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Re: ProtonMail Hits 5M Accounts

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Post by mxrlkn »

maltalex wrote: post #16
rootusrootus wrote: post #8

There are two reasons I'm still with Google for mail at this point: Inertia, and cost. The former is pretty easy to understand. The latter has more to do with the fact that I have a private domain for our family and I've been using Google Apps since the days when it was free. If I want to convert to another service like ProtonMail then I'm either going to tell a bunch of people in my family to pay up (with all the ac…

How about Zoho? Their free offering comes with support for custom domains and something like 20 accounts. As a bonus, you can choose between Zoho.com and Zoho.eu. Both offer the same services, but Zoho.eu is hosted in Europe ender the protection if the various privacy and data protection laws.

I looked into this recently. The free plan doesn't include custom domains anymore. If you had an account before they removed it, you still have it on the free plan.

Re: ProtonMail Hits 5M Accounts

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Post by rootusrootus »

maltalex wrote: post #16
rootusrootus wrote: post #8

There are two reasons I'm still with Google for mail at this point: Inertia, and cost. The former is pretty easy to understand. The latter has more to do with the fact that I have a private domain for our family and I've been using Google Apps since the days when it was free. If I want to convert to another service like ProtonMail then I'm either going to tell a bunch of people in my family to pay up (with all the ac…

How about Zoho? Their free offering comes with support for custom domains and something like 20 accounts. As a bonus, you can choose between Zoho.com and Zoho.eu. Both offer the same services, but Zoho.eu is hosted in Europe ender the protection if the various privacy and data protection laws.

Thanks, I will take a look. At first blush it seems like things have changed and the free offering isn't what it used to be -- 5 accounts not 20, and as someone else mentioned, perhaps no custom domain.

But it's worth looking into, because at first glance their lowest paid option fits my general requirements and is only $36/year/user, which is less than ProtonMail.

Re: ProtonMail Hits 5M Accounts

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Post by gammateam »

totoglazer wrote: post #2

Anyone have thoughts on ProtonMail vs FastMail, as a gmail successor?

Protonmail requires a credit card, your phone number, and javascript, while harping on about their privacy and Switzerland insulation.

What about crypto, no javascript and no phone number?

Free email providers do the no javascript and no phone number thing.

It is like trying its hardest to collect your information

It reminds me of Nigerian scammers, they intentionally say ridiculous things to weed out people smart enough to walk away.

Re: ProtonMail Hits 5M Accounts

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Post by Hoefner »

rootusrootus wrote: post #8

There are two reasons I'm still with Google for mail at this point: Inertia, and cost. The former is pretty easy to understand. The latter has more to do with the fact that I have a private domain for our family and I've been using Google Apps since the days when it was free. If I want to convert to another service like ProtonMail then I'm either going to tell a bunch of people in my family to pay up (with all the ac…

Check out https://connect.yandex.com

Re: ProtonMail Hits 5M Accounts

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Post by nunobrito »

gammateam wrote: post #33
totoglazer wrote: post #2

Anyone have thoughts on ProtonMail vs FastMail, as a gmail successor?

Protonmail requires a credit card, your phone number, and javascript, while harping on about their privacy and Switzerland insulation. What about crypto, no javascript and no phone number? Free email providers do the no javascript and no phone number thing. It is like trying its hardest to collect your information It reminds me of Nigerian scammers, they intentionally say ridiculous things to weed out people smart en…

This is false.

I've paid Protonmail using bitcoin and that is all that was needed.

Re: ProtonMail Hits 5M Accounts

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Post by nunobrito »

cs702 wrote: post #18

If ProtonMail manages to offer (a) seamless calendar and contacts syncing and (b) decent office suite functionality, I would consider switching all my accounts. Let's hope Andy Yen and his team at ProtonMail can it pull off!

Calendar support would already make a big difference.

Re: ProtonMail Hits 5M Accounts

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Post by nigifabio »

rootusrootus wrote: post #8

There are two reasons I'm still with Google for mail at this point: Inertia, and cost. The former is pretty easy to understand. The latter has more to do with the fact that I have a private domain for our family and I've been using Google Apps since the days when it was free. If I want to convert to another service like ProtonMail then I'm either going to tell a bunch of people in my family to pay up (with all the ac…

I was in a similar situation and I moved everything to Runbox https://Runbox.com, the business and social model are amazing and running on green energy

Re: ProtonMail Hits 5M Accounts

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Post by russdpale »

I found proton to be a bit expensive, I really like tutanota.com (meaning secure note in spanish). Only about $1 per month and doesnt come with things I dont need like a VPN. Plus, believe it or not, employers raise the eye at the .io, in a good way like what they did when gmail.com was new and cool.

Re: ProtonMail Hits 5M Accounts

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Post by huhtenberg »

Hoefner wrote: post #34
rootusrootus wrote: post #8

There are two reasons I'm still with Google for mail at this point: Inertia, and cost. The former is pretty easy to understand. The latter has more to do with the fact that I have a private domain for our family and I've been using Google Apps since the days when it was free. If I want to convert to another service like ProtonMail then I'm either going to tell a bunch of people in my family to pay up (with all the ac…

Check out https://connect.yandex.com

I seriously doubt that a Russian-hosted option is going to be of interest to anyone outside of Russia.

Re: ProtonMail Hits 5M Accounts

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Post by huhtenberg »

adrr wrote: post #12
autotune wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> SMS verification I am sure the scammers are not deterred lol.

It stops most of them. You can buy data on the number to see if its VOIP, or a legitimate cell phone. There are even some data providers that tell you about the subscriber like how long they had service, if its prepaid, or recently forwarded/ported.

Can you give any pointers? On both the number info and the subcriber's details.
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