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PuppyBismark

(594 posts)

10. My Advise is Never use the email server provided by your ISP

Reply to demosincebirth (Original post)

Mon Sep 11, 2017, 02:53 AM

Sep 2017

If you change ISP's, it is a real mess as noted in this discussion. For that reason, use something like GMAIL or Yahoo for your mail. Then, if you move or get fed up with your ISP/cable provider, you loose nothing as far as email is concerned. Likewise, you won't have problems with your other internet web sites such as your bank.

Better yet get your own domain and you are even more independent, but this may take some more technical expertise.

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I just switched internet from AT&T to Comcast. I had a sbcglobal.net email. Now I cannot get into [View all] demosincebirth Sep 2017 OP

Do you know your password for each site and username? applegrove Sep 2017 #1

yea. demosincebirth Sep 2017 #2

Does this help? applegrove Sep 2017 #4

thanks, it helped get into my bank account. One CC company's web site doesn't recognize any informa- demosincebirth Sep 2017 #6

Yes. Call Comcast. But like I say if you get Google email then you don't have to change applegrove Sep 2017 #7

Thanks Mr. Applegrove, you gave me a good start. demosincebirth Sep 2017 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove Sep 2017 #3

If you can't use your sbcglobal.net email account try gmail. If you applegrove Sep 2017 #5

We do not have good choices with servers in the U.S. rusty quoin Sep 2017 #9

My Advise is Never use the email server provided by your ISP PuppyBismark Sep 2017 #10

Using your own domain makes you more dependent, not less. Gmail makes you independent. JayhawkSD Sep 2017 #11