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Gmail rocks... Gmail + Chrome = awesome hehe...

I use Gmail and G+ together with Google drive, all interlinked services are quite convenient for me

I believe the poster meant 2-step verification which is an added layer of security provided with most google app accounts that helps to prevent unauthorised access by using a generated token code sent to you via sms, voice call or you mobile app.

This is usually the same security provided with online banking. It helps to prevent your account being stolen.

The question whether gmail is worth it and that it's good to get can have different results depending on what you can expect. The features it provides make it quite good but the problem I have seen with gmail accounts, is that it is being used to distribute high volume of spam because of the weak captcha implementation that they use and in some websites, gmail emails have been blocked and that you would be required to use another, preferabbly ISP email address if you require accessing the resources provided by that site.

Hotmail and Yahoo mail have been treated similarly, due to their email accounts being used for spam. So, with free email account providers, you may find yourself not being able to sign up to places with them because of the unfortunate spam that has been generated from them.

So, if you can manage to use gmail to sign into your sites that you visit regularly, then you should be happy with your gmail and the features it offers you.

Cheers,


MC

The 2-point verification is unbeatable. The best service ever..

Sorry, but... what do you mean by "2-point verification" ?

I must say I love gmail. I have nearly 7-8 gmail accounts but 2 are primary which I use on a daily basis. Gmail gives you ample amount of space, google chat, labs, themes, blog, orkut, reader, books and lots more...
I love gmail, although I love my hotmail too but I feel more secure with gmail. The 2-point verification is unbeatable. The best service ever..

Why is that? Now that google apps has come about, I think its even better since you get the domain name with the gmail interface.

I guess that, what Horus was saying is that, if you use a mail address for gaming, you will get a lot of spams. So you should not use the same mail address for gaming and for professional uses, because your professional mails will be hidden by a lot of spams.

90% of my email addresses are by gmail since they do an excellent job of giving you what you need. As for the instant messaging bit, I don't know about since I use softwares like Digsby for messaging.

it's best not to use your Gmail account for professional uses

Why is that? Now that google apps has come about, I think its even better since you get the domain name with the gmail interface.

Gmail is a good service, but I think it's best not to use your Gmail account for professional uses.
I use my account mainly to set it up for games etc and every week my spam folder has blown up by 1000+ spam mails

gmail is great for emails but when it comes to instant chat messaging it is not good.

Skype, msn messenger and other instant chat messaging is much better than gmail. But gmail for sending emails is very good and because its run by google, their servers will be very secure and you wont need to worry about anything.

Yes, thats right.Gmail isn't that very good at chatting sevices,but i think they're trying to improve it.Anyway

the strongest points of gmail is their server availability and speed and their security . Regarding security,

they've implemented security measures from the beginning : meaning from signing up to logging in the account
to recovering login details - in case of forgetting - using several methods.Which makes Gmail the preferred

service for businesses .

Hope I added some useful info here.

gmail is great for emails but when it comes to instant chat messaging it is not good.

Skype, msn messenger and other instant chat messaging is much better than gmail. But gmail for sending emails is very good and because its run by google, their servers will be very secure and you wont need to worry about anything.

I've had Gmail since 2005. It is worth everything. It is one of the best email systems to happen to the Internet! The fact that I can search something from 6 years ago is amazing! I archive the majority of my email and after 6 years, I'm at around 40% full. When you eventually do run out of space, than you could easily create another email and just have everything forwarded to it so you won't have to actually change your original email which is probably linked to so much.

Love or hate Google, trust it or not, its surely worth it to have a Gmail account -- most companies will probably unofficially respect you more for having a Gmail account. It outdoes Yahoo and Hotmail. And it comes equipped with an amazing spam filter. I'd say I get around 3 or 4 spam emails a year. Not bad considering my Yahoo email gets hundreds. GET GMAIL. No longer on an invite system and everyone is free to sign up!