@Graham_A wrote:
@wezhayes wrote:
Graham,
Thanks bud. You were pipped at the post but helpful all the same. Cheers !
Worth noting that VM are not alone in pulling their email provision, BT recently did the same.
There is a benefit from having an email provision not connected to your ISP in that it is portable and will continue despite which ISP you are contracted to.
And Graham does make an excellent point, a long time ago (well 15-20 years), most ISPs would see email as a valuable and important component, in the days when email was a new and confusing issue, the idea that ‘sign up with us and we can take care of it all’ was enticing. Now it’s entirely different, the ISP just provides the basic internet connectivity, what services you use on it are entirely up to you. And Graham’s point about having n independent email address is really good advice. Imagine that you were to use VM, (or BT, or Sky etc.) as your ISP and decide to use their ‘in house’ email provision - what happens to your email if, in say, five years time, you decide to leave and go to another supplier? Now some allow you to retain your email address for a monthly fee (Sky broadband and BT, I believe), others, VM among them, don’t, and will simply delete all of your emails and your email address after 90 days.
ISPs no longer see it as a vital component, it really is something that is better handled by other companies who have made it their business.
