Comment on Google killing Basic HTML version of Gmail In January 2024
Alk@lemmy.world 1 year agoIt’s the other things that come with it that make the price worth it. Like the VPN, password manager, easy built in email aliases (key word easy built in), and drive storage. I paid for several of those solutions separately until combining them into a cheaper and more secure platform.
This, for example I love Proton Pass so far. I completely replaced my Bitwarden with Proton Pass. It (Proton Pass) has built-in 2FA authenticator, password generator, Firefox extension, and email generator to hide my email address.
Not happy with Proton Calendar (pretty basic) or Proton Drive (doesn’t support auto-sync, yet) but I’m patiently waiting for them.
daq@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
What’s the total monthly cost for all these services in a package? “Worth” is different to everyone, but I suspect your definition is very different from mine considering I host my email with purely mail for $10/year and use bitwarden for another $10/year.
More than a just money though - I’m very hesitant to switch my calendar and contacts management to proprietary software hosted by company in a different country.
Tekchip@lemmy.world 1 year ago
As the saying goes “If you’re not paying for the product you are the product.”
I’ve been using Fastmail for years now. Worth every penny. Doesn’t even come with “extras” other than a little webdav storage space.
Most email providers have free tiers. Try them!Find the one that works best for you. Pay for that.
daq@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
Running email server only costs them ~$10/year/user. If you use too much, they will pass the costs to you. These guys aren’t trying to become next Gmail. They are just offering great service at reasonable price that covers their expenses and their staff’s time.
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
+1 for purelymail. It just works, and is everything I need and nothing I don’t. And so cheap.