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One day, I really do hope there's a way I can take my email address and leave Google. Number portability deserves an analog in the email world. It has one; reg
by jodrellblank 8y ago
One day, I really do hope there's a way I can take my email address and leave Google. Number portability deserves an analog in the email world.
It has one; register your own domain, then you can move it to any registrar and provider you like.
The analog going the other way would be if you took a Google desk phone number where people had to dial Google's offices into their phone system and then dial your extension, and you wanted to take your (Google office + extension) number elsewhere. That kind of service doesn't exist in the phone number portability world either.
- aliljet 8y agoThe problem? I've got an address under Google's gmail domain that's extremely broadly attached to my identity. Rest assured, I now regret having my identity attached to some corporation, but myself and probably millions of others are sitting in the same boat...
- gregknicholson 8y agoRegister a domain you like and start the transition now. It doesn't have to be quick. Gmail has an option to forward all incoming mail to another address, so when you do eventually leave you won't miss any mail.