Free Email
1 gmail.com
Gmail is the Google approach to email and chat. Practically unlimited free online storage allows you to collect all your messages, and Gmail's simple but very smart interface lets you find them precisely and see them in context without effort. POP and powerful IMAP access bring Gmail to any email program or device.
Gmail puts contextual advertising next to the emails you read.
2 mail.yahoo.com
Yahoo! Mail is your ubiquitous email program on the web with unlimited storage and RSS news feeds, SMS texting and instant messaging to boot.
While Yahoo! Mail is generally a joy to use, free-form labelling and smart folders would be nice, and the spam filter could catch junk even more effectively.
3 FastMail.FM
FastMail.FM's free account offers sophisticated IMAP capabilities that give you unparalleled control over your 10MB mailbox, as well as fast, no-banner-ads web-based access. There's a choice of over 50 domain names (including US, UK, and Australian domains), an address book, the option to poll external POP accounts to gather all your email in one place, and much more!
4 mail.com
- Create personalized e-mail - over 250 address choices
- It's FREE, EASY and SIMPLE to use
- E-mail accounts are safe, private,and secure
- Spam and virus protection
- mail.com Portal provides
- Address books, calendars, and other tools
- Access your account from any computer
- Free customer support
- Access e-mail fast with mail.com Toolbar
- Want to upgrade? Plenty of premium features
AIM Mail, AOL's free web-based email service, shines with 2 GB of online storage, very good spam protection and a rich, easy to use interface. Unfortunately, AIM Mail lacks a bit in productivity (no labels, smart folders and message threading), but makes up for some of that with very functional IMAP access.
6 inbox.com
Inbox.com not only gives you 5 GB to store your mail online but also a highly polished, fast and functional way to access it via either the web (including speedy search, free-form labels and reading mail by conversation) or through POP in your email program.
7. hotmail.com
Windows Live Hotmail is a free email service that gives you a 5 GB of online storage, fast search, solid security and an interface easy as a desktop email program.
When it comes to organizing mail, Windows Live Hotmail does not go beyond folders (to saved searches and tags, for example), its spam filter could be more effective, and POP or IMAP access are missing.
8 BigString.com
BigString.com is a free 2 GB email service that includes rich secure and certified mail services and lets you password-protect, expire or edit sent messages, for example.
Unfortunately, BigString.com is not equally well equipped for handling incoming mail and lacks organizing tools.
