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This has happened to me, briefly. I once forgot to renew and lost access to email. Luckily I was able to fix the issue quickly. I do kind of wish I had never g

This has happened to me, briefly. I once forgot to renew and lost access to email. Luckily I was able to fix the issue quickly. I do kind of wish I had never gone down the route of using my own domain for email. I use gmail with it, and will now have to bear a recurring payment of $6 monthly (IIRC). I could move hosts but none of them are free to my knowledge, and a free service comes with its own risks anyway. Plus that's my primary Google account. Now I feel locked in ... it's less about updating my contacts, as I don't field a lot of personal or business email from that account, but more about all of the services where my account is associated with that email address. Not to mention that I've logged into some sites via Google. It would be a royal pain to switch now. Edit: Also, my domain is super awkward, sometimes doesn't fit in the field when I'm writing it down on a form, and tends to draw comments when I just want to get my business done and go on. ALSO the account name is different from the name I actually use day to day now -- it's James when everyone knows me as Jay.

tomxor 5y ago
> and will now have to bear a recurring payment of $6 monthly Is this the cost for gmail to use a custom domain? or is it a very expensive domain name spread over 12 months?
- mrtranscendence 5y ago
  Google is phasing out free "apps for your domain" accounts, so starting in a few months it will be necessary to pay a monthly fee per user.
  - tomxor 5y ago
    I see. At least you have the freedom to move email hosts though.
GoblinSlayer 5y ago
Do you really need to switch? IME most services don't really use email for anything.
bmarquez 5y ago
> It would be a royal pain to switch now. I know it's tough (migrated off G Suite Legacy myself) but it's probably best for the long run since G Suite accounts have less consumer features (in my case, lack of play store reviews and free Google Voice) and it's unlikely to change. There are many submissions on HN discussing alternatives. Fastmail, Protonmail, iCloud+ (I switched to this), Microsoft 365 are frequently mentioned. I think Zoho also had a free plan.
- h4waii 5y ago
  Not being able to review things in the Play Store was a blocker for your free G Suite account? Also I still have a legacy G Suite with Google Voice attached to it which works fine -- and will add additional cost when/if I switch away.
  - bmarquez 5y ago
    It definitely wasn't the sole reason, but a sign that G Suite wouldn't maintain feature parity with consumer Gmail accounts. There are other features like Google Play library sharing which won't be added. Yeah, people who used Google Voice early on were exempted from paying for managed Google Voice. It might be possible to port your Google Voice to a consumer Gmail account.

tomxor 5y ago

> and will now have to bear a recurring payment of $6 monthly Is this the cost for gmail to use a custom domain? or is it a very expensive domain name spread over 12 months?

mrtranscendence 5y ago
Google is phasing out free "apps for your domain" accounts, so starting in a few months it will be necessary to pay a monthly fee per user.
- tomxor 5y ago
  I see. At least you have the freedom to move email hosts though.

GoblinSlayer 5y ago

Do you really need to switch? IME most services don't really use email for anything.

bmarquez 5y ago

> It would be a royal pain to switch now. I know it's tough (migrated off G Suite Legacy myself) but it's probably best for the long run since G Suite accounts have less consumer features (in my case, lack of play store reviews and free Google Voice) and it's unlikely to change. There are many submissions on HN discussing alternatives. Fastmail, Protonmail, iCloud+ (I switched to this), Microsoft 365 are frequently mentioned. I think Zoho also had a free plan.

h4waii 5y ago
Not being able to review things in the Play Store was a blocker for your free G Suite account? Also I still have a legacy G Suite with Google Voice attached to it which works fine -- and will add additional cost when/if I switch away.
- bmarquez 5y ago
  It definitely wasn't the sole reason, but a sign that G Suite wouldn't maintain feature parity with consumer Gmail accounts. There are other features like Google Play library sharing which won't be added. Yeah, people who used Google Voice early on were exempted from paying for managed Google Voice. It might be possible to port your Google Voice to a consumer Gmail account.