googlemail.com / gmail.com

Amp34 · 20 Jul 2007 at 23:10

I have a gmail account, got it about a couple of months ago, just say you are in the US when you register and stick 94043 as your zip code.

Anyone wanna guess where that is?

Pug · 20 Jul 2007 at 23:14

only ever used gmail for all things to do with my greatest mail account ever

Will_3rd · 20 Jul 2007 at 23:14

Got a gmail account years ago, when I created an account for my dad he got a scummy googlemail account

allllec · 20 Jul 2007 at 23:19

Morba said:
alec wouldnt have been taken would it? i tohught that they would only allow names with min 5 chars

come to think of it your probably right - i just remember my uncle (he actualy did it all for me he had the invites and such) trying everything for me..

frosty03 said:
Those kind of emails will attract a heck of spam. I had one of those "nice" short hotmail email addy, since i signed up way back in 1994. The account is all but unusable. I get close to 300 emails in my inbox daily, mostly from pple typing in wrong addresses, but also spam. Heck, if i dont check it for afew days, there are pages and pages of spam sitting in my inbox.

I've long since given up trying to use the account since you end up sifting through all those junk for the few relevant ones.

yeah but common [email protected] (H) that would just pwn.

i dont get 300 mails a day on my current account but around 50-100 a day.my spam box is always floating around 2000-3000 messages (its auto deleted after 30 days. hence i got the figures)

talking of spam.. i tell you what the google mail spam filter is one of the best ive ever seen. i hand on heart have had ( in my memory ) no more than maybe 5 messages slip thru into my inbox pretty neat (H)

ta

alec

Pug · 20 Jul 2007 at 23:23

so if you sign up now its googlemail? thats a PITA

chiggz · 20 Jul 2007 at 23:29

i prefer my @live.com address

had it since around october..

.. feels cool knowing its not public yet

btw, got it whilst there were backdoors on hotmail signup to allow @live.com signups..

Zefan · 20 Jul 2007 at 23:30

chiggz said:
btw, got it whilst there were backdoors on hotmail signup to allow @live.com signups..

I remember that, it was sweet. I got like 12

SiriusB · 21 Jul 2007 at 00:19

People actually paid for a @gmail.com address?

I got mine not longer after it was launched and got squillions of invites to send to people.

Besides, if you really want an @gmail.com addy just use a non-UK/Germany/Austria proxy.

G-MAN2004 · 21 Jul 2007 at 00:27

Amp34 said:
I have a gmail account, got it about a couple of months ago, just say you are in the US when you register and stick 94043 as your zip code.

Anyone wanna guess where that is?

Google HQ?

Amp34 · 21 Jul 2007 at 01:33

G-MAN2004 said:
Google HQ?

Any will do though.

Gonzo0 · 21 Jul 2007 at 01:34

First time i heard of gmail i thaught it was some kind of gangster email lol

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Hessian · 21 Jul 2007 at 01:44

I managed to get an invite when they were first released, so I have a gmail.com account, but I wanted to make a new one so sent myself an invite and I could only register @googlemail.com

LewisStuart · 21 Jul 2007 at 01:52

Just noticed ive had my account for over 3 years :eek:

Still feels new(ish)

allllec · 21 Jul 2007 at 02:07

Gonzo0 said:
First time i heard of gmail i thaught it was some kind of gangster email lol .

lmao.

Gansta Mail fo sure

markk · 21 Jul 2007 at 02:33

Just get a googlemail one and start using @gmail.com - It doesnt matter, there are the same.