free online email accounts

xirokx · 17 May 2009 at 11:10

Hi there,

For several years I have had the same free hotmail account...

I am thinking of changing my email addy but needed a free hotmail account that works with msn messenger because I dont use facebook or any of those sites etc...

I was considering gmail but dont know if I can use my gmail account to sign in on msn messenger??

Also, I am looking for an email account where I can send and recieve files that are larger then 10mb unlike hotmail I believe?

Alternatively if there is an application I think like ICQ that enables me to use this potential new email address and have access to the majority of IM app's then I would not mind doing that..

Please assist , your advice would be appreciated

Thanks in advance..

miniyazz · 17 May 2009 at 12:40

Gmail is fine on both counts.

asim18 · 17 May 2009 at 13:20

You can use any email account with MSN Messenger.

theheyes · 17 May 2009 at 13:27

Used to be the case you needed a hotmail or msn email account but it hasn't been like that for years and years now.

chrisxuk · 17 May 2009 at 17:04

Googlemail

negger · 17 May 2009 at 18:39

chrisxuk said:
Googlemail

What he said - and it's seems to be under continuouse development with new features etc

Pho · 17 May 2009 at 19:02

If you sign up to gmail with a UK IP you get given an @googlemail.com address (but an email sent to the @gmail.com version will also get to you). If you want to get an @gmail.com address though you'll have to use a proxy (only needed whilst you sign up).

negger · 17 May 2009 at 19:29

Pho said:
If you sign up to gmail with a UK IP you get given an @googlemail.com address (but an email sent to the @gmail.com version will also get to you). If you want to get an @gmail.com address though you'll have to use a proxy (only needed whilst you sign up).

that reminds me - a few mates emailed me using @gmail and they kept getting failed send errors ?

that was a while ago don't know if it still does it.

xirokx · 17 May 2009 at 19:43

i just tried to sign onto windows live messenger with my googlemail account and it failed...

why?

i thought you could access windows live messenger (the newer version of MSN messenger) with any email account?

please help

Pho · 17 May 2009 at 20:10

xirokx said:
i just tried to sign onto windows live messenger with my googlemail account and it failed...

why?

i thought you could access windows live messenger (the newer version of MSN messenger) with any email account?

please help

You have to register it first. https://signup.live.com

Pho · 17 May 2009 at 20:11

negger said:
that reminds me - a few mates emailed me using @gmail and they kept getting failed send errors ?

that was a while ago don't know if it still does it.

Odd. I just sent myself a test to my googlemail namesake and it worked fine.

xirokx · 17 May 2009 at 20:23

cheers thanks..

do you know what the max file is that can be recieved if you have a gmail account?

Pho · 17 May 2009 at 20:35

20MB

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=8770

Paul11 · 17 May 2009 at 20:36

xirokx said:
cheers thanks..

do you know what the max file is that can be recieved if you have a gmail account?

hey xirokx. how goes....

20mb max file size on gmail.

edit: beaten to it

xirokx · 17 May 2009 at 22:20

cool thank you very much....

xirokx · 18 May 2009 at 21:19

It still doesnt work, I am receiving the following error msg:-

You've reached the daily limit for creating Windows Live IDs. Please wait a day and try to sign up again or contact support for assistance.

OK
Error code: 450 : 0x800482d4 : 2009-05-18T20:19:04 GMT

please help, I really need to change my email addy...

Noel Gallagher · 18 May 2009 at 21:21

miniyazz said:
Gmail is fine on both counts.

Win.

Marky · 18 May 2009 at 21:26

GMail is probably the best free email service out at the moment!

xirokx · 18 May 2009 at 21:59

yes but why cant I associate my gmail account with windows live messenger as per my above post??

whitecrook · 18 May 2009 at 22:23

if you find your self ever sending 10 mb emails - you're doing it wrong.