The worst thing about it is that it's almost impossible to talk to a human about the problems you're having with Google's free services. Even if this was a hone

The worst thing about it is that it's almost impossible to talk to a human about the problems you're having with Google's free services. Even if this was a honest mistake, there's no human to talk to in order to correct it. And yes, you could pay for Google's G Suite (former Apps), which does have support available, but then again that locks you in, because you can't migrate purchases and connections to a free account later. Free stuff is never free, you end up paying one way or another. I have long since migrated off Google Apps and am paying for FastMail and Dropbox (with the 1-year history add-on), which ends up being about $243 per year, or about $20 per month. Now that's kind of expensive. Along with other recurring payments for online services, I end up paying about $38 per month for online stuff. Now I'm being a frugal kind of guy, having suffered from poverty in the past and I'm not paying for useless shit I don't need, but if you can afford it, then allocating about $50 per month for your online independence is worth it, because the alternative is to be held hostage by companies like Google.