JTS33
join:2003-05-03
USA
| Verizon with MSN Premium/Yahoo/AOL/Live - which one's best?
Which "online experience" do you think provides the best value?
I still have Verizon with MSN Premium (no longer offered), and while it was great in the past for increasing storage limits on my Hotmail accounts, it is now worse than Microsoft's free Windows Live Hotmail offering. And I can't upgrade my Hotmail account to Windows Live Hotmail because it's tied to Verizon with MSN Premium. So I would have to cancel Verizon with MSN Premium and switch to another "online experience."
If you currently have a free Yahoo e-mail account, can you get it upgraded to the paid version by getting Verizon with Yahoo? (like you could Hotmail accounts with Verizon with MSN Premium) One benefit of the paid/premium versions is that the e-mail accounts don't expire with inactivity like they do with the free versions. |
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borredo
Premium
join:2004-03-29
Allentown, PA
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| Which one's best? My answer: None of them.
No matter how fully featured these service's appear to be, it always comes with much much more than we need. I have MSN premium, had it since they first came out with it. The only thing I ever found a use for was when they gave us free MLB games, that was good for a year, now gone. Everything associated with MSN premium is gone, I deleted everything. I'm MSN premium in name only.
I can't think of anything I would need from these so called "premium services" that I can't get without them. I can get specific as to need and eliminate the bloat with a simple connection. I use windows live email because I like the multiple account interface. I had no problem setting it up even though I have MSN premium.
BTW: AOL is the absolute worst, they take over everything.
Just my opinion on things. |
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Jodokast96
R.I.P Bassman442
Premium
join:2005-11-23
Erial, NJ
·Verizon Online DSL
| I agree. I too am an MSN Premium user technically. The only reason I had it was because I was already an MSN dial-up user when I got DSL and it migrated. Never used a single one of the "premium" features. Skip them all so you don't ever have to worry about a lost address (other than the verizon.net one) if you ever cancel the DSL. |
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JTS33
join:2003-05-03
USA
| I remember the free MLB season pass with MSN Premium...that was awesome for the 1 year they had it.
These services are beneficial if they let you upgrade your existing free Hotmail/Yahoo/AOL accounts to the paid versions (or take existing paid version and make them free). MSN Premium was great for that reason. At the time, that meant more storage space, higher attachment limit, no expiration from inactivity, a superior junk-mail filter, and a free license to McAfee Antivirus and firewall products. And you don't lose your Hotmail e-mail accounts if you cancel Verizon...it just converts to the free version.
I'm still interested if getting "Verizon with Yahoo" lets you convert free Yahoo e-mail accounts to the paid version. From the description, it sounds like you use your verizon.net e-mail addresses with a Yahoo frontend.
And the AOL offering...is it basically like the "bring your own broadband" version of AOL in which it allows use of the AOL Browser with all of your AOL e-mail accounts? Yes, I hate AOL software too...but I have a friend who clings onto it for dear life and getting her to switch did not go well. |
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MrSpock29
join:2008-02-09
Hammonton, NJ
| reply to JTS33
said by JTS33  :Which "online experience" do you think provides the best value? I still have Verizon with MSN Premium (no longer offered), and while it was great in the past for increasing storage limits on my Hotmail accounts, it is now worse than Microsoft's free Windows Live Hotmail offering. And I can't upgrade my Hotmail account to Windows Live Hotmail because it's tied to Verizon with MSN Premium. So I would have to cancel Verizon with MSN Premium and switch to another "online experience." If you currently have a free Yahoo e-mail account, can you get it upgraded to the paid version by getting Verizon with Yahoo? (like you could Hotmail accounts with Verizon with MSN Premium) One benefit of the paid/premium versions is that the e-mail accounts don't expire with inactivity like they do with the free versions. When I switched to DSL this year, I actually opted out of all of them. Maybe I just care more about the basics, maybe I just never took the time to see what they have, but I decided to keep it simple.
I do have a free yahoo email account, though I never use it. |
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brawney
Premium
join:2002-03-02
Frederick, MD
·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to JTS33
I don't really use any of those services. But I like to get free stuff, so for a while I had the MSN Premium from Verizon. I cancelled that and switched to Yahoo. I used more of those features, like the Yahoo Launchcast Plus Radio and the throw away addresses on the Yahoo account.
I had a heck of a time getting the MSN Premium by Verizon off my MSN account. And like you said, you're tied down and can't get any of the new stuff when your account is tied in like that. I had to call them and get them to fix it.
You can live without all this stuff. There is so much free out there that you can live without any of these services, but if there is one feature you're looking for that you can get for free (like me with the Yahoo Radio) then its nice to have that option from Verizon. |
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sevengun16
join:2008-08-20
Brooklyn, NY | reply to JTS33
How come u guys could cancel the msn premium? I had verzion yahoo portal and I really hated it. Does any of you knows how to cancel it? |
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dsmfour
join:2005-09-18 | You can't cancel the VZ/Y! All you can do is switch to another portal. Verizon no longer offers MSN so all you could do is switch to Live or AOL. |
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NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| reply to JTS33
"None of the above." Doesn't Verizon offer DSL service without the partners? If so, that is the way to go.
I seriously regret having migrated my SBC DSL to, "SBC Yahoo! DSL Service". I had the option not to, and should have opted not to. Can't be undone, now; and new signups for AT&T DSL are automatically co-branded "at&t Yahoo! HSI" accounts. No way out.
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Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum |
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JTS33
join:2003-05-03
USA
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September 4th, @03:19AM
| What happened when you migrated to SBC Yahoo? I thought if you don't use the service, you won't even notice you have it. It's that way with Verizon with MSN Premium. |
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NormanS
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| said by JTS33 :What happened when you migrated to SBC Yahoo? I thought if you don't use the service, you won't even notice you have it. It's that way with Verizon with MSN Premium. All 'pacbell.net' (my email domain) email has to be picked up through 'pop.att.yahoo.com'. They actually prefer that we also use 'smtp.att.yahoo.com'; but Yahoo! doesn't want us using their server as a "Smarthost". There is actually no current prohibition against running an MTA in the 'at&t Yahoo! HSI' AUP/TOS, but if one does so, using the ISP server as a "Smarthost" is essential. Yahoo! requires each sender email address, which is not the same as the one used to log in to the server, be "verified". The procedure is not onerous, but there is a limit of ten email addresses allowed, not associated with the accounts.
It has caused numerous problems for several customers. Anyway, because of that particular issue, I recommend against a Yahoo! co-branded account, if you can avoid it.
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Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum |
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jaydro
join:2004-08-05
Durham, NC
·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to JTS33
Verizon/Yahoo! is worth it just for the free Flickr Pro account. I really don't care about the "experience," and my verizon.net and yahoo.com addresses aren't my primaries, but Flickr Pro rocks and I haven't had to pay $2 extra per month yet for Verizon/Yahoo! (which would make Flickr Pro not so free). |
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