When you connect to an Internet service provider, you usually have access to free email as well. However, you don't have to use it, just like you don't have to pay a lot of money for a quality postal service. You have the ability to choose..
The e-service you like will reward you with many bonuses: almost unlimited storage, an effective spam filter, a fast and ergonomic web interface, a desktop and mobile application, and much more. If the need arises, you can even use email with an increased level of protection.
Yandex Mail
Yandex Mail offers a rich, functional and versatile mail service with a powerful website, mobile app, unlimited storage, and access to POP and IMAP (the most common Internet protocols for mail). The mobile application for iOS and Android will allow you to use mail at any time..
Several features of this postal service make it extremely effective. Among them - the creation of letter templates, as well as reminders that you did not receive a response to a specific letter within a certain time frame.
But not everything is so smooth. Text stubs and machine learning could further improve the process of writing letters and creating templates. And the filter for incoming messages could also be more universal, because sometimes misses outright spam..
But with the help of a set of convenient keyboard shortcuts, it becomes much easier to use mail, and built-in e-cards add a bit of fun to this service.
Outlook Mail
Outlook Mail boasts an excellent web client that works over both types of protocols, as well as Exchange ActiveSync (a program for synchronizing emails, calendar, to-do list and contacts).
The web interface of this service is very clean and functional. Outlook Mail can not only automatically sort important emails, create newsletter, invoice and photo directories, but it also allows you to create your own folders and custom shortcuts. Special filters will show only the letters you need and will help keep your mailbox clean.
Another advantage of this service is the ability to use it as the central link of a whole network of different mailboxes. With it, you can use both POP and IMAP accounts. In addition, it is possible to significantly expand the basic functionality using extensions. For example, creating catalogs, schedules for sending letters, or saving text online.
Gmail
Gmail automatically sorts all emails into tabs (General, Social and Promotions) and provides the user with a powerful search tool that is several times more convenient than the filter system. In this regard, Gmail is second to none. Its spam filter is incredibly accurate thanks to its interaction with Google analytics services.
The Gmail web interface allows you to view messages in the immediate context of their conversation. And thanks to contextually relevant snippets (text templates), it also helps with coming up with answers to them.
Integration with POP and IMAP protocols allows you to access your mailbox from any device or program. Unfortunately, Gmail itself only fetches mail from POP accounts. Therefore, despite all the functionality, its capabilities as a central link in a large mail system are rather limited.
ProtonMail
ProtonMail provides free access to secure and anonymous mail using a powerful mobile application and an equally powerful web interface.
Using encryption technologies will keep your emails safe from being tracked, but it also means you won't be able to quickly export or access them using POP or IMAP.
Fortunately, ProtonMail's web client and app offer a solid array of features on their own: hotkey controls, rich text formatting options, and a good spam filter. With cryptographic features, you can even set a timeline for automatically blocking access to email content.
However, the broader functionality of filters, templates and snippets would make interaction with the service even more productive. In addition, many of the functions related to mail content cause problems for ProtonMail, since they can only be operated in a browser and a special application.
iCloud Mail
iCloud Mail is a free email service from Apple designed for users of their products (for example, owners of iPhone or Mac computers). It has a fairly large storage, IMAP access and a functional web application. iCloud Mail focuses on simple things and ensures they work perfectly, while the lack of ads makes it even more convenient.
The interface has no shortcuts or other more advanced productivity and mail organization tools. In addition, interaction with other mail services is not supported. By the way, here you can only access via IMAP, and there is no POP. But using it, you can configure iCloud Mail to work with almost any mail client on any computer or phone.
Yahoo! Mail
Yahoo! Mail is the most respected mail service. Time-tested, it contains a lot of well-proven things: almost limitless storage, as well as custom folders and filters that automatically sort emails.
Despite the fact that the service is pleasant to use, it would not hurt to have smart folders, free labeling of letters, templates and automatically suggested replies to messages.
By the way, about the answers. Typing on Yahoo! Mail has rich formatting options that are far more attractive and useful than gaudy text replete with useless emojis and emoticons.
Aol mail
AOL Mail is a free web service from AOL that features unlimited storage, unique spam protection, and an intuitive web interface.
Everything works quite simply and despite its seeming simplicity, it is designed with intelligence and taking into account the already existing long-term experience of the company.
Unfortunately, AOL Mail is not feature rich. For example, in its functionality there are no shortcuts, smart folders and division of messages into branches. But it compensates for some of these shortcomings with IMAP access as well as POP.