How often do you check your email?

Irish Stones · 19-07-2015 8:06pm #1

How often do you check your email account(s)?

It happens to me that I send an email to someone and I get an answer to it after weeks, as if the receiver saw my email message several days later.
I can't believe that someone checks their accounts only ten/fifteen times a year.

I check my accounts not less than twice a day, sometimes even four times.
My GMail account is always up-to-date because my smartphone is always on.

What about you?

19-07-2015 8:10pm

Check in the morning, throughout the day for my work ones, then all again in the evening. Most traffic is through my work one, but I have three others as well for various reasons.

Ruu · 19-07-2015 8:12pm

I get notified of an email when it comes in and normally reply right away or within a few hours if needed as I expect the same courtesy from anyone I send emails to. I know many people who work with computers all day and hate the thought of sitting at a computer when they get home. That is why I like the tablet.

Señor Fancy Pants · 19-07-2015 8:15pm

E-Mail?

Whoa whoa whoa! So, writing stuff down on a Canary yellow parchment with a fountain pen and sending it by picture message isn't good enough now, no?

Pfft, E-Mail!

Peregrine · 19-07-2015 8:17pm

Whenever my phone notifies me of a new e-mail. I might reply straight away or put it off til I have time later.

Señor Fancy Pants wrote: »

E-Mail?

Whoa whoa whoa! So, writing stuff down on a Canary yellow parchment with a fountain pen and sending it by picture message isn't good enough now, no?

Pfft, E-Mail!

Picture messages are so old. I hear carrier pigeons are all the rage now.

Señor Fancy Pants · 19-07-2015 8:23pm

Nim wrote: »

Picture messages are so old. I hear carrier pigeons are all the rage now.

Hey now, fancy bastard and your pigeons! I'm stuck with this half blind leper dude, chiselling what I dictate onto a slate. Fcuker takes aaaages!

I have 595 unread emails in my primary account. Il reply when it's important. Mostly spam **** tbh.

_Kaiser_ · 19-07-2015 8:37pm

I have my email accounts liked to my phones so I get notified whenever something comes in.. most don't require any response being advertising or notifications of things like bills, and my friends wouldn't really email each other - We use things like Viber group chats instead.

Work emails are about all that need responses and during the day I try to reply to those as they come in if possible, or within the day anyway.
If mails arrive in the evening I will have a read and decide if it needs a reply there and then, otherwise I'll deal with it in the morning.

kfallon · 19-07-2015 8:39pm

Check my home email accounts a few times a day!

Work email is always open when I'm in the office

PizzamanIRL · 19-07-2015 8:46pm

Too much. Like 15 times a day

K.Flyer · 19-07-2015 8:47pm

Work emails no more than twice a day, sometimes only once.
Personal email, pfft, whenever.
If its urgent, then phone me,
If you want my attention, but not immediately, text me.
If you think I have nothing better to do than checking my emails every hour, then you don't know me.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 19-07-2015 8:52pm

When I worked I got at least 40 emails a day. 2 might have been personal. It wasn't always possible to reply to all instantly. You have to realise that you may not be the most pressing thing on the recipient's agenda. Use the phone if it's urgent, otherwise bide your time as some of us are busy.

El Horseboxo · 19-07-2015 8:56pm

Throughout the day on my work one as it's configured to notify on my work phone.

But for my personal email. I only really check it when I have ordered something. Send me a text if you really want to write to me.

Irish Stones · 19-07-2015 9:13pm

So it seems that most of you check your email very often throughout the day, just like I do, and like you I reply as soon as possible if the messages need a reply.
I think it's a gesture of respect to write back in the shortest time possible and I would expect likewise from the others.
But it seems that the rest of the world thinks otherwise...

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 19-07-2015 9:22pm

Irish Stones wrote: »

So it seems that most of you check your email very often throughout the day, just like I do, and like you I reply as soon as possible if the messages need a reply.
I think it's a gesture of respect to write back in the shortest time possible and I would expect likewise from the others.
But it seems that the rest of the world thinks otherwise...

I think you just read what you wanted to read there. Most people check mail regularly - it's hard not to when alerts keep popping up - but replying when possible for us and in a short time are very different. It's nothing to do with respect. People are just busy. If it's a personal email you want a reply to why not use the phone?
Business items are a whole different kettle of fish.

Stheno · 19-07-2015 9:26pm

All my mail accounts are on my phone so I read as they come in.

It can take up to a week for me to reply if I've to check something out though

hynesie08 · 19-07-2015 9:29pm

My email is always on because it's synced to my phone, if a work @ shows up I'll read it immediately, if I'm expecting a delivery I'll check regularly for the tracking number. Otherwise it could be weeks or months between checks.

Irish Stones · 19-07-2015 9:56pm

Amina Inexpensive Raspberry wrote: »

but replying when possible for us and in a short time are very different. It's nothing to do with respect. People are just busy. If it's a personal email you want a reply to why not use the phone?
Business items are a whole different kettle of fish.

I know, we all have much to do, but sooner or later a reply must be sent.
Why I don't use the phone? Because sometimes it's a long email with details and requests, and it requires a detailed answer that the other person could need to retrieve before answering.
Sometimes because it's not that urgent that I have a reply.
Sometimes because I don't have any telephone number, just the email address.

Berserker · 19-07-2015 9:59pm

Work account is open all day in work. My personal email sends alerts to my phone, so I open that a few times a day, if I get mail that I actually want to read.

Greyfox · 20-07-2015 12:53pm

Irish Stones wrote: »

So it seems that most of you check your email very often throughout the day, just like I do, and like you I reply as soon as possible if the messages need a reply.
I think it's a gesture of respect to write back in the shortest time possible and I would expect likewise from the others.
But it seems that the rest of the world thinks otherwise...

I think its riddiculous to expect a reply on the same day, most people go through days without checking their personal emails and even when they do theirs always more junk then actual messages. If you want a quick reply get my work email or have the decency to text and let me know youve sent an email otherwise it may be next week befor I get to see it.

Son Of A Vidic · 20-07-2015 1:32pm

Irish Stones wrote: »

How often do you check your email account(s)?

It depends on what email address I'm using. If it's for business or personal emails then I'll check everyday. Other less important email addresses I use, I might check once a week or even less.

Maximus Alexander · 20-07-2015 1:36pm

In the last decade? Probably never, I have a device in my pocket that buzzes whenever I receive a message, so I don't need to check.

Badly Drunk Boy · 20-07-2015 1:55pm

I check my work e-mail very regularly when I'm at work but I'm checking my personal e-mail less and less often. Also, my phone doesn't know I have e-mail addresses, meaning that I don't get notified.

And that's fine by me.

beauf · 20-07-2015 1:56pm

Irish Stones wrote: »

How often do you check your email account(s)?

...I can't believe that someone checks their accounts only ten/fifteen times a year....

I know quite a lot of people who neither have a smartphone, or use a computer. Others just use a computer for work and have none at home. But its definitely mainly an older demographic.

On the flip side I know a good few younger people who use instant messaging rather than email. They think using email is like using a telegrams. As such don't check emails as much as other things.

You also get lots of people who don't properly manage their email. So their inbox's are full of spam and ads. They might not even notice your email in there, for quite a while.

_Whimsical_ · 20-07-2015 2:06pm

I check my email several times over the day,I don't have any alert set though. I don't reply to personal emails immediately or expect others to do so to mine, the tyranny of a little beep demanding instant communication just isn't for me. When I do reply I make an effort with what I say, no "lol:)" or "yeah I know" stuff. I'm just too old school for that I suppose.

Irish Stones · 20-07-2015 2:32pm

Greyfox wrote: »

I think its riddiculous to expect a reply on the same day, most people go through days without checking their personal emails and even when they do theirs always more junk then actual messages. If you want a quick reply get my work email or have the decency to text and let me know youve sent an email otherwise it may be next week befor I get to see it.

I'm not asking for a same day reply, but if I don't get a reply after three weeks or a a month, then I think it's quite useless to have an email address.
It's like having a mailbox outside a house and nearly never check if the postman delivered something, and then, after a month, realize that the box is full of everything...

Irish Stones · 20-07-2015 2:33pm

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

It depends on what email address I'm using. If it's for business or personal emails then I'll check everyday. Other less important email addresses I use, I might check once a week or even less.

Work or office email is checked continously during working days, the other accounts are checked as described in my first post.

Irish Stones · 20-07-2015 2:35pm

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

In the last decade? Probably never, I have a device in my pocket that buzzes whenever I receive a message, so I don't need to check.

Isn't it just like checking? You don't do it manually, but some way you know that someone has written to you

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 20-07-2015 2:53pm

Irish Stones wrote: »

I'm not asking for a same day reply, but if I don't get a reply after three weeks or a a month, then I think it's quite useless to have an email address.
It's like having a mailbox outside a house and nearly never check if the postman delivered something, and then, after a month, realize that the box is full of everything...

Not quite the same. It's closer to taking in the mail and putting it in a drawer until you have time, or remember, to deal with it. Many people forget to take action on items sent in the post.

G_R · 20-07-2015 3:10pm

I've got my work email and my gmail account on my phone - i check those as mail comes in.

With work, I'll reply straight away Mon-Fri (if I don't need to go and get info first etc, but even then I'll generally reply and say "I'll be in touch once I get the info I need), Sat/Sun - depending on who it's from, I'll either reply, or just mark it as unread and deal with it Monday.

I genuinely can't remember the last time I replied to an email using my gmail - all the emails I get are bill notifications, reported post notifications from boards, that kind of thing, so there's no need to reply.

I also have a hotmail account that I use to sign up for crap that I don't want spamming my gmail account. I check that only after I've signed up for something and need to verify the email address, and even then, I only open the verification email - I don't look at the rest of them.

Menas · 20-07-2015 3:18pm

Grand_Rajnah wrote: »

I've got my work email and my gmail account on my phone - i check those as mail comes in.

With work, I'll reply straight away Mon-Fri (if I don't need to go and get info first etc, but even then I'll generally reply and say "I'll be in touch once I get the info I need), Sat/Sun - depending on who it's from, I'll either reply, or just mark it as unread and deal with it Monday.

I genuinely can't remember the last time I replied to an email using my gmail - all the emails I get are bill notifications, reported post notifications from boards, that kind of thing, so there's no need to reply.

I also have a hotmail account that I use to sign up for crap that I don't want spamming my gmail account. I check that only after I've signed up for something and need to verify the email address, and even then, I only open the verification email - I don't look at the rest of them.

Its like you hacked my email, looked at my behavior and then wrote this. I am off to the conspiracy forum.

Lux23 · 20-07-2015 3:19pm

I don't really check it, it is just always there.

Mr Freeze · 20-07-2015 3:21pm

Too often...

Maximus Alexander · 20-07-2015 3:31pm

Irish Stones wrote: »

Isn't it just like checking? You don't do it manually, but some way you know that someone has written to you

Well then I guess in that context the answer is "whenever I get an email", which would be a different amount of times every day.

Who am I kidding? Nobody wants to talk to me

20-07-2015 3:33pm

Work email and personal email are open all day everyday on my desktop so am always monitoring them, usually have a few email conversations running throughout the day with friends so in reality I'm checking my email many many times an hour as I'm replying to the emails I get from them.

When not in the office I check both email accounts with my phone several times per day.

G_R · 20-07-2015 3:35pm

Menas wrote: »

Its like you hacked my email, looked at my behavior and then wrote this. I am off to the conspiracy forum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQoRXhS7vlU

beauf · 20-07-2015 3:55pm

Menas wrote: »

Its like you hacked my email, looked at my behaviour and then wrote this. I am off to the conspiracy forum.

Just realised the same. Work stuff 95% all requires a response. Personal stuff only about 5%. Never noticed that before.

beauf · 20-07-2015 3:57pm

Irish Stones wrote: »

...It happens to me that I send an email to someone and I get an answer to it after weeks, as if the receiver saw my email message several days later....

So you emailed an email address, that's not their primary form of contact.

Where did you get it from??

Irish Stones · 20-07-2015 4:29pm

beauf wrote: »

So you emailed an email address, that's not their primary form of contact.

Where did you get it from??

I met those people (in different occasions, they don't know each other) and they left me their email addresses so that we could keep in touch.
If that's not their primary form of contact they should have told me that

dremo · 20-07-2015 4:35pm

My phone has zero notifications, and I check my web mail once a day usually every evening. Every morning after meditation and yoga.. I start my day on positive note, there is no way I would read newspaper or read e-mails in the morning and trash my head with zero value things.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 20-07-2015 4:36pm

Irish Stones wrote: »

I met those people (in different occasions, they don't know each other) and they left me their email addresses so that we could keep in touch.
If that's not their primary form of contact they should have told me that

Maybe they just don't want to keep in touch. Take the hint.

20-07-2015 4:37pm

I rarely go out of my way to check e-mail nowadays because they just get pushed to my phone.

I'd reply almost straight away unless I'm busy.

Sterling Archer · 20-07-2015 4:39pm

Work emails I get notified for both,
Personal emails I get notified for all of them,
I'll respond to emails basically straight away.

beauf · 20-07-2015 5:09pm

Amina Inexpensive Raspberry wrote: »

Maybe they just don't want to keep in touch. Take the hint.

Thats I was thinking. But then why not just give a fake one then.

Irish Stones · 21-07-2015 7:26am

Amina Inexpensive Raspberry wrote: »

Maybe they just don't want to keep in touch. Take the hint.

They left me their addresses in the first place, I think it means the contrary

One of them did ask me (and made sure I got the message) to send her the pictures I had taken of her dogs

I did it... three weeks ago!

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 21-07-2015 9:06am

Once a day or that. I don't really get many emails. I really only check it to see if asos are trying to tempt me with discount codes

vienne86 · 21-07-2015 9:51am

Started pushing emails to my phone last year when I was doing a house deal......always swore I would never do it.......never turned it off and probably never will.

Boskowski · 21-07-2015 9:53am

Never. It beeps at me when an email arrives.

Kimbot · 12-10-2015 2:04pm

Nobody important emails me unless its my work email account, so the work email gets check all day when in work but the personal one might be every few days or so.

NachoBusiness · 12-10-2015 2:07pm

Ruu wrote: »

I know many people who work with computers all day and hate the thought of sitting at a computer when they get home. That is why I like the tablet.

Xanax is it? :pac:

How often do you check your email?

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