Wolfie Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 My folks have had yahoo email for donkeys but have been getting increasingly frustrated with it slowing down - to the point that it now takes several minutes for them to type an email. Apparently this common with Yahoo. Otherwise their laptop is healthy and, though their broadband isn't quick, they can watch iPlayer without issues so email shouldn't be slow. Being the only IT guru in the family, they have asked me for help..... My first thought is to set them up with Gmail, as I've used it for ages and have never had any problems with it. Am I missing a trick, though?. Is there a better alternative?. Is the only solution to move away from Yahoo?. The standard email forwarding period on old email accounts to Gmail is 30 days. Anyone know if this can be extended?. I know they will be concerned about updating all their online contact details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I would recommend Gmail, simply cos of the things it associate with, like drive, sheets, docs, youtube etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Recommend Gmail just for ease, works every time, good compatibility with phones etc - but I'm sure you know this as a user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicME85 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Been with Gmail since BETA and could never use anything else. Not sure about the forwarding issue as have never needed to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Mills Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I personally like Outlook (Used to be Hotmail) but it's all down to personal preference. They're all pretty much the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 17 minutes ago, Chris Mills said: I personally like Outlook (Used to be Hotmail) but it's all down to personal preference. They're all pretty much the same. This. I have 2 outlook accounts and a gmail account and I see very little difference between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesterRam Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I am moving from advising on free email services like Hotmail and Gmail, more messages sent are finding spam folders due to increase in spam security with both Microsoft and Google, I would set up your free email address that is given by your broadband supplier or pay a small subscription to allow your email provider to monitor the service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicME85 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Not had a single Gmail email not get to the recipient. ISPs are using services like Yahoo (I know Sky do) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I use Gmail and forward all my old ISP email accounts to it, so everything appears in a single inbox. Been doing that for years and it's never been a problem. If the Yahoo email you are migrating from has POP3 settings then it should work just the same My only concern with Gmail is that they seem to read keywords from your emails to serve ads into the sidebar, so I installed adblocker. Still a bit creepy though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 my Sky email comes through, but after 30 days, my yahoo spam emails stopped (coming through to my Gmail address). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesterRam Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 I catch about 25% of Gmail and 28% of Hotmail (outlook) inbound, I don't send business emails outbound but I do friends/relatives that have accepted previous emails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Thanks to all for the advice. Good point @Mostyn6 that they have loads of junk email coming through to their yahoo account. Not malicious spam but just newsletters & adverts from websites they've bought stuff from etc. By moving to Gmail, all that will stop after 30 days. Sounds like a plan. It's quite a burden, being the designated family IT whizz, even though being nothing of the sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal is a Ram Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 As a reseller and support for Google Apps for Business.. Gmail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesterRam Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 google are *****, pure evil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamboDCFC Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Gmail all the way, by far the best free webmail provider IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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