Google Mail Invite Opened
February 12th, 2007 by pamela
Google has ended it’s ‘invite only’ sign up for Google Mail (or Gmail as it’s known outside the UK), making the beta email system available to anyone wishing to use the web based mail service.
While the service has been available since 2004 it has previously been on an invite only basis, now anyone can visit www.googlemail.com and open an account.
Google has also launched an application which gives UK users access to their inbox from their mobiles, running on any Java based phone.
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February 12th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Being a communications junkie, I was an avid user of the Gmail mobile application and had been using it for a few months - functionality is everything you would want, and uses much less comms time than accessing it via the site. However, my handset has had problems with the Java application which resulted in numerous crashes, with the ultimate result being complete failure to switch on - the handset currently back with the manufacturer - am yet to decide whether to reinstall the application.
February 12th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
They’re only doing this now? I thought everyone and their dog already had an account. Must say I’ve found Gmail’s junk filters to be pretty poor, so much so that I barely use the account. Mind you other people have had widely differing experiences so mine may be an isolated case.
Another thing that really annoys me is that signing in to Gmail automatically sets off Google’s personalised search results. Being a privacy junkie I’m none too keen on this - I know you only have to sign out to turn it off but it’s the principle…