Leaving pipex but keeping email?

demon8991

demon8991

demon8991

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Ok after being with pipex since they began and watching them go rapidly down hill in the last two years since the tiscali merge, I want to cancel with them!

I think I am going to go be unlimited as they seem to be very good.

Is it possible to keep my @dsl.pipex.com email address? Maybe down grade to dial up or something and never use it?

Thanks
 
Might work, my Dad does this to keep his aging Freeserve account running.

TBH though, £10 for a domain and whatever you want to pay for hosting for a year just run your own Email, saves so much hassle when trying to move providers etc.
 
demon8991 said:
Appreciate your response but that isn't the issue. I want to keep my email address not change it.
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Sorry, after reading my reply, looks like I was being rude.

I think the best thing would be to phone up pipex and see if they can sort something out, although they will most probably say you need their boradband!
 
Edit: Just decided to retest if they worked. And I was able to log in via webmail screen. But no messages on there, and last used Jan 2009.

So sent a message to one thinking it would work, but had it bounced back with the following message
The following message to <******@dsl.pipex.com> was undeliverable.
The reason for the problem:
5.1.0 - Unknown address error 550-'Mailbox is inactive'
 
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And Tiscali's UK customers have since been absorbed by TalkTalk, I wouldn't rely on them.

If you haven't got one already get yourself a neutral email account and start migrating your email, either something like Gmail or as already suggested register your own domain name, £5 every 2 years for a .uk, then use Google Apps for free email hosting.
 
If you're moving to sky they say their email is for life, i suspect because they use google, though its @sky.com instead, which is nice and short.

I've always wondered what the best way to go about migrating email is?
 
Radiation said:
I've always wondered what the best way to go about migrating email is?
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By avoiding the problem in the first place.

Domains are cheap, reasonable hosting is also cheap, though I'd avoid the dump as many users as we can on a box for £10/year providers and chose someone with a good reputation who will be around for a long time.

Or as stated above, if it's just personal use consider something like Google Aps, though personally I have my reservations about using such services.

Really not that difficult.
 
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