Re: Logging in to Hotmail

That's how I see it too Julie, just give it to people who ask for an address but I don't really want to hear from them, insurance company quotes etc. but there's a couple of relatives who have it. Thanks for your advice.

Re: Logging in to Hotmail

I always use Yahoo, and have several different addresses. When I went to the 50+ show on Saturday, when filling out competition forms, I suddenly found myself using one of these throw away addys, rather than my day to day one. If I find the inbox clogged up with unwanted messages in the future I'll know that one of the organisations has gone against my request and bombarded me with their own gumf, or sold my address to someone.

I do have a Hotmail account for Google but so rarely use it. Don't even check the inbox these days.

Re: Logging in to Hotmail

The great thing about these web based addresses is that they have great spam filters, they are available where ever you are in the world, when you change your ISP you still have the same address, you can have different ones for different purposes and you can abandon them whenever you like. You can access them all at once using a mail reader such as Thunderbird, Windows Live or even Incredimail.

These days I never use the one supplied by my ISP only Gmail and Hotmail and inspite of what I just said I have never had to abandon one of these email addresses. Not only that they come with a calendar, file storage and photo storage all of which is accessible no matter where you are in the world.

I wouldn't use anything else.

Re: Logging in to Hotmail

I had trouble with my Hotmail Account but it's Ok now, I think it must have overheated.

Re: Logging in to Hotmail

I had the same problem. I gave them my mobile phone number & they texted me a code.
All is well now.

Re: Logging in to Hotmail

Yes I had a problem with an old Hotmail account yesterday but they emailed a code to another account, made sure it was my gmail, and it is ok now.