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How to upgrade your Hotmail account to 250MB

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  • #92
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    I haven't bothered changing back from Florida. Also have a Gmail. Don't like the lack of folders but I'll try it for a while. I like the way it links emails in groups though.


  • #93
    DrEvil
    Registered Users Posts: 340 ✭✭DrEvil


    Also have a Gmail. Don't like the lack of folders

    There are folders they are just called 'labels', basically the same thing. :)


  • #94
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    DrEvil wrote:
    There are folders they are just called 'labels', basically the same thing. :)

    I don't agree.


  • #95
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    RicardoSmith wrote:
    I don't agree.
    Me neither, labels are far superior. You can't sort your hotmail folder based on a search statement.


  • #96
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    seamus wrote:
    Me neither, labels are far superior. You can't sort your hotmail folder based on a search statement.

    If you have that much mail that you can't organise it in folders and need to create a search statement to fnd stuff then you have other problems. You only need a search statement in Gmail because it doesn't use folders. Its a completely different paradigm. I don't need to search my mail to find things.

    Well I do in Gmail...


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  • #97
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    RicardoSmith wrote:
    If you have that much mail that you can't organise it in folders and need to create a search statement to fnd stuff then you have other problems. You only need a search statement in Gmail because it doesn't use folders. Its a completely different paradigm. I don't need to search my mail to find things.

    Well I do in Gmail...
    I couldn't be arsed deleting mail in Gmail because it's so much hassle.

    I'm actually finding this archiving deal handy as it allows me to go waaay back find mails.


  • #98
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    seamus wrote:
    I couldn't be arsed deleting mail in Gmail because it's so much hassle.

    I'm actually finding this archiving deal handy as it allows me to go waaay back find mails.

    Personally I keep an offline store of my emails that I can include in a backup process. I know I can still do this with pop3 access to Gmail. Best practice would be an online store AND a offline store.


  • #99
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    RicardoSmith wrote:
    Personally I keep an offline store of my emails that I can include in a backup process. I know I can still do this with pop3 access to Gmail. Best practice would be an online store AND a offline store.
    Horses for courses I guess.

    I've no use for an offline store at all.


  • #100
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    seamus wrote:
    Horses for courses I guess.

    I've no use for an offline store at all.

    ...or a backup?


  • #101
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    RicardoSmith wrote:
    ...or a backup?
    Nope.


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  • #102
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    Excellent thread. I got my 250MB inbox in less than 24 hours!


  • #103
    vibe666
    Registered Users Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    you could do what me and my g/f did.

    bugger all. not a thing. and I don't even use my hotmail for email anyway, just for messenger.

    and every few months I forget to use it, and it gets cancelled anyway.

    does this mean we're extra special? ;)


  • #104
    SickBoy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,523 ✭✭✭SickBoy


    Karsini wrote:
    Excellent thread. I got my 250MB inbox in less than 24 hours!
    I'm starting to think I did something wrong :(
    I followed the steps and the inbox went from 2mb to 25mb as expected but that was about 3 weeks ago...
    Why can't I get a 250mb inbox? /me stamps his feet


  • #105
    ElNino
    Registered Users Posts: 1,503 ✭✭✭ElNino


    SickBoy wrote:
    I'm starting to think I did something wrong :(
    I followed the steps and the inbox went from 2mb to 25mb as expected but that was about 3 weeks ago...
    Why can't I get a 250mb inbox? /me stamps his feet

    Patience :D Mine took about a month.


  • #106
    SickBoy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,523 ✭✭✭SickBoy


    ElNino wrote:
    Patience :D Mine took about a month.
    I am being patient but Karsini got it upgraded in 24hrs :eek:


  • #107
    The Fool
    Registered Users Posts: 432 ✭✭The Fool


    Cheers ElNino, 9 years with a 2 mb limit, free at last


  • #108
    Infini
    Registered Users Posts: 4,573 ✭✭✭Infini


    SickBoy wrote:
    I'm starting to think I did something wrong :(
    I followed the steps and the inbox went from 2mb to 25mb as expected but that was about 3 weeks ago...
    Why can't I get a 250mb inbox? /me stamps his feet

    Just Relax, I'm still at 25MB but at least thats better than 2MB. It'll be upped sooner or later...


  • #109
    gubby
    Registered Users Posts: 1,010 ✭✭✭gubby


    wow works for me too.. thanks :p


  • #110
    kaimera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,396 ✭✭✭✭kaimera


    ammm...the *only* problem atm with doing this is that Hotmail thinks your a new acccunt and as of recently, new accounts can no longer use Outlook Express with Hotmail. Old users can still use it but new users wont.

    I've lost my outlook ability with one of my upgraded accounts this week. :( and wouldn't ya know it, it's my most used account too.

    nads.


  • #111
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    kaimera wrote:
    ammm...the *only* problem atm with doing this is that Hotmail thinks your a new acccunt and as of recently, new accounts can no longer use Outlook Express with Hotmail. Old users can still use it but new users wont.

    I've lost my outlook ability with one of my upgraded accounts this week. :( and wouldn't ya know it, it's my most used account too.

    nads.
    I heard that MSN are supposed to be dropping this for free accounts anyway.


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  • #112
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    SickBoy wrote:
    I'm starting to think I did something wrong :(
    I followed the steps and the inbox went from 2mb to 25mb as expected but that was about 3 weeks ago...
    Why can't I get a 250mb inbox? /me stamps his feet

    I upgraded 3 accounts. 1 took about 48 hrs. 2nd one about 3 weeks and the 3rd one still hasn't happened yet.
    kaimera wrote:
    ammm...the *only* problem atm with doing this is that Hotmail thinks your a new acccunt and as of recently, new accounts can no longer use Outlook Express with Hotmail. Old users can still use it but new users wont.

    I've lost my outlook ability with one of my upgraded accounts this week. :( and wouldn't ya know it, it's my most used account too.

    nads.

    I've lot Outlook and Outlook express access on my hotmail accounts since christmas. Something which I had been doing for the past 4 years or so. To be honest it was so slow connecting that I had been using it less and less.


  • #113
    Egyptian
    Registered Users Posts: 352 ✭✭Egyptian


    :D Worked Perfectly!!!!!

    Just Wonderin Thow ,

    ElNino:
    How did ya find Out abouT it???
    And are There anY Catches?


  • #114
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Its posted all over the web if you look for it.


  • #115
    Egyptian
    Registered Users Posts: 352 ✭✭Egyptian


    Cheers guys,

    Cant wait to get the 250mb!! itll be handy


  • #116
    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,295 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Thanks. Just upgraded my 2 Hotmail account to 25MB's each.


  • #117
    trap4
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 468 ✭✭trap4


    I know I'm a bit late to the party here but this is not working for me at all. When I try changing my profile information and click on 'Save' at the bottom of the page it looks like its working but just throws me back to the same (my profile page) over and over again. So I eventually choose the 'Cancel' button at the bottom of the page and sure enough when I go back in again my new profile has not been saved :(

    Heeeeelppppp :confused:


  • #118
    mp3guy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,954 ✭✭✭mp3guy


    Didn't work for me. Won't save my location information, could it be firefox?


  • #119
    hardCopy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,969 ✭✭✭hardCopy


    jees, that was fierce easy to do, nice one


  • #120
    trap4
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 468 ✭✭trap4


    mp3guy wrote:
    Won't save my location information, could it be firefox?

    I was sure that was it too - typical Microsoft tactic I thought. But no, didn't work on IE either. :(


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  • #121
    rlogue
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭rlogue


    It didn't work for me either - I tried to change my country to the United States but the change wouldn't take hold.

    My wife has a UK registered Hotmail account that is hardly used with 250 MB, yet mine which is Irish registered and in constant use is stuck at 2MB

    grrr :mad:


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