is currently my 'Webhost'

robert@fm · 16 May 2010, 08:42 AM

I presume that "FastMail" means the one with three forums here; there are at least two others of that exact name, though IIRC one of them was banned from EMD for spamming.

ozar · 16 May 2010, 08:43 AM

...voted for FastMail even though my account was just setup there last week. I had been using free email accounts only through Gmail, and Lavabit, but I'll be keeping those accounts active just in case there's any need to return to them. Gotta wait and see what Opera does with FastMail before I'll know if I'll be sticking around.

xmailer · 16 May 2010, 09:12 AM

As a free email only user, it's still Gmail for me, as it has been for quite awhile now. But at this point I'm feeling that it's mainly out of little more than habit, and I'm seriously thinking about trying to break my inertia and make a change, having continued to gradually "lose faith" in Google, particularly with their recent "Buzz" fiasco, giving me the feeling that they really care about as much about their users' privacy as the operators of Facebook and similar sites, as far as their ultimate priorities.

But I've chosen Gmail for this poll, as it still is my "primary" for now, until I can make up my mind what to replace it with. But at the moment, Zoho is looking like one of the likelier candidates for replacement.

Edit: Oops, I absent-mindedly ticked "other" since I'm looking for another. Oh well...

chrisretusn · 16 May 2010, 08:47 PM

Other

I really don't have a primary provider. Of the listed services I use EuMX,
GMail, Hotmail/Live, Yahoo and My ISP, plus several others. My usage of each is somewhat scattered no one single service serves as a primary provider.

CyberSaint · 9 Jun 2010, 02:27 AM

It's interesting that second place here goes to Gmail. I wonder if any of those accounts are paid?

Bond J · 9 Jun 2010, 06:36 AM

PolarisMail!

earlzsta · 9 Jun 2010, 06:40 PM

I'm surprised that 5th is Pobox, I use the service as well. But not as a main account as it's a forwarding service. I guess though that if you have the Pobox Mailstore then it would work out alright

ankupan · 9 Jun 2010, 09:00 PM

I am surprising it.

Rackspace/Mailtrust is not in this list.

janusz · 9 Jun 2010, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ankupan

Rackspace/Mailtrust is not in this list.

It is. Under 'Other'

xmailer · 9 Jun 2010, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberSaint

It's interesting that second place here goes to Gmail. I wonder if any of those accounts are paid?

Gmail would actually have been tied with Fastmail had I not absent-mindedly selected "other" instead of Gmail, which is still my "primary" service, if being the only one I check daily (directly) is sufficient to qualify it as such. Which isn't a bad showing, considering that this seems to be a pro-Fastmail-biased website. Of course, if it wasn't "biased" in general, Hotmail and Yahoo would likely leave all the others in the dust, as it were.

Berenburger · 10 Jun 2010, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ankupan

I am surprising it.

Rackspace/Mailtrust is not in this list.

Unfortunately the number of poll options on this board are maximized to 10. I had to make my (personal) choice.

William9 · 10 Jun 2010, 01:16 PM

Should have included more providers.

Bond J · 10 Jun 2010, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by William9

Should have included more providers.

Here is why there are limited providers listed :

Quote:

Unfortunately the number of poll options on this board are maximized to 10. I had to make my (personal) choice.

View Poll Results: Who is your PRIMARY email provider
EuMX	2	3.39%
FastMail	20	33.90%
GMail/Google Apps	17	28.81%
Hotmail/Live	2	3.39%
Pobox	3	5.08%
Runbox	0	0%
Tuffmail	4	6.78%
Yahoo	1	1.69%
My ISP	1	1.69%
Other	9	15.25%
Voters: 59. You may not vote on this poll

16 May 2010, 07:59 AM	#2
David Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada. Posts: 10,355	It looks like I have 20% of the vote with 'other' my primary mail provider is currently my 'Webhost'

16 May 2010, 08:42 AM	#3
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	I presume that "FastMail" means the one with three forums here; there are at least two others of that exact name, though IIRC one of them was banned from EMD for spamming.

16 May 2010, 08:43 AM	#4
ozar Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 133	...voted for FastMail even though my account was just setup there last week. I had been using free email accounts only through Gmail, and Lavabit, but I'll be keeping those accounts active just in case there's any need to return to them. Gotta wait and see what Opera does with FastMail before I'll know if I'll be sticking around.

16 May 2010, 09:12 AM	#5
xmailer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 5,485	As a free email only user, it's still Gmail for me, as it has been for quite awhile now. But at this point I'm feeling that it's mainly out of little more than habit, and I'm seriously thinking about trying to break my inertia and make a change, having continued to gradually "lose faith" in Google, particularly with their recent "Buzz" fiasco, giving me the feeling that they really care about as much about their users' privacy as the operators of Facebook and similar sites, as far as their ultimate priorities. But I've chosen Gmail for this poll, as it still is my "primary" for now, until I can make up my mind what to replace it with. But at the moment, Zoho is looking like one of the likelier candidates for replacement. Edit: Oops, I absent-mindedly ticked "other" since I'm looking for another. Oh well...

16 May 2010, 08:47 PM	#6
chrisretusn Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Philippines Posts: 927	Other I really don't have a primary provider. Of the listed services I use EuMX, GMail, Hotmail/Live, Yahoo and My ISP, plus several others. My usage of each is somewhat scattered no one single service serves as a primary provider.

9 Jun 2010, 02:27 AM	#7
CyberSaint Essential Contributor Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Hurricane, WV Posts: 206	It's interesting that second place here goes to Gmail. I wonder if any of those accounts are paid?

9 Jun 2010, 06:36 AM	#8
Bond J Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 35	PolarisMail!

9 Jun 2010, 06:40 PM	#9
earlzsta Essential Contributor Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 203	I'm surprised that 5th is Pobox, I use the service as well. But not as a main account as it's a forwarding service. I guess though that if you have the Pobox Mailstore then it would work out alright

9 Jun 2010, 09:00 PM	#10
ankupan Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 826	I am surprising it. Rackspace/Mailtrust is not in this list.

10 Jun 2010, 01:16 PM	#14
William9 The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,281	Should have included more providers.