nekote
join:2000-12-16
Hopkinton, MA
| Of course, not for existing customers.
Standard introductory sales ploy - not for existing customers.
Probably works best if you're in a market served by 2 or more equivalent providers.
The switch back and forth, just after the "introductory" pricing ends? And sign up for a competitor's introductory deal?
If so, get a personal / vanity web domain and use that for your email address, so you don't have to have a vendor linked new email address every year. www.1and1.com, for one, provides domain name leasing with 1 email account for $6 / year.
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Goober
Premium
join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
 ·Comcast
·WOW Internet and C..
| said by nekote  : www.1and1.com, for one, provides domain name leasing with 1 email account for $6 / year. Don't see that offer. Do you have a link? |
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travelguy
join:1999-09-03
Santa Fe, NM
| said by Goober :said by nekote : www.1and1.com, for one, provides domain name leasing with 1 email account for $6 / year. Don't see that offer. Do you have a link? Right hand side of the page, under domains:
»order.1and1.com/xml/order/Home;j···13706026 |
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Goober
Premium
join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL | Thanks. That's a good deal. |
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itguy05
join:2005-06-17
Camp Hill, PA
| reply to nekote
Just get a domain - $10/yr from GoDaddy
and then www.hagenhosting.com - $3.95/mo:
* 110 GB disk space
* 1,100 GB monthly bandwidth
* 500 POP3 e-mails
* Pre-installed scripts
* Basic Spam Control tool
You get a real web presence and site.
100% Linux (unlike 1x1 who uses a lot of Windows), rock solid for me for the past 5 years, and a great value.
Now I'm never at the mercy of an ISP. Best thinf I've done. |
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travelguy
join:1999-09-03
Santa Fe, NM | reply to Goober
Yep... I moved to 1and1 a few years ago after running my own linux servers for years and am reasonably happy with their service. |
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travelguy
join:1999-09-03
Santa Fe, NM
| reply to itguy05
said by itguy05 :(unlike 1x1 who uses a lot of Windows) Ummm, just to be clear: 1and1 offers either Linux or Windows hosting with similar pricing for either, depending on what your requirements are. |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA
 ·Verizon FIOS
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Umm, existing customers can take advantage of the triple play $99/mo pricing. Just call in, hit the buttons to cancel your service, and then tell the CSR that you're calling to see how long you need to tell them before you cancel your service because you're switching to Verizon. If they're REALLY dense, ask them if there are any retention promotions going on.
Rinse and repeat 1 mo after the "promotional" pricing runs out. Been doing this for years.. |
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Goober
Premium
join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL | Me too.
But, I haven't used an ISP email for years. I don't want to be tied down like that in the event that CC finally tells me to take a hike. |
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Goober
Premium
join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
·Comcast
·WOW Internet and C..
1 edit | reply to itguy05
said by itguy05 :Just get a domain - $10/yr from GoDaddy and then www.hagenhosting.com - $3.95/mo: * 110 GB disk space * 1,100 GB monthly bandwidth * 500 POP3 e-mails * Pre-installed scripts * Basic Spam Control tool You get a real web presence and site. 100% Linux (unlike 1x1 who uses a lot of Windows), rock solid for me for the past 5 years, and a great value. Now I'm never at the mercy of an ISP. Best thinf I've done. Personally, I just need a custom email address. All that other stuff is overkill. |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA | reply to Goober
I've used yahoo email for the last 11 years. Using POP3 I d/l my yahoo, google, comcast, and family email all to outlook, so I guess I use the ISP email, although I never send or receive anything on it. |
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Goober
Premium
join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
·Comcast
·WOW Internet and C..
| I need a custom email so it's professional looking. I've been using for personal purposes yahoo for many years and gmail since that's been around. But, I hate giving gmail addresses out for business. I do it, but I don't like it.
Yeah, other than POP downloading of email, I haven't used my ISP mail in years. |
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