# eMail password **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 30, 2013, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645 "2013-10-30T12:27:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/1 "2013-10-30T12:27:58Z")
Can someone tell me of a simple to use email provider: I’ve had it with yahoo and google; ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/2 "2013-10-30T12:33:53Z")
Do you have comcast, by chance? They have e-mail. My husband uses them and doesn’t complain to me about it, which he would do if he hated it. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/3 "2013-10-30T12:43:26Z")
Are you looking for one that doesn’t require a password? ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/4 "2013-10-30T12:44:35Z")
There is “Hotmail” that is run by Microsoft. I’ve never used it since Yahoo suits our needs. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/5 "2013-10-30T12:49:47Z")
Perhaps we could offer better suggestions if you tell us what you dislike about Yahoo and Google. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/6 "2013-10-30T12:50:26Z")
> [@DrumBum](#): > > There is “Hotmail” that is run by Microsoft. I’ve never used it since Yahoo suits our needs. Hotmail was replaced by/upgraded to [Outlook.com](http://Outlook.com). I believe the interface looks very much like the desktop software version of Outlook, so if you’re familiar with and like that, you might like [Outlook.com](http://Outlook.com) But in general, it might help if you explained what you’re not liking about Yahoo Mail and Gmail. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/7 "2013-10-30T13:21:39Z")
My Internet provider also gives me an email address (which I have never looked at, so I don’t know how easy it is). I use the address from my former employer. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/8 "2013-10-30T13:42:08Z")
try GMXmail ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/9 "2013-10-30T14:48:06Z")
I use [runbox.com](http://runbox.com). It’s not free, but I NEVER get spam and the customer service is terrific. ---
**Author:** ![Krouget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b38774/32.png) [@Krouget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krouget)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/10 "2013-10-30T15:02:59Z")
I’m curious as to what bearing the title has on the thread content. OP? ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/11 "2013-10-30T15:08:46Z")
I would advise against using your ISPs e-mail. If you move and/or switch ISPs, you have to give up your e-mail address. I’ll echo the question to the original poster, what is wrong with Gmail? It works great, I almost never see spam, and I can access all my e-mail from anywhere I can get on the Internet. ---
**Author:** ![Whitney\_Harper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@Whitney\_Harper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whitney_Harper)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/12 "2013-10-30T16:03:35Z")
AOL is good. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/13 "2013-10-30T17:23:42Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Perhaps we could offer better suggestions if you tell us what you dislike about Yahoo and Google. In the case of gmail… If you don’t mind being bombarded with ads related to whatever little bit of your online window shopping (for weeks and weeks), or that they try to get you to join a bizarre list of social stuff, and that have made the interface so heavily java scripted, etc etc. It used to be so good. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/14 "2013-10-30T17:53:55Z")
> [@Veinal Throatrip](#): > > Are you looking for one that doesn’t require a password? I’m looking for one that doesn’t make me jump through a jillion hoops to change a passwordl ---
**Author:** ![AHarris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@AHarris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHarris)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/15 "2013-10-30T19:33:27Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > I’m looking for one that doesn’t make me jump through a jillion hoops to change a passwordl What is the issue that you are having? Based on the following, it doesn’t look like it’s very complicated to change your g-mail password: [Change or reset your password - Computer - Gmail Help](https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6567?hl=en) With hotmail, it’s easy to change your password, you just go to the password change page and enter your old password and then the new one 2x. ---
**Author:** ![Krouget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b38774/32.png) [@Krouget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krouget)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/16 "2013-10-30T19:59:59Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > I’m looking for one that doesn’t make me jump through a jillion hoops to change a passwordl Do you have security concerns? ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/17 "2013-10-30T20:00:47Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > I would advise against using your ISPs e-mail. If you move and/or switch ISPs, you have to give up your e-mail address. > > I’ll echo the question to the original poster, what is wrong with Gmail? It works great, I almost never see spam, and I can access all my e-mail from anywhere I can get on the Internet. Why is this such a big deal? If you move your mailing address changes, and until recently most likely your phone number. It’s no harder to notify people of a new email address than it is a physical address. I’ve been through at least five email changes, and have never suffered in the least because of it. ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/18 "2013-10-30T20:02:28Z")
**[Mail.com](https://www.mail.com/int/)** It’s free, secure and quite basic. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/19 "2013-10-30T20:50:43Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > I’m looking for one that doesn’t make me jump through a jillion hoops to change a passwordl I agree that trying to change a [yahoo.com](http://yahoo.com) password is an excersise in frustration. Gmail I found easy though. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645/20 "2013-10-30T22:31:53Z")
> [@Krouget](#): > > I’m curious as to what bearing the title has on the thread content. OP? None; I forgot to us the word ‘easy’ in the title. I apologize for that. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-password/672645.md?page=2)