Yahoo mail > Gmail

[JJChicken]

I just got a y7mail.com account. Man its awesome. Gmail is for noobs.

Advantages
* can have folders
* home page of yahoo gives weather + top news stories (good for "time poor" people)
* yahoo is a cooler name than gmail
* interface is alot more sleek

I used to live by gmail but ever since the other companies (e.g. yahoo) let you search your mailbox, gmail has slowly lost its shine.

Edit: Coldkilla showed how to make the gmail interface look pretty good and makes gmail now a winner in my books.

 

[Synomenon]

Can it IMAP?

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: IsLNdbOi
Can it IMAP?

Dunno. But if you want imap then the service your using is pretty immaterial cause you will be just routing all your messages through outlook. From a web-based emails point of view, its definately got the upper hand on gmail. gmail hasn't really improved for the last year or so. im really digging the interface.

 

[Adn4n]

Gmail loads a lot faster for me. Also, I'm voting for you.

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: Adn4n
Gmail loads a lot faster for me. Also, I'm voting for you.

For some reason my gmail is slow, although i've seen alot of other ppl using it with no problems. *shrugs*.

Gmail is still my main account but ill probably migrate over to yahoo

 

[Mo0o]

name@yahoo.com looks less professional than name@gmail.com . At least that's the impression I get

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
name@yahoo.com looks less professional than name@gmail.com . At least that's the impression I get

True, alot of people use gmail and it does look more professional. However, it is near impossible to get firstname.lastname@gmail.com. I just secured my firstname.lastname@y7mail.com. If anyone's interested in doing so and has a not so usual name, then grab a y7mail account before they run out.

 

[BeauJangles]

Folders?! Are you kidding? Rules + Tags is far superior to folders in every conceivable way.

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
Folders?! Are you kidding? Rules + Tags is far superior to folders in every conceivable way.

Is it possible in gmail to have emails that you have tagged not show up in inbox? I like keeping my inbox clean and i can just transfer emails to appropriate folders.

 

[dug777]

*shrugs*

I use hotmail.

The 'more professional' argument is complete horsesh1t imho.

Anyone who discriminates against you on the basis of your email provider is a fsckwit you don't want to be work for/with/know/sleep with.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: Barack Obama

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
Folders?! Are you kidding? Rules + Tags is far superior to folders in every conceivable way.

Is it possible in gmail to have emails that you have tagged not show up in inbox? I like keeping my inbox clean and i can just transfer emails to appropriate folders.

Archive

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: Barack Obama

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
Folders?! Are you kidding? Rules + Tags is far superior to folders in every conceivable way.

Is it possible in gmail to have emails that you have tagged not show up in inbox? I like keeping my inbox clean and i can just transfer emails to appropriate folders.

Archive

Hmm interesting..just checked it out. I still like the folders concept, dunno why though.

 

[Mide]

I'll stick with Gmail

 

[MyThirdEye]

I'm still confused by the Archive concept.

 

[nightowl]

I actually find the Yahoo interface to be bloated and very slow to use. Scrolling through the messages always lags for me. Sometimes less is more and while I would agree that folders would be a nice addition for Gmail, I still prefer it to Yahoo.

Also, Gmail just added a new feature, the ability to send messages from the past which has been incredibly valuable.

 

[rocadelpunk]

Originally posted by: amjohns5
I'm still confused by the Archive concept.

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: amjohns5
I'm still confused by the Archive concept.

From what I gather, you archive and it is archived and removed from your inbox. However, if you search your mailbox you should be able to find the messages again.

Originally posted by: nightowl
Also, Gmail just added a new feature, the ability to send messages from the past which has been incredibly valuable.

Hmm care to elaborate? I use gmail everyday still and havent heard of this feature. Seems intersting.

 

[sswingle]

I have used both and prefer gmail.
Integrated gchat and AIM, shareable calendars and documents. No spam.
Cant be beat.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Epic fail.

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers
I have used both and prefer gmail.
Integrated gchat and AIM, shareable calendars and documents. No spam.
Cant be beat.

I don't get spam on any of my important accounts - just keep a spare email for sign-ups. I particularly disklike googles calendars - so unintuitive. However, I love how it autocompletes the email addresses for you.

 

[Demo24]

Originally posted by: Barack Obama

I used to live by gmail but ever since the other companies (e.g. yahoo) let you search your mailbox, gmail has slowly lost its shine.

, perhaps you haven't really looked very hard into gmail because that feature has been there if not since the beginning but at least for months.

 

[Parasitic]

Actually I was thinking about paying the fees for my own domain + email through 1&1...$15/year gets me my own customized email AND domain name!

 

[LS21]

faster, less spam, tags jizz all over folders; gmail > yahoo by 3 million miles

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: DEMO24

Originally posted by: Barack Obama

I used to live by gmail but ever since the other companies (e.g. yahoo) let you search your mailbox, gmail has slowly lost its shine.

, perhaps you haven't really looked very hard into gmail because that feature has been there if not since the beginning but at least for months.

maybe improve your reading abilities. i said when other companies also added search to their gmail. or thats what i meant.

 

[Injury]

Yahoo Mail is slow and bloated. Yahoo adds advertisements to all of your emails. Yahoo mail tends to mark a lot of non-spam AS spam.

Gmail rocks.