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macfantn · Jul 23, 2006, 02:02 PM

good idea? I really only use the email. can someone send me a gmail invite, I need to come up with a new gmail addy that's easy to remember. thanks.

imitchellg5 · Jul 23, 2006, 02:04 PM

I can send you one, what is your .mac address? I love gmail.

macfantn · Jul 23, 2006, 02:06 PM

thanks...

toddsimon@mac.com

macfantn · Jul 23, 2006, 02:06 PM

will i be able to check gmail from opera mini on my phone? I assume so, just wanna make sure before I not renew .mac.

imitchellg5 · Jul 23, 2006, 02:07 PM

Invite sent.

imitchellg5 · Jul 23, 2006, 02:08 PM

Oh yes you should be able to, I check it from my PSP and Palm.

imitchellg5 · Jul 23, 2006, 02:12 PM

Did you get the invite, I put your .mac address in and I got an invite!?

macfantn · Jul 23, 2006, 02:12 PM

cool, maybe i can check from ds also once opera is available. gotta love the ds.

TETENAL · Jul 23, 2006, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by macfantn

good idea?

Nope. As Mac users we should support Apple as much as we can. I would say keep the .Mac service.

imitchellg5 · Jul 23, 2006, 02:56 PM

Not .Mac is only one way to support Apple. Most of us support Apple by buying their computers.

Angus_D · Jul 23, 2006, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by TETENAL

Nope. As Mac users we should support Apple as much as we can. I would say keep the .Mac service.

Uh, Apple is a profit-making company. Why you view them as needing altruism on their customers' part is beyond me.

Adam Betts · Jul 23, 2006, 03:27 PM

Maybe wait till after WWDC to see if there's any new .mac features in 10.5 Leopard that you might will like? I know that's wishful thought but still just in case

lavar78 · Jul 23, 2006, 03:39 PM

If you only use .Mac for email, you should've switched a long time ago.

Zeeb · Jul 23, 2006, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by Angus_D

Uh, Apple is a profit-making company. Why you view them as needing altruism on their customers' part is beyond me.

I agree. The best way to support Apple is not to buy a service or product you don't like. In my opinion, .mac is a joke and not worth the money at all.

imitchellg5 · Jul 23, 2006, 03:52 PM

Zeeb, I totally agree with you. .Mac is like the Airport Base Station, it is just around so that apple can say they have it.

jokell82 · Jul 23, 2006, 03:53 PM

Rumors have been going around that .mac will be going free again. I'm not sure I'd pay for a renewal right now...

hyteckit · Jul 23, 2006, 04:12 PM

If .mac was $20/yr, then I would definitely get it. I would pay up to $40/yr. If .Mac supports PHP and MySQL, then I would pay their current prices.

lavar78 · Jul 23, 2006, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by Zeeb

I agree. The best way to support Apple is not to buy a service or product you don't like. In my opinion, .mac is a joke and not worth the money at all.

I think .Mac's easy of use and syncing abilities make it a worthwhile product for lots of people.

Millennium · Jul 23, 2006, 07:26 PM

I have an account, but I don't really use it, because I don't trust Google with my e-mail. I keep it for GTalk (though I find that I haven't been using that much either).

zerostar · Jul 23, 2006, 07:37 PM

I am also debating dropping .mac. My wife uses iWeb to keep our family updated and I use backup to do my settings/address book, etc. but I can easily setup an offsite backup to my work. I hope Apple comes out with a few more reasons for me to keep .mac as I have had the email address for many years now but think it is too much $$ for what you get.