Web Mail - your preference

Technocrat · 18th February 2010, 21:09

Gmail ofcourse, over the years I have yahoo getting more confusing like someone said, its tricky to find out the sign out link.

Btw back in those days USA.net was my favored mail service over hotmail & yahoo

sdp1975 · 18th February 2010, 21:13

Well going by the results here, it's probably true that Google has surpassed Yahoo in almost all product areas.

I still remember the days when Yahoo was the market leader and immensely popular with the internet users - those days are long gone.

vivekiny2k · 18th February 2010, 21:17

I have noticed that most middle-old aged people still prefer yahoo, whether it's for mails, real estate, autos , stocks, searches etc (no offence to young yahoo users here

). I guess it has something to do with technophobia and google's casual approach towards privacy.

autogeek · 18th February 2010, 21:29

Voted for Gmail. Ease of use and speed. Wish for a button or a functionality and it is already there in Gmail. Google understands the end user better. And Gmail Labs; it is simply awesome.

benbsb29 · 18th February 2010, 22:35

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Originally Posted by Technocrat

Btw back in those days USA.net was my favored mail service over hotmail & yahoo

I remember usa.net as well. Really liked it, but dumped it when they became a paid mail service.

Samurai · 19th February 2010, 00:25

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Originally Posted by Rehaan

Remember this? Pre-MS days...

Strangely enough I didn't get a hotmail account until late 1997. In 1996 my home ISP was MSN, and I had a xxx@MSN.com email ID. So I didn't see the point of having one more personal email ID. The advantage of a web based email dawned on me a year later.

SilentEngine · 19th February 2010, 01:52

GMail any day over yahoo.
I was never a yahoo mail fan. Before the ajax versions came, i was using hotmail as my primary id. Yahoo mail was used only for yahoo groups. Once i switched to gmail, haven't looked back

hotmail - since 1998, stopped after gmail, the current windows live sucks big time.
yahoo - also since 1998, just as secondary email
gmail - since 2005
At one point i used to use usa.net, till it was free. Also while i was in college, i had around 20 email ids in various mail clients

Why i like Gmail:
- threading of mails
- inbuilt chat within gmail (no longer use yahoo/live messenger)
- labeling of mails
- innovative (it was the first ajax web mail client)
- good spam control
- google labs which adds interesting features
- linked to other google services

mjothi · 19th February 2010, 02:15

Ofcourse gmail. Not just mails, even for chat its always gtalk. Its much better and importantly, light compared to other guys. Simple and to the need.

And gmail was the first to come up with 1GB limitations.

Do I need anymore?

Still remember those late 90's(?) changing the hotmail profile to point to Australia or other country and bring back to get 250mb space

valapad · 19th February 2010, 03:48

Definitely GMAIL,GMAIL have video,voice with e-mail and very fast also.My vote for GMAIL.

amtak · 19th February 2010, 16:36

Can someone tell me how do I have a better user interface with gmail? The only reason i still use Yahoo is due to better user interface (in my opinion), font options, signature options.

princemanatt · 19th February 2010, 16:44

voted for Gmail. Mozilla Thunderbird works with gmail while I have to pay for that to work on yahoo.

sidd25 · 19th February 2010, 17:13

Gmail undoubtedly. It has all Gtalk embedded, and the latest baby Buzz.
Yahoo is far behind in race.

ashthedivx · 20th February 2010, 10:56

Gmail for me too... I simply love the simplicity and user-friendly environment.

sdp1975 · 31st March 2013, 16:14

Getting fed up with yahoo mail. Can't login to yahoo mail - it shows me a blank page after I login. I could not also logon through my mobile device to Yahoo while I was on a trip recently.

The new CEO maybe making news , but is she doing anything to improve on these reliability issues ?

I'm moving away from yahoo mail to gmail slowly.

shankar.balan · 31st March 2013, 16:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by sdp1975

Getting fed up with yahoo mail. Can't login to yahoo mail - it shows me a blank page after I login. I could not also logon through my mobile device to Yahoo while I was on a trip recently.

The new CEO maybe making news , but is she doing anything to improve on these reliability issues ?

I'm moving away from yahoo mail to gmail slowly.

Yahoomail is rubbish. Might as well bury it and call a general funeral...
Gmail is far better but as more and more people start getting on it, it is becoming slower and slower and more prone to headaches...

View Poll Results: Do you prefer Gmail or Yahoo mail ?
I prefer Yahoo mail	32	15.24%
I prefer Gmail	178	84.76%
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18th February 2010, 21:09	#61
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	Gmail ofcourse, over the years I have yahoo getting more confusing like someone said, its tricky to find out the sign out link. Btw back in those days USA.net was my favored mail service over hotmail & yahoo
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18th February 2010, 21:13	#62
sdp1975 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,700 Thanked: 1,273 Times View My Garage	Well going by the results here, it's probably true that Google has surpassed Yahoo in almost all product areas. I still remember the days when Yahoo was the market leader and immensely popular with the internet users - those days are long gone. Last edited by sdp1975 : 18th February 2010 at 21:21.
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18th February 2010, 21:17	#63
vivekiny2k Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: cincinnati, jabalpur,chennai Posts: 1,264 Thanked: 209 Times View My Garage	I have noticed that most middle-old aged people still prefer yahoo, whether it's for mails, real estate, autos , stocks, searches etc (no offence to young yahoo users here). I guess it has something to do with technophobia and google's casual approach towards privacy.
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18th February 2010, 21:29	#64
autogeek BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Jam CT Posts: 36 Thanked: 0 Times	Voted for Gmail. Ease of use and speed. Wish for a button or a functionality and it is already there in Gmail. Google understands the end user better. And Gmail Labs; it is simply awesome.
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19th February 2010, 01:52	#67
SilentEngine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: KA19,KA04 Posts: 1,167 Thanked: 735 Times View My Garage	GMail any day over yahoo. I was never a yahoo mail fan. Before the ajax versions came, i was using hotmail as my primary id. Yahoo mail was used only for yahoo groups. Once i switched to gmail, haven't looked back hotmail - since 1998, stopped after gmail, the current windows live sucks big time. yahoo - also since 1998, just as secondary email gmail - since 2005 At one point i used to use usa.net, till it was free. Also while i was in college, i had around 20 email ids in various mail clients Why i like Gmail: - threading of mails - inbuilt chat within gmail (no longer use yahoo/live messenger) - labeling of mails - innovative (it was the first ajax web mail client) - good spam control - google labs which adds interesting features - linked to other google services
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19th February 2010, 02:15	#68
mjothi Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,287 Thanked: 231 Times View My Garage	Ofcourse gmail. Not just mails, even for chat its always gtalk. Its much better and importantly, light compared to other guys. Simple and to the need. And gmail was the first to come up with 1GB limitations. Do I need anymore? Still remember those late 90's(?) changing the hotmail profile to point to Australia or other country and bring back to get 250mb space
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19th February 2010, 03:48	#69
valapad BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: KL-08 Posts: 97 Thanked: 59 Times View My Garage	Definitely GMAIL,GMAIL have video,voice with e-mail and very fast also.My vote for GMAIL.
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19th February 2010, 16:36	#70
amtak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai - The city of Sea Link!!! Posts: 2,915 Thanked: 902 Times View My Garage	Can someone tell me how do I have a better user interface with gmail? The only reason i still use Yahoo is due to better user interface (in my opinion), font options, signature options.
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19th February 2010, 16:44	#71
princemanatt BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 125 Thanked: 4 Times	voted for Gmail. Mozilla Thunderbird works with gmail while I have to pay for that to work on yahoo.
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19th February 2010, 17:13	#72
sidd25 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 135 Thanked: 7 Times	Gmail undoubtedly. It has all Gtalk embedded, and the latest baby Buzz. Yahoo is far behind in race.
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20th February 2010, 10:56	#73
ashthedivx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,356 Thanked: 24 Times	Gmail for me too... I simply love the simplicity and user-friendly environment.
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31st March 2013, 16:14	#74
sdp1975 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,700 Thanked: 1,273 Times View My Garage	re: Web Mail - your preference Getting fed up with yahoo mail. Can't login to yahoo mail - it shows me a blank page after I login. I could not also logon through my mobile device to Yahoo while I was on a trip recently. The new CEO maybe making news , but is she doing anything to improve on these reliability issues ? I'm moving away from yahoo mail to gmail slowly.
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