What's the best email service provider for personal usage in your opinion?

[Lewkat]

My preferred email account for privacy is gmail. I have accounts with 3 others that are just for more frivolous matters.

 

[Ken N Tx]

First known electronic e mail..

 

[Alligatorob]

Anyone here have good things to say about Yahoo?

I used Yahoo for many years for my business email. I still use it occasionally. The good thing about it is the anti-spam filter works if you keep up with identifying spam when you get it. Otherwise just mediocre, I stick with it out of history... I do pay something for a business account, not a lot.

I use gmail for my home email, it is ok, but I don't think as good at filtering spam. My gmail is free.

 

[Lawrence00]

Spamarrest is number 1. There is a yearly fee but well worth it. Currently I am just using free Gmail because I have to pinch pennies.

http://www.spamarrest.com/

 

[CallMeKate]

I am dumping Yahoo...

Anyone here have good things to say about Yahoo?

Uh.... no. I've used Gmail for a long time and have never had a problem with it.

 

[CallMeKate]

I use Yahoo and have had no problems. I also have Proton Mail but have not used it much.

I have a protonmail account and I like the encrypted mail perk although I don't actually *need* that part. @Chet

 

[1955]

I wish there was a good one. I much prefer using a pop based reader (Thunderbird) than web based like Yahoo. Anyway, I begrudgingly use GMAIL now and it supports Thunderbird. For many years I was happy with Hotmail but unfortunately they have become unreliably.

 

[Ken N Tx]

I have 2, both since 1998..AOL and Netzero..

 

[StarSong]

Timely topic as I'm interested in setting up some new email accounts. Have Gmail, MSN, hotmail, and yahoo for various purposes. Also a business account. Like @1955, I use Thunderbird reader.

 

[Don M.]

I've used Yahoo e-mail for 20+ years. Changing to another service would be quite a hassle. I get the daily ration of "spam", Yahoo sends most of that stuff to the spam folder, but I still check the messages before I open/delete them.

 

[Roadwarrior]

Gmail or mail, both ok, both free - good to have 2 in case one is down.

Google (Gmail) blocked a foreign-hacking attempt back in 2016.

 

[Sunny]

I've been using Yahoo forever. I think it's fine. Never had a problem with it.

 

[Nathan]

I use Yahoo and have had no problems. I also have Proton Mail but have not used it much.

+1 for Protonmail. Proton Mail (also written as ProtonMail) is an end-to-end encrypted email service. It uses client-side encryption to protect email content and user data before they are sent to Proton Mail servers, unlike other common email providers such as Gmail and Outlook.com.

 

[CallMeKate]

+1 for Protonmail. Proton Mail (also written as ProtonMail) is an end-to-end encrypted email service. It uses client-side encryption to protect email content and user data before they are sent to Proton Mail servers, unlike other common email providers such as Gmail and Outlook.com.

Agreed... I opened my ProtonMail to use as a "tossaway" mailbox but little by little I started switching it over to be a main email because I like it so much. I still use Gmail most, but it's really nice to have a reliable backup. @Nathan

 

[boliverchadsworth]

I am dumping Yahoo...

Anyone here have good things to say about Yahoo?

 

[boliverchadsworth]

+1 for Protonmail. Proton Mail (also written as ProtonMail) is an end-to-end encrypted email service. It uses client-side encryption to protect email content and user data before they are sent to Proton Mail servers, unlike other common email providers such as Gmail and Outlook.com.

proton.me

 

[Rich]

I use Yahoo mail but mostly via Outlook on my PC.

 

[Disgustedman]

Main is Yahoo, but I suspect they "Intentionally" let spam through so as to try upselling their private mailbox.

Gmail is good, but still allows a bit of spam.

 

[Balzac]

Gmail has always been ok for me. I use a different webmail for signing up to forums etc (not one of those disposable accounts though) but still get hardly any spam at all.

 

[IKE]

Have been using AOL since back in the dial-up days.

 

[Vintage Carla]

I use protonmail.

 

[JustDave]

Yahoo and Gmail. I have a love/hate relationship with both of them.

 

[JustBonee]

I don't have anything good to say about Yahoo .... I was overrun with spam until I just couldn't use my account anymore.
That was about 8 years ago. Had to delete it.

Gmail is my preference, because my accounts with them seem secure, and nothing bad has happened YET!

 

[Nathan]

For strictly email I vote for protonmail. Gmail is all around good, secure and if you have a Google acount for Gmail then you also have all the useful tools that Google offers: Youtube, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Photos, Calendar, etc.