2014-07-22

No matter how many new developments appear in the communication technology, email will always remain the heart of personal and business communication. This is why it is extremely important to correctly evaluate all the email services available on the market and choose the one that best fits your needs.

A common question is why should we use a free email service? The answer is quite simple: you will obtain a personal email address so you may be in touch with family or friends, but also with current or potential business partners or future employers. Having an email address is a must if you plan on making accounts on sites such as Facebook, Twitter or any other site that requires signing in. It will also give you access to the latest news, messages, social networks and calendars.

In general, people tend to maintain the same email service provider without realizing that there are other free email providers that might be more powerful and more competitive that the one they are using for ages.

It is important to check online and see what other free email providers exist, what they offer and whether they are a good fit with your needs. You might be surprised.

Another aspect to take into consideration is the fact that having a free email isn’t just about making conversation through messages, but it will provide unbreakable security for your account, spam filters, virus scans, large storage space and even mobile access.

In case you haven’t researched your other options until now, here is a list containing top 10 best free email providers in the world.

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ShortMail



ShortMail

ShortMail is a new service that limits your messages to 500 characters, thus making sure all your messages are written to the point, and it is perfect for Android, iPhone and any other similar devices. Using this provider you will have the guarantee that emails are only used for communicating important topics, as there are no attachments allowed and what’s more important is that you will never receive any junk mail. It is important to know that you can email any person that has an email address (no matter the provider) and that the messages that you send have a customizable signature.

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Inbox.com



Inbox.com

Inbox.com is a free email provider that offers a huge 5 GB of storage space so you can save your emails as much as you want, it has a super-easy layout that can be quickly changed with the drag and drop option and you can also choose which RSS feeds are perfect for your needs. Among other features offered for those choosing to have an Inbox.com account, there is the online photo – sharing, tasks, calendar, a 90 day inactivity account protection and so much more.

It is important to know, in case you are not from the U.S., Canada and UK, that the 5 GB storage space is available only for the residents of those regions, for those that live in other countries there is a 2GB storage space available.
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Hushmail



Hushmail

It is perfect for BlackBerry, Android, iPhone or any other similar devices. In their free version, there is a 25 MB free storage space and it even allows you to integrate outlook to your Hushmail account. They offer maximum security to the account, so all your emails will be safely stored, and a user may send out emails to everyone with an email address, no matter the provider, but in order to benefit from all the great features that a Hushmail account has to offer, the recipient should also have this type of account.
7

Fastmail

Fastmail

Available on the market for more than 10 years, Fastmail is an email provider that is reliable, offers great protection to your account, eliminates any junk mail and offers 25 MB of free storage space for their free plan (also known as guest plan), 120 days of inactivity time.

Although FastMail offers many levels of accounts, only the basic level (guest) is free. The others range between $4.95 up to $34.95 per year, but the features included get even better and more professional.
6

GMX

GMX

Although it is not as popular as the other email providers on this list, GMX is worth its rank. Initially, GMX has been just a European email provider, but after he reached 11 million users it expanded overseas. It always offers a reliable and secure service, it filters out all viruses and spam messages, has unlimited free storage space, and an account user may attach up to 50 MB of files. With the help of their email collector feature, a user may manage all his different email accounts on GMX. It also offers mobile access, IMAP and POP3.
5

Yahoo! Mail

Yahoo! Mail

Everybody knows a thing or two about Yahoo! Mail. It is among the best free email providers both on the web and on the mobile. Yahoo offers unlimited storage space, allows social networking and even SMS texts. Having such an account, you can view slideshows with the photos you receive via email, and you can even watch the videos directly from the email address. In an email, a user may attach up to 50 files or 100 MB, depending.

There is also an option that is capable of sorting into different folders the messages received after their priority, the lowest being coupons and newsletters.
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. Mail.com

Mail.com

Think about the most important features that you would like to see at an email provider, and Mail.com will have them. Another bonus offered by this provider is that a new account user may select the domain name of his choice, by choosing from more than 200 domain names such as yourname@journalist.com, yourname@lawyer.com, yourname@contractor.com, yourname@cheerful.com and so much more.

The free storage space is unlimited, and in every sent may you can attach up to 50 MB of files. It also has a great option where you can attach all your other emails to this account so you can receive and send messages.

It is available on Android, BlackBerry and all other similar devices and it also offers 2 months inactivity protection.
3

Outlook.com

Outlook

Outlook.com is actually the former Hotmail.com email provider service. It was created based on the features of Outlook for PCs and Macs, and it has a much more interesting and easy to use interface, without being interrupted by different ads. It was created by having in mind only the latest developments in technology.

Since 1996 when Microsoft launched Hotmail, there hasn’t been any other product that may compare with the features and capability of Outlook.com. By having a user account, you will be able to obtain a desktop functionality in your browser, spam protection and also 7 GB of cloud storage space.
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Zoho Mail

Zoho Mail

Without a doubt, Zoho Mail is for professionals. Its many great features such as notes, calendar, and instant messages between users, task manager and a wide variety of applications make this email provider among the best that can be found on the market. It is extremely easy to use and set up, it does not allow any ads nor it will scan your emails for marketing purposes.

The free option, called the Lite Plan, offers 5 GB of storage space, mobile sync and push mail. An interesting aspect is that you can register your own domain in the free option, and your email will look like this: username@your domainname.com. Interesting, right?
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Gmail

Gmail

There is no doubt in saying that Gmail is the best free email provider in the world. It is simple to use, it offers 10 GB of free storage space, it filters out all spam messages and can also be accessed from mobile devices. Users may choose to chat between them, to make video chats, it has a feature that can find any old message that has been lost, and is able to perfectly group every message that you receive.

It is also perfect for professional purposes, by offering great features. All you have to do is prove that a certain site is yours and Gmail will help you host it on their server and will even customize your email.

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