Are eircom.net or eir.net addresses being phased out in future? Dad doesnt want gmail

worded · 17-12-2019 11:05AM #1

Old dad doesnt want gmail and wants to stick with his eir account for everything ... never travels and uses a PC

Are there any plans to phase it out ?

Johnboy1951 · 17-12-2019 03:45PM

worded wrote: »

Old dad doesnt want gmail and wants to stick with his eir account for everything ... never travels and uses a PC

Are there any plans to phase it out ?

I have not received any notification of that, has he?

Is there some other reason to move to gmail?

worded · 17-12-2019 04:08PM

I’m just wondering if there is a plan to phase it out

Vodafone did it

If so has to bite the bullet sooner than later

Looks like he can continue as is

I thought I heard something somewhere but perhaps I heard wrong

ED E · 17-12-2019 11:04PM

It will happen, only a matter of time.

Damien360 · 17-12-2019 11:24PM

How is he currently accessing his email. I’m guessing it’s not the web browser.

Set up outlook on his pc. Give him a gmail account, add it to outlook and secure it with 2 factor. Add his eircom account to the same program. Show him he can interchange between each account and there is no difference other than an address. He may get used to it and accept it.

Does he receive a lot of email or just junk mail ? Maybe he fears loosing the contacts. Import them to gmail. If and when eircom dies, he has the same program to access as always and he is ready to move. You may have to sell the idea of google and it’s many services linked to his account vs eircom.

gipi · 17-12-2019 11:30PM

Can you add a gmail account to outlook?

Damien360 · 17-12-2019 11:33PM

gipi wrote: »

Can you add a gmail account to outlook?

From a quick google

https://support.office.com/en-ie/article/add-a-gmail-account-to-outlook-70191667-9c52-4581-990e-e30318c2c081[url][/url]

gipi · 17-12-2019 11:37PM

Damien360 wrote: »

From a quick google

https://support.office.com/en-ie/article/add-a-gmail-account-to-outlook-70191667-9c52-4581-990e-e30318c2c081[url][/url]

Thanks Damien - I use an older version of outlook, but will have a look at the instructions to see if it can be done for my version.

Sorry for hijacking the thread.

rgfuller · 04-02-2020 12:03PM

Looks like Eir are going to start charging for use of eircom.net from the end of March 2020.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/tens-of-thousands-to-be-hit-with-new-599-monthly-charge-from-eir-for-access-to-email-38924417.html

hots · 04-02-2020 12:08PM

rgfuller wrote: »

Looks like Eir are going to start charging for use of eircom.net from the end of March 2020.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/tens-of-thousands-to-be-hit-with-new-599-monthly-charge-from-eir-for-access-to-email-38924417.html

"If an account holder does not get in touch with Eir to arrange payment, the service will cease after 60 days and the account will be permanently deleted after that time."

That's an awful approach

TheBoyConor · 04-02-2020 12:39PM

The writing is on the wall.

If he wants to continue to use it, he will have to put his hand in his pocket for the privilege.

I expect this to be a stepping stone to complete decomissioning of the email service in the medium term.

Don't bother with Outlook if you are just using email. Get the Mail app on the PC as it is a much more straightforward and simple app just for email alone.

He could get an outlook or hotmail email address as well as gmail.

TheBoyConor · 04-02-2020 12:45PM

They are doing this because they do not want to run that aspect of the business anymore. By charging they are encouraging people to switch email providers and most will change.
They will be left with a small number of paying customers and the subscription from them will at least partially finance the continued operation of it until such time that they decide to axe it altogether.

Fann Linn · 04-02-2020 12:50PM

I've just spring cleaned all my old eircom. net folders and emails and I have 215 individual emails which I will need to hang onto.

Is there any way I can select all of these in one batch and send them to my gmail account or does it need to be done individually? Thanks.

Spook_ie · 04-02-2020 01:15PM

Fann Linn wrote: »

I've just spring cleaned all my old eircom. net folders and emails and I have 215 individual emails which I will need to hang onto.

Is there any way I can select all of these in one batch and send them to my gmail account or does it need to be done individually? Thanks.

As this message, what do i need to do to pull all my emails from eircom to gmail or yahoo?

squawker · 04-02-2020 05:57PM

Spook_ie wrote: »

As this message, what do i need to do to pull all my emails from eircom to gmail or yahoo?

Try this first

https://www.howtogeek.com/436947/how-to-import-an-old-email-account-into-gmail/

Harry Palmr · 04-02-2020 06:01PM

Why not just announce it's closure for a given date? Or do they think this will concentrate minds more effectively?

UrbanFret · 04-02-2020 06:29PM

Fantastic service as usual from eir. Sell you broadband and then want extra for email. Privatised by government and citizens encouraged to buy shared. What a shower.

Johnboy1951 · 04-02-2020 07:11PM

rgfuller wrote: »

Looks like Eir are going to start charging for use of eircom.net from the end of March 2020.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/tens-of-thousands-to-be-hit-with-new-599-monthly-charge-from-eir-for-access-to-email-38924417.html

Thanks for the 'heads up' ... without it I would not have known.
Eir of course did not send me an email informing me!

At least I have time to export the accounts before I lose it all.

I wonder if they will also kill off the web page space they used to offer and is still live?
Not many even know about that now I guess.

It had the URL in the form of
http://homepage.eircom.net/~<some user selected name>

and also

http://homepage.tinet.ie/~<some user selected name>

EDIT: just checked those web pages are indeed still alive

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Nate--IRL-- · 04-02-2020 10:07PM

What about the old indigo.ie email addresses?

Nate

Damien360 · 04-02-2020 10:12PM

Nate--IRL-- wrote: »

What about the old indigo.ie email addresses?

Nate

That brings back memories. Are those still active ? Had one I think about 20 years ago and had a dial up connection we had to unplug an office fax machine to use.

Nate--IRL-- · 04-02-2020 11:36PM

Damien360 wrote: »

That brings back memories. Are those still active ? Had one I think about 20 years ago and had a dial up connection we had to unplug an office fax machine to use.

Yep still going, and run by eir

Nate

looksee · 04-02-2020 11:36PM

All my eircom emails go to my gmail account, does that mean that when eir pulls the plug the old eircom emails will still show in the gmail account, or will they vanish?

coylemj · 04-02-2020 11:44PM

looksee wrote: »

All my eircom emails go to my gmail account, does that mean that when eir pulls the plug the old eircom emails will still show in the gmail account, or will they vanish?

If the e-mails are taken into your Google mail folders then they won't disappear, you just won't receive any new stuff. Same if you use a mail client like Thunderbird to manage your Eircom.net e-mail.

bobbyss · 05-02-2020 10:03AM

Fann Linn wrote: »

I've just spring cleaned all my old eircom. net folders and emails and I have 215 individual emails which I will need to hang onto.

Is there any way I can select all of these in one batch and send them to my gmail account or does it need to be done individually? Thanks.

I'm pretty much a dinosaur with computers but I was on my gmail account just now and there it shows how to import all your stuff from eircom or any other email address. if I can do it you can do it.

Hotblack Desiato · 05-02-2020 10:11AM

Absolute scummy behaviour from Eir.

You'd think they'd bother contacting their customers, instead of the Irish Independent. :mad:

This presents a problem for those of us who refuse to sign up for Gmail on principle.

Thinking of moving my mobile away from Eir now, f**k them. No loyalty to existing paying customers.

Blacknight took over IOL email addresses last year, are keeping it free for the first 12 months and won't be charging anything like as much as Eir.

6.99 a month is an utter rip-off, 6.99 a year would be worth it.

GrumpyMe · 05-02-2020 10:15AM

EIRCON V5.99
Most recent owners trying to "flog the dead horse" and "milk the dead cow". :rolleyes:

GrumpyMe · 05-02-2020 10:16AM

https://twitter.com/adrianweckler/status/1224622506981629952?s=19

jamesbil · 05-02-2020 08:43PM

coylemj wrote: »

If the e-mails are taken into your Google mail folders then they won't disappear, you just won't receive any new stuff. Same if you use a mail client like Thunderbird to manage your Eircom.net e-mail.

Does this mean we can't use our eircom.net at all unless we pay?

FFVII · 05-02-2020 09:32PM

jamesbil wrote: »

Does this mean we can't use our eircom.net at all unless we pay?

Yup.

After 31st March.

Fann Linn · 05-02-2020 11:44PM

squawker wrote: »

Try this first

https://www.howtogeek.com/436947/how-to-import-an-old-email-account-into-gmail/

Thanks for that. Worked perfectly.

jamesbil · 06-02-2020 08:41AM

Fann Linn wrote: »

Thanks for that. Worked perfectly.

So this is purely for importing old messages?
After 31/3 any messages sent to eircom.net will still disappear?

Quite a big deal this for a lot of people, I've had mine for over 20 years.
Think of all the accounts signed up for using it, banks, bills etc.
Potential is there to be locked out of a lot of accounts and sites.

Are eircom.net or eir.net addresses being phased out in future? Dad doesnt want gmail

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