ISP Email- Is it a Good Idea To Use it?

Access to the Internet is via an ISP (Internet Service Provider) and along with Internet Access most provide email facilities. Which consists of:

• An email address or addresses
• Mailbox/mailboxes
• Ability to send email (access to an SMTP server)
• Access via a browser (not standard but common)

Basically all you need to send and receive email. But should you use it?

The short answer is NO. Having said that I have been using it for years and it is for that reason I would advice against using it.

The reason is that your ISP isn’t fixed and so you have real problems if you want to change them, or they go out of business. In fact the reason they offer these add-on services is to lock you in, as they understand that faced with the hassle of moving most will simply stay.

The good news is that there are alternative solutions, and they aren’t expensive, but they do cost extra.

Next time we will look at how to get more control over your email and make in future proof.