Hotmail vs. Gmail

monkee · 07-22-2004, 12:14 AM

Gmail has new competition: Apparently Hotmail is offering 2GB of space if you register with an @msn.com email address.

http://neowin.net/comments.php?id=22437&category=main

cvrk3 · 07-22-2004, 12:43 AM

There is confusion and categorisation paid vs unpaid registering through msn etc.

antioco2003 · 07-22-2004, 03:32 AM

Yeah, I agree with cvrk3. And if that fact was true, I'm sure they'll fix the hole in a very near future...

cvrk3 · 07-22-2004, 04:34 AM

boss, gmail is gmail.

joshg678 · 07-22-2004, 08:52 AM

yea i hate msn, and hotmail, thats why i chose not to get verizon dsl and pay to get adelphia to run some wires down my rode so i could get cabel ineternet

intelliot · 07-22-2004, 02:49 PM

I just tried it, twice, with both methods. I got 2 MB in both instances - not even 25 MB or 250 MB. Also, there is a bug in their system I will be posting in my blog about later.

Anyway, Gmail is still the best, not because of the storage limit, but because of the awesome search feature and keyboard shortcuts!

Arisna · 07-22-2004, 08:01 PM

Agreed, intelliot.

Also, 2G isn't anything when it gets filled up with spam. <_<

I doubt that hotmail will fix _that_ bug anytime soon.

cvrk3 · 07-22-2004, 09:28 PM

i agree with intelliot. it is the features that attracts me in the gmail. but still there are improvements needed. There are two postive indicators on g mail service:
1. it is really fast.
2. it is innovative.

kavinxz · 07-24-2004, 03:56 PM

I'd think that gmail would be better (I'm not totally sure, but from what I've seen) because the fast user-interface and hotmail takes a while to load up compared to gmail. Although hotmail can use POP3 access such as Outlook Express, but I'd rather have g-mail

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cvrk3 · 07-24-2004, 09:25 PM

there will be lot of improvements in gmail when it is opened to public. now it is only in beta version.

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cvrk3 Google Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: India Posts: 2,399 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	There is confusion and categorisation paid vs unpaid registering through msn etc.

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antioco2003 Master Googler Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yeah, I agree with cvrk3. And if that fact was true, I'm sure they'll fix the hole in a very near future...

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cvrk3 Google Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: India Posts: 2,399 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	boss, gmail is gmail.

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joshg678 Senior Googler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 199 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	yea i hate msn, and hotmail, thats why i chose not to get verizon dsl and pay to get adelphia to run some wires down my rode so i could get cabel ineternet

07-22-2004, 02:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
intelliot Google Guru Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,527 Thanks: 15 Thanked 46 Times in 26 Posts	I just tried it, twice, with both methods. I got 2 MB in both instances - not even 25 MB or 250 MB. Also, there is a bug in their system I will be posting in my blog about later. Anyway, Gmail is still the best, not because of the storage limit, but because of the awesome search feature and keyboard shortcuts!

07-22-2004, 08:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
Arisna Senior Googler Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 125 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Agreed, intelliot. Also, 2G isn't anything when it gets filled up with spam. <_< I doubt that hotmail will fix _that_ bug anytime soon.

07-22-2004, 09:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
cvrk3 Google Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: India Posts: 2,399 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	i agree with intelliot. it is the features that attracts me in the gmail. but still there are improvements needed. There are two postive indicators on g mail service: 1. it is really fast. 2. it is innovative.

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kavinxz Noogle Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'd think that gmail would be better (I'm not totally sure, but from what I've seen) because the fast user-interface and hotmail takes a while to load up compared to gmail. Although hotmail can use POP3 access such as Outlook Express, but I'd rather have g-mail .

07-24-2004, 09:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
cvrk3 Google Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: India Posts: 2,399 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	there will be lot of improvements in gmail when it is opened to public. now it is only in beta version.

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