Gmail alternative

[rocketfish201]

Lavabit is pretty good.

[rk0n]

I just use ymail (yahoo), works well for anything I need it for. Other then that Gmail is still probably the best.

[pfeiffep]

I started with Yahoo mail 16 years ago and am still using it, I also have a gmail account, and the email account provided by my ISP.
I consolidated all three accounts using gmail's import function, then installed Thunderbird to replace Outlook and access all three accounts at once using IMAP.
Since Google also provides for calendar I adopted Goggle Calendar also; oh yea I forgot to mention that all this stay sychronized with my iPhone automatically!

[Curtis310]

I'm actually a really big fan of Outlook. It's really clean on the Desktop, and really neat looking.

[Moose]

mail.com is also pretty good. You even get the choose what comes after the @ symbol. It's one of my favourites by far.

There's also an option that allows you to add a secondary email address so that emails that can't be sent to the primary email, it gets forwarded to the secondary.

[HermanAB]

outlook.com, yahoo.com

The list goes on and on...

[HappinessNow]

but still, what is wrong with google?
i am using gTalk, drive, gmail and i am very pleased!

Whats wrong with Gmail?...

...Other then that Gmail is still probably the best.

...I also have a gmail account, and the email account provided by my ISP.
I consolidated all three accounts using gmail's import function, then installed Thunderbird to replace Outlook and access all three accounts at once using IMAP.
Since Google also provides for calendar I adopted Goggle Calendar also; oh yea I forgot to mention that all this stay sychronized with my iPhone automatically!

To answer the same question posted multiple times in one swipe; I think there is a misunderstanding, I never said there was anything wrong with Gmail, it is my primary email option and always will be.

I am just experimenting with alternatives to see what is out there.

Thus far I found hushmail.com and zoho.com to be the two best alternatives; although I don't think I will ever be able to remember to email via hushmail once every 3 weeks so I am sure this account will fall into closure for non-use.

Zoho.com email is by far the best alternative of the two, it is smooth, clean with great security...it is what Gmail used to be (or could have been).

Ultimately I will continue to use Gmail as I have for many years on many accounts.

Unfortunately, bigstring appears dead, it seemed like it had some awesome features.

www.gmx.com

mips gmx looked outstanding until I disabled Adblock Plus to find it bloated with ads. It is unfortunate because it looked very promising.

I should get around to trying iCloud on my iMac.

[bouncingwilf]

+1 for lavabit - excellent service and reliable

Bouncingwilf

[HappinessNow]

Lavabit is pretty good.

+1 for lavabit - excellent service and reliable

Bouncingwilf

lavabit is outstanding! and an awesome Gmail alternative!

When was Lavabit founded and why?

Lavabit was founded during June of 2004 in response to Gmail. At the time, Lavabit’s founders felt Gmail was a great service but that Google was actively violating the privacy of its users by displaying ads related to keywords in their e-mail. Lavabit’s founders also felt they could provide a higher level of service than the competition.

http://lavabit.com/questions.html

I would say that the lavabit founders have met their goal!

[HappinessNow]

lavabit is outstanding! and an awesome Gmail alternative!

http://lavabit.com/questions.html

I would say that the lavabit founders have met their goal!

Thus far these 2 Gmail alternatives are very nice and I highly recommend:

1. lavabit
2. zoho

(hushmail is nice but I am not sure I will be able to meet their 3 week required usage to keep the account active)