Microsoft trying to gouge

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Microsoft's MSN said Wednesday that Hotmail users who want to retrieve e-mail from outside accounts through the service will have to pay up starting July 16.

In an e-mail notice to Hotmail users, MSN announced that for $19.95 a year, MSN Extra Storage would allow them to continue to use POP Mail Retrieval. The POP service allows customers to access various e-mail accounts through one Hotmail account.

In addition, the paid service provides 10MB of Hotmail storage, allowing people to send and receive larger attachments, and ensures that unused accounts will not expire. Hotmail requires its free users to log on every 30 days to keep an account active.


"Those people who are already paying for MSN Extra Storage will not have any increase in fees," said Parul Shah, product manager for MSN. "With 110 million Hotmail users, MSN needs to drive revenue to support the resources that it takes to provide free services."

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[Sir_K]

WHP webmail does not have the 30 day limit, has the POP accounts included free and also includes support for SMS / ICQ / Email notification and integration with a calander and to-do list.

Screw hotmail. WHPmail.

try it out? http://www.wickedhouseparty.org/email.htm i think is the direct link.

[rawb]

why settle for @wickedhouseparty.zzn.com , why not make your own zzn account?

you can sign up at zzn.com for [whateveryouwant].zzn.com .

that is, if you like that whole 'monitored freemail with ads' thing.

[GiggleyGal]

It seems as though every1 is becoming money obsessed latley!! It's ruff and not 2 cool! Not everything should have 2 be about money! That pisses me off!! :multi:

[zondac]

trying to get people to have your name in their email too? DUDE!! I'm at zondac@wickedhousepary.zzn.com!!!! You the man, cool guy.

[sebcoe]

weird, i didnt get that email to my hotmail account. oh well, it seems this whole year they're constantly adding new ways to try to force their users to pay. most people will just find other free webmail providers im sure.