If you’re looking for an email service provider, you may be feeling overwhelmed by all the options you have to sort through. They may all look the same and have similar features, but some are better than others.
Let’s start with #3:
Microsoft Live Hotmail
Microsoft has been providing email for many, many years. It has become a storage powerhouse of 5 GB. It gives you a good amount of security, but it doesn’t have the best spam filtering service. In my experience, a fair amount of spam gets through the filter and into your inbox. On the plus side, you can chat with your MSN messenger friends directly from Hotmail, making live conversations much faster.
#2:
yahoo! Email
yahoo! has a reputation for maintaining the status quo in email, although in recent years (very few changes) they have been trying to reverse that way of thinking. Now you can chat with your Yahoo! contacts, as well as attach files up to 100MB with the built-in app for drop.io. Its spam filtering is about as good as you’d expect from a free service.
#1:
gmail
Google is the reigning king of web applications. Gmail has the most integrated features of all the popular email services. Unlimited storage, the ability to create, edit, search, publish and save documents, all within your Google account. Its spam filtering is superior to other email service providers. You can even have shared calendars, get your email on your phone, and many other options. This service will not leave you wanting for anything else, as everything is there for you, waiting for you to start it.
