
: Microsoft’s - the web-based email service not to be confused with the Microsoft Outlook desktop application - is the successor to Hotmail, with a cleaner, more modern interface. Gmail comes with 15 gigabytes of storage and is free, unless you want to create your own email domain for your business (like Gmail is, however, well known for collecting a lot of user data, though it does offer some control through its privacy settings. All that’s on top of tight integration with other Google services like Google Drive, which is great for sending attachments over Gmail’s 25-megabyte limit. It has a ton of features, a friendly conversation-focused interface, powerful search and best-in-class spam and malware filtering. Gmail: Google’s Gmail is one of the most popular email services around, for good reason. There are countless email services, but most people will probably want to go with one of the following: If you’re going to leave your current email service, you’ll need to pick a new service to house all your messages. Unfortunately, choosing a new email address means you’ll need to figure out what to do with all your old messages - and set up a new email account that isn’t tied to your internet service. Even if you aren’t thinking about leaving your provider now, you may be forced to in the future, and you would almost certainly be better served by a more modern, feature-filled email service like Gmail, Outlook or something else.

Sure, some internet service providers (or I.S.P.s) - like Comcast and AT&T - allow you to keep your email address when you leave, but others - like Spectrum - will disconnect your email service as soon as you jump ship.

But those cable company-provided email services are far from the best on the block, and in some cases, they may even disappear if you move or switch to a different internet provider, taking years of history and saved emails with them.

You’ve had that old email address ever since you signed up for cable internet years ago, and it has served you well.
