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Google requiring all ‘G Suite legacy free edition’ users to start paying

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Re: Google requiring all ‘G Suite legacy free edition’ users to start paying

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Post by karanbhangui »

chaz6 wrote: post #101
bmarquez wrote: post #51

I'm a G Suite legacy user that is affected by this change, primarily using it for personal email. Extremely, extremely annoyed that Android app purchases will be lost. Since I also have Apple devices I'm considering moving over to iCloud+ since they now support 3 email boxes and 5 domain names per account: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212514 Other options I'm researching include Outlook Premium and Zohomail. Wil…

I am going to migrate to Migadu. I have already given them a try and they were perfect for my needs (multiple domains and mailboxes).

I’m on them now, but run into send/receive limits fast and gets expensive. Only really useful for rarely used accounts, not regular use email

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Post by YXNjaGVyZWdlbgo »

edoceo wrote: post #190
q1w2 wrote: post #179

Earlier quoted context omitted.

99% of the users of the free product just wanted to have their group/family/etc to use gmail with a custom domain. That product is still free at other providers. We'll just be moving.

It will cost you dozens of hours to move your 10+ years of digital stuff. The big G has done a real pinch here.

Google Takeout is not even that bad...

Re: Google requiring all ‘G Suite legacy free edition’ users to start paying

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Post by uallo »

herodoturtle wrote: post #91

What are some (paid) alternatives to using G-Suite for emails? Context: We're a small but relatively old SaaS company. Been happily using G Suite's free tier since day 1 - only for email. This announcement is a tad disappointing, but as other commenters have said, 10 years of a free product is pretty great. We'll likely upgrade to Google's paid tier, but out of curiosity, since we're switching to a paid service, we m…

https://protonmail.com/

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Post by patja »

rjewell wrote: post #47
patja wrote: post #18

I've been meaning to migrate but am more than a little leery of the potential for gotchas and disruption. Any advice from those who have gone through this already? I understand you just lose all your Google Play purchases and need to re-purchase any apps or subscriptions you want to keep. I'm assuming this will basically require an Android phone factory reset and to be setup fresh with a "new" Google account for the…

I went through this last year. It was relatively smooth, but I did do a factory reset and spent a couple hours on the project just to be sure. I have been plagued by account problems for years, though, having signed up for services like YouTube with a personal email prior to creating the same email address in Google Workspace. I recommend avoiding it, and just using a free Gmail account for basic usage of Google docs…

Did you successfully go from having yourname@yourdomain.com as the primary Google account on your phone, with the account setup under Google Workspace, to an end state where you had a "new" Google account for the exact same email address with no connection to Google Workspace.

I understand it's a given to lose the purchases. I'm semi-dreading the prospect of being presented with an error message preventing the creation of a new Google Account for an email address previously under Google Workspace. This may be irrational...but it seems like a case where Murphy's Law would rear its ugly head, and typical of the "gotchas" that these legacy accounts have had to deal with when interacting with certain Google products.

And I guess the worst-case downside is that I might need to create a new Google Account with a different email address from my primary email address just for the phone and Google apps, which is awkward but isn't the end of the world.

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Post by mlyle »

jagger27 wrote: post #52
loceng wrote: post #16

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I really like how they present themselves - with Pros/Cons link in main top nav - with first link being to the drawbacks. "No bulk messaging You cannot use Migadu to send mails fast. These attempts are monitored and will be quickly sanctioned. We do not approve of or accept bulk mailing, even if it is not spam. Please use dedicated services for that." I wonder if CC'ing or BCC'ing a list of 100 or 1,000 people every…

A large and important CC/BCC should probably be done through a mailing list, no?

A lot of us have one-off use cases to email 80 people. There's that one time you need to email everyone on your kid's sports team even though you're not the coach, etc.

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Post by dangoor »

herodoturtle wrote: post #149
wodenokoto wrote: post #122

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If you’re not using the productivity suite (docs, drive, sheets and whatnot) why not go with the little guy and use Fastmail? $5/user with 30gb or 100gb per user for $9/month Their support replies faster than google :)

Fastmail looks great, thanks for the recommendation. And I see they support custom domains too: https://www.fastmail.help/hc/en-us/articles/360058753394-Cus... Ticks all our boxes (admittedly our needs are very basic).

I switched from gmail to Fastmail a couple of years ago and the gmail import worked really well, too!

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Post by quesomaster9000 »

cyberge99 wrote: post #88
alias_neo wrote: post #65

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Same here, and I'm running it for extended family so I'm not planning to take on the cost (and neither are they). I need to find a nice alternative for email with my domain that's going to work for us and not cost me a fortune. I'm not even massively concerned about Play Store purchases, I barely use any paid apps anymore anyway I can buy them again if I have to. Since the domain was also bought through GSuite, how d…

I’ve found Zoho to be fantastic. They offer good value, some extra shit if you want it, and you can bring your own domain. I think it’s about $35 USD a year.

Likewise I also use Zoho mail and it's good.

But, after auditing a number of their enterprise products, dealing with their security team and seeing the quality of the code they produce I have to say they are a very significant security risk.

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Post by killerdhmo »

Apreche wrote: post #139

I knew something like this would probably come, but it doesn't make it any better. Complete BS. 16 years ago me and my friends signed up for "GMail for your domain". That's it. We wanted to use GMail, which was by far the best email available at the time, and have email addresses at our own domain instead of @gmail.com. That's it. Since that time several of us have been using our GFYD/GSuite/Workspaces accounts as ou…

I'm in the same boat as you. Including being unable to use Assistant features or access my calendar on the Google Home devices. When I worked there, there was a google doc that outlined all the different features GSuite users like us didn't have. and the list got longer, not shorter :(

What's the alternative? Can I switch to a personal gmail and keep my personal email/domain?

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Post by herodoturtle »

dangoor wrote: post #206
herodoturtle wrote: post #149

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fastmail looks great, thanks for the recommendation. And I see they support custom domains too: https://www.fastmail.help/hc/en-us/articles/360058753394-Cus... Ticks all our boxes (admittedly our needs are very basic).

I switched from gmail to Fastmail a couple of years ago and the gmail import worked really well, too!

This is a really helpful tip, thanks!
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