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The MobileMe email address "@me.com" is laughable..
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You can get MobileMe from ebay for a lot cheaper. I got it for about 50$.
For me that isn't really an issue. I only wanted MobileMe for Push so I just have my all my email from Gmail forward to my MobileMe account. If I decide that I don't want to pay for it anymore it's not a problem, since Gmail continues to be my email address.
This thread is ridiculous. Anyone who finds an email address suffix "laughable" is far too easily amused, and anyone who worries about how their email suffix reflects on their person has either too much time on their hands or not enough self-esteem (or both). Personally, I like my MobileMe email address. If anyone has ever commented on it (which people rarely do because, ya know, anything else is more interesting) it's to ask where I got it. Relatively speaking it's quite rare, which makes it more individual. Furthermore, it is short and memorable.
Long live @me.com, and down with narrow-minded people.
Long live @me.com, and down with narrow-minded people.
if your friends laugh at you for getting an address with @me.com on the end i think you should get some new friends and you need to get out of the office. honestly anyone who laughs at an email address suffix should be introduced to the world outside the office and internet.
My point is...
What I am saying is that limiting the domain name options to "me.com" alone is not smart business for Apple. Some people will like it and it works for them, that's great. I am glad that you like it, but that doesn't mean my point is ridiculous. I am an Apple fan but I will not use this service because it is limited to a namespace that I would wager most people don't like. I have heard this namespace mocked as egomaniacal on 2 of the most popular Mac-oriented podcasts, so I don't think I am alone. If they would add some other domain name options more would sign up for the service now and in the future. This isn't a hardware line where you want to limit choices for simplicity's sake.
As far as the suffix having no meaning, I disagree, words have meaning and convey something about one's judgement, so one name does not fit all. If me.com works for someone, great, they should use it and be happy with it. That doesn't mean that others who don't like it have a self-esteem problem or too much time on their hands. Also note that how in the quoted post a personal attack is utilized to make a point instead of just making a point. I commented about a thing and a company, I didn't belittle anyone.
My point is they are losing my $$ every year because I will just stick with gmail or live.
What I am saying is that limiting the domain name options to "me.com" alone is not smart business for Apple. Some people will like it and it works for them, that's great. I am glad that you like it, but that doesn't mean my point is ridiculous. I am an Apple fan but I will not use this service because it is limited to a namespace that I would wager most people don't like. I have heard this namespace mocked as egomaniacal on 2 of the most popular Mac-oriented podcasts, so I don't think I am alone. If they would add some other domain name options more would sign up for the service now and in the future. This isn't a hardware line where you want to limit choices for simplicity's sake.
As far as the suffix having no meaning, I disagree, words have meaning and convey something about one's judgement, so one name does not fit all. If me.com works for someone, great, they should use it and be happy with it. That doesn't mean that others who don't like it have a self-esteem problem or too much time on their hands. Also note that how in the quoted post a personal attack is utilized to make a point instead of just making a point. I commented about a thing and a company, I didn't belittle anyone.
My point is they are losing my $$ every year because I will just stick with gmail or live.
BUT - you can absolutely USE the MobileMe service and not actually tell anyone that @me email addy. I have used a Comcast email addy that I have used for years and is what I still tell people to use to email me. I simply went to the Comcast site and used the preferences/options to forward ALL mail to my @me address. No problem at all - and now my email is 'synced' no matter how I access it.
I'm sure Gmail or just about any other email service that you use has an option for auto-forwarding to a different address.
I'm sure Gmail or just about any other email service that you use has an option for auto-forwarding to a different address.
Nice workaround benolathe...
That is a good work around to avoid the name, although then if you ever switch ISPs...
My wife and I went through the ISP switching over the years. Prior to gmail I was comcast, then earthlink, then at&t. I convinced my wife to use gmail when we got verizon service almost 2 years ago. I'm not too crazy about having it tied to the ISP. Gmail was welcome, there was no way I was going to use MSN or hotmail. They are worse than me.com. I don't want people to think of Microsoft when they email me, and I don't want to be "hot" in email either. I just want a mature, practical name, gmail is the closest that is also a good service. Years ago I paid for an @mail.com and also @home.net. The home.net was good, a couple of friends of mine inquired about it and switched to it. It disappeared years ago however.
That is a good work around to avoid the name, although then if you ever switch ISPs...
My wife and I went through the ISP switching over the years. Prior to gmail I was comcast, then earthlink, then at&t. I convinced my wife to use gmail when we got verizon service almost 2 years ago. I'm not too crazy about having it tied to the ISP. Gmail was welcome, there was no way I was going to use MSN or hotmail. They are worse than me.com. I don't want people to think of Microsoft when they email me, and I don't want to be "hot" in email either. I just want a mature, practical name, gmail is the closest that is also a good service. Years ago I paid for an @mail.com and also @home.net. The home.net was good, a couple of friends of mine inquired about it and switched to it. It disappeared years ago however.
So what you are saying is that you started this @me.com thread and you use gmail... hmmmm
Exactly why I signed up before the MobileMe rollout.
But I don't see anything wrong with "@me.com" actually. If anything, it's probably easier for people to remember.
And what about people who read through this whole thread?
You do realize you can use your own domain with MeMail, right?
I don't see what the problem is. I could make fun of any email domain.
Hotmail.com - "Hot male"
Yahoo.com - Childish enough?
Novuscom.com - Could you repeat that?
etc etc
Me.com is probably the easiest domain to remember.
You are half correct,
domains are cheap but ...
You cannot use mobile me and set your reply-to address. So people will reply to ..@me.com
I actually went to the local apple store to ask if I could change the reply-to address. It took then the better part of 45 minutes to answer "No".
Apparently everyone thinks that changing the reply-to should be possible, but it is NOT possible.
The only place you can't is the web gui. I use my personal email address with MM on my phone and computers and have no problems. I use it with gmail and the by having the 2 (MM and gmail) - I have an automatic backup of every message sent and receied. I do it all through MM (the active copy). So even if I delete a message from MM, I still have it at gmail for those "oh, crap" moments.
I'm a legend at my local Apple store. my emai is
dontlook AT me DOT com.
When i was telling the guy where to email my receipt to, i swear his eyes lit up and he said "you're the one who has that email!" i said yep. he then told me how they made up a bunch of emails using dont like dontthrowninjastars@me.com etc. . He then yelled over to some other employees pting "he's the guy who has dontlook AT me DOT com." these chicks then became all excited and whatnot. Made my day.
dontlook AT me DOT com.
When i was telling the guy where to email my receipt to, i swear his eyes lit up and he said "you're the one who has that email!" i said yep. he then told me how they made up a bunch of emails using dont like dontthrowninjastars@me.com etc. . He then yelled over to some other employees pting "he's the guy who has dontlook AT me DOT com." these chicks then became all excited and whatnot. Made my day.
No kidding. We're talking some serious self-image issues here.
When Apple made the me.com addresses available, I nabbed several good aliases.
I must admit I have been chuckled at when I gave someone my address which is my full name @me.com
Though they laugh and I chuckle myself and we move on
Not really a big deal
Though they laugh and I chuckle myself and we move on
Not really a big deal
Yes, for a reason...
Wish I didn't have to use gmail, I'm not crazy about it either and would love to drop it, but the services are better than anything else. MobileMe looks really good even though I would have to pay, but I just don't want to use that name.
I started the thread because I am planning to buy a new iMac (my first) when they are refreshed and it reminds me of my disappointment in the MobileMe email name. I just wish they had something else is all, perhaps a few choices. Some people who post here have some clever ideas on how to use the name though.
I hope people understand the reason I started it is that I want to see them succeed with it, feedback is one way to get them to change.
Wish I didn't have to use gmail, I'm not crazy about it either and would love to drop it, but the services are better than anything else. MobileMe looks really good even though I would have to pay, but I just don't want to use that name.
I started the thread because I am planning to buy a new iMac (my first) when they are refreshed and it reminds me of my disappointment in the MobileMe email name. I just wish they had something else is all, perhaps a few choices. Some people who post here have some clever ideas on how to use the name though.
I hope people understand the reason I started it is that I want to see them succeed with it, feedback is one way to get them to change.
Well, why don't you keep on using gmail? A big advantage of gmail and MobileMe is that you can get push of selected messages, which is really nice if you get a lot of email.
I have MM, and I'm using it mainly for the multi-Mac/PC sync with contacts and calendars. I'm also using it to get selective push email, but I could use one of the free push email services for that.
