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They are advertising 'Free email' in the Sunday Times today. I thought I would give it a try.
I followed the instructions on their website and in the ad.

  1. # Dial *111#
  2. # Select option 10
  3. # Wait to receive a MyPhone menu
  4. # Select "E-mail" on the menu
  5. # Press 1 to activate
  6. # Wait to receive a confirmation SMS with a link to Vodacom Free Email
  7. # Click on the link and follow the registration prompts
  8. # An SMS with log in details will be sent to you

I got as far as 6 (after seeing a few advertisements), then they lost me. There are no registration prompts and no SMS's with login details. Is this designed to get people to use Vodacom4me or is it a genuine free email offer?
 
Vodacom has been offering free email for a long time now...
 
GMail is the best free email service available.

At MyBroadband's 2007 conference, Stafford Massie said something to the effect of Google SA making a re-branded GMail service available to corporates [e.g. ISPs] where the underlying email system is GMail but has been rebranded by a company [e.g. an ISP].

If Google SA has its act together, ISPs such as Vodacom, could make use of such a rebranded GMail service.
 
ic said:
GMail is the best free email service available.

At MyBroadband's 2007 conference, Stafford Massie said something to the effect of Google SA making a re-branded GMail service available to corporates [e.g. ISPs] where the underlying email system is GMail but has been rebranded by a company [e.g. an ISP].

If Google SA has its act together, ISPs such as Vodacom, could make use of such a rebranded GMail service.
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True. It gives you everything you need and more. Even downloading via Thunderbird/similar or auto non-gmail forwarding is possible. I have a hotmail account from back then and you need to pay to auto forward to non-msn emails or to download via pop3. Yahoo is a bitch to access each time (my gmail loads in a matter of seconds and on my pc I never have to log into the account) and the autologin expires after 2 weeks. The local emails are tightly limited wrt space and is simply (in most cases) a webmail/horde database.
 
I get all my mail through windows live mail now. Pop for gmail and hotmail is built in. Works like a charm. Can even check wifey's vodamail.
 
ic said:
GMail is the best free email service available.

At MyBroadband's 2007 conference, Stafford Massie said something to the effect of Google SA making a re-branded GMail service available to corporates [e.g. ISPs] where the underlying email system is GMail but has been rebranded by a company [e.g. an ISP].

If Google SA has its act together, ISPs such as Vodacom, could make use of such a rebranded GMail service.
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That isn't a bad idea. They could also offer an email address migration facility.

Many ISP's, like Telkom, know that many people will use possible email address changes as a reason for staying with them. It's a customer 'hook'.

In Vodacom's case I suspect it's a registration drive for PAYG users. I'm assuming I'll have to give some details, though they weren't prepared for customers today!
 
Grouter said:
I get all my mail through windows live mail now. Pop for gmail and hotmail is built in. Works like a charm. Can even check wifey's vodamail.
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For hotmail you say? Have they changed it now? At one stage I wanted to download it via pop and they said you have to upgrade to premium...
 
froot said:
For hotmail you say? Have they changed it now? At one stage I wanted to download it via pop and they said you have to upgrade to premium...
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Yep - new windows live service. Released a week or two ago. The official MS successor to OE and windows mail. Download the installer, check 'install live mail' and will configure everything for you. Yep - and did it for me no problems. Log into messenger, check newsgroups, a calendar, multiple accounts, specify your own storage location, mails stored as individual files (no more .dbx grief) and it will sync feeds and calendar and mail whenever you ask it to.. Syncs your contacts with your messenger contacts though, not with your vista local contacts - don't know about xp and the adress book though. Best email client I've ever used, and I've tried them all.

edit - you'll need a windows live id - use your hotmail login.
 
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Grouter said:
Yep - new windows live service. Released a week or two ago. The official MS successor to OE and windows mail. Download the installer, check 'install live mail' and will configure everything for you. Yep - and did it for me no problems. Log into messenger, check newsgroups, a calendar, multiple accounts, specify your own storage location, mails stored as individual files (no more .dbx grief) and it will sync feeds and calendar and mail whenever you ask it to.. Syncs your contacts with your messenger contacts though, not with your vista local contacts - don't know about xp and the adress book though. Best email client I've ever used, and I've tried them all.

edit - you'll need a windows live id - use your hotmail login.
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Nice... I remember the old W-Live on computer as being dreadfully heavy on bandwidth and time...
 
froot said:
Nice... I remember the old W-Live on computer as being dreadfully heavy on bandwidth and time...
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All fixed. I honestly think it's a damn good product - and free into the bargain.

They've even ditched all icons in the interface - it's all text labels, in line with win 7's explorer interface. Doesn't (thankfully) look like incredimail anymore.
 
Grouter said:
All fixed. I honestly think it's a damn good product - and free into the bargain.

They've even ditched all icons in the interface - it's all text labels, in line with win 7's explorer interface. Doesn't (thankfully) look like incredimail anymore.
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I know someone who uses that. LOL
Coincidentally I'm looking to recommend a replacement, but I'd hoped it wouldn't be MS.
 
Sackboy said:
I know someone who uses that. LOL
Coincidentally I'm looking to recommend a replacement, but I'd hoped it wouldn't be MS.
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Well I'd recommend the new live mail, and wouldn't be embarrassed at all. As I say, I think it's a good product. BTW, it's a local client, in case there's any confusion. Not web-based.
 
ic said:
GMail is the best free email service available.

At MyBroadband's 2007 conference, Stafford Massie said something to the effect of Google SA making a re-branded GMail service available to corporates [e.g. ISPs] where the underlying email system is GMail but has been rebranded by a company [e.g. an ISP].

If Google SA has its act together, ISPs such as Vodacom, could make use of such a rebranded GMail service.
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Looked at it in detail. Extremely costly....and you're still responsible for all operational parameters :rolleyes:. Made absolutely no sense at all.
 
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