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whats so special about gmail ?

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I mean really.. what advantages does it really have ?

Or is it just some digital version of a hypercolour T shirt and acid wash jeans ?
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  • bobobobo (A monkey)
    Wha?!? I mean...?!?!

    It's the [i]g[/i], get it?!? Its not [i]e[/i]mail, its [i]g[/i]mail.

    ;)

    Seriously, I don't see what all the hypes about either.
  • Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by bobo [/i]
    [B]Wha?!? I mean...?!?!

    It's the [i]g[/i], get it?!? Its not [i]e[/i]mail, its [i]g[/i]mail.

    ;)

    Seriously, I don't see what all the hypes about either. [/B][/QUOTE]


    You get 3 free naked women when you sign up, didn't you know that???
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    To me it's just another webmail service. :) The only nifty thing it does is use a database system for sorting mail rather than folders.
  • Captain,SimmondsCaptain,Simmonds Trainee trainee
    I dont know... Other then the 1 gig of storge.. and the fact its still in the testing stages and not aviable to everyone.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    I have 300GB of storage on my desktop harddrive and unlimited on my uni's imap server.
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
    [B]I have 300GB of storage on my desktop harddrive and unlimited on my uni's imap server. [/B][/QUOTE] wtf do you do with all that space ?
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    contemplates taking over the world of course:p
  • samuelksamuelk The Unstoppable Mr. 'K'
    Gmail gives you 1 gigabyte of e-mail space, plus 10MB attachments, and the interface is very fast and well-designed.
  • gmail is no longer special, theres a few other email providers that have that 1gb storage thing (that and 10mb attachments aren't anything new and exciting).

    my own, gmx, also upgraded to that recently. now i'm left with wondering why i need 1gb of storage because as biggles said the harddrive offers plenty of space.
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    i really dont see why id need to have 1gb of storage space. i think its just a case of gigabyte envy: "ive got more storage space than you!":rolleyes:
  • MundaneMundane Elite Ranger
    its just hype..
  • Seriously, no one cares about the 1gb storage, it's the fact that it's GOOGLE MAIL.
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    oh so you get that cool [email]mikeock@google.com[/email]...that don't impress me much.
  • if there is a special kind of email address it has to be this:
    [URL=http://abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijk.com/]abc...[/URL]

    against that, gmail has no chance in coolness :D
  • The Cabl3 GuyThe Cabl3 Guy Elite Ranger
    What a wise guy. :rolleyes:
  • Vorlons in my HeadVorlons in my Head The Vorlons told me to.
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by ShadowDancer [/i]
    [B]i really dont see why id need to have 1gb of storage space. i think its just a case of gigabyte envy: "ive got more storage space than you!":rolleyes: [/B][/QUOTE]

    You'd be surprised. The only reason people don't NEED 1GB of email is because they have to erase it due to size limitations. Give it to them and they will fill it in no time. I can't tell you how many calls I get a month at work of some user complaining they can't save stuff to their outlook personal folders. That means they have exceeded the 2GB size limit of the PST file in outlook. Most users average 2 to 4 GB of mail...
  • MundaneMundane Elite Ranger
    I don't see any need of saving most emails. Nice to have ones with passwords and from webshops...but most emails contains nothing of real interest for the future anyway.
  • Vorlons in my HeadVorlons in my Head The Vorlons told me to.
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Mundane [/i]
    [B]I don't see any need of saving most emails. Nice to have ones with passwords and from webshops...but most emails contains nothing of real interest for the future anyway. [/B][/QUOTE]

    Most people like to save every useless bit of email "just in case" they will ever need it any time in the next 100 years.
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    i dont think ive [I]ever[/I] exceeded my storage space, or even come close to running out of space, and thats just a hotmail account
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    I have saved every single email I have received except for junk mail since I got on the internet many years ago, and my mail folders still only total 410MB. The people who are getting over 2GB must be saving all their spam and receiving huge attachments as well or something.
  • Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Biggles [/i]
    [B]I have saved every single email I have received except for junk mail since I got on the internet many years ago, and my mail folders still only total 410MB. The people who are getting over 2GB must be saving all their spam and receiving huge attachments as well or something. [/B][/QUOTE]

    I've got all my mail saved, except for a harddrive crash in 97, and its a bit over 1 gig, granted, there is a lot of support mail for when i worked for an ISP, thats prolly 500 megs of it.

    but i AM saving it, cause what if i DO need it over the next 100 years! and you know, the DAY after i delete it, is when i'll need it.

    :)
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    I'm just saving it because I'm too lazy to go through and sort it all out. :)
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    lol

    I still have e-mail from two different accounts stored on my hard drive dating back to 99 and I'm just now breaking 24MB. ;) I keep it because sometimes I look back for a little taste of nostalgia.
  • Hooray for thread necromancy.

    Having had time to play with my new Gmail account, I have to say that I really, really like it. The forum-like organization of replies is useful, as is the ability to Star emails and all that. Most of the features aren't all that revolutionary, but the interface is really great, and it's frickin' Google email. :p
  • Gmail... is Simple and easy to use.
  • Does ANYONE at all want and not have a Gmail account? I have 12 with no home. PM me with your full name and email addy.
  • C_MonC_Mon A Genuine Sucker
    is it only a webail?
  • [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by C_Mon [/i]
    [B]is it only a webail? [/B][/QUOTE]...the_exile wonders if C_mon knows what he is talking about. Gmail is strictly webmail.
  • C_MonC_Mon A Genuine Sucker
    well, it's crap then! :p
  • the_exile disagrees.
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