tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post112864015112823030..comments2024-03-20T22:57:03.923+00:00Comments on Dean Bubley's Disruptive Wireless: UMA vs Email PortabilityDean Bubleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05719150957239368264noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-91281251284431278742007-09-25T18:07:00.000+01:002007-09-25T18:07:00.000+01:00I disagree with rabble. My business involves deal...I disagree with rabble. My business involves dealing with home owners and emailing reports. I can tell you that a TON of people still use ISP addy's. I still do even! I have others too but I can't imagine how many services and people have my email address. its also part of my business too! And I would love to change it. anyway, back to the original comment - I would estimate that at LEAST 50% of my clients use ISP email. sorry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-1129039957858008922005-10-11T15:12:00.000+01:002005-10-11T15:12:00.000+01:00Hotmail et al aren't the only way round the proble...Hotmail et al aren't the only way round the problem of ISP email address lock-in. <BR/><BR/>In the early days of the internet ('96?) somebody introduced me to "Bigfoot for Life", (www.bigfoot.com) a free email address portability service. I think I have changed ISP and/or email service providers five or six times since then but my email address has never changed. I am going to be switching from 2Mb Cable to 24Mb DSL next month which wouldn't be anything like as straightforward if it entailed a change of online identity.<BR/><BR/>Bigfoot survived the dot com crash and although they have introduced ads and a raft of subscription-based services to feed the furnace this basic service is amazingly still free. <BR/><BR/>I don't want to sound like an ad for them and I am sure they are not alone, but given the availability of this and similar services I am surprised more people don't use them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com