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Having made the switch to Fastmail a while ago, I agree with the comments - mostly. While Fastmail is fantastic, it lacks the implementation polish of Gmail. T

Having made the switch to Fastmail a while ago, I agree with the comments - mostly. While Fastmail is fantastic, it lacks the implementation polish of Gmail. Two-factor authentication is there, but not via a popup like on gmail. You have to enter it in the web-form. This is a hassle, because I use LastPass and it's a bit fiddly. Further, under Fastmail you create new logins in addition to the master account password. The new logins can have two-factor, but the master can't. So there is a small vulnerability in that at least one password without the protection of two-factor. Secondly, the spam filters on Gmail are far better. Fastmail has got a bit better, but it's still worse when compared with Google's offering. Thirdly, Fastmail costs. While I'm more than happy to pay, I doubt many people would switch services from a free to paid, just because it appeared to be slightly slower. That said, I really love Fastmail. I'm more than happy to pay and I'm a very satisfied customer. I can't wait for the promised features of a calendar and I hope - one day - there'll be the ability to sync address books.

dangoldin 13y ago
Thanks for sharing - I'm only a few days in but have really enjoyed the snappiness and simplicity. I do wish it had better calendar support (for that I'm still on Google) and a bit more polish but so far I'm glad to pay for it. The spam point is interesting - I plan on using Fastmail for my important personal stuff and gmail with forwarding for everything else. Hopefully that will make for a good tradeoff.
- sitharus 13y ago
  I've actually found Fastmail is better at spam filtering. I had a problem with many false positives on Gmail, but Fastmail is doing alright. You can configure the spam filter to be more aggressive as well.
lumpygravy 13y ago
What worries me more is that it is apparently very hard to get support: http://www.emaildiscussions.com/showthread.php?t=68642 http://www.emaildiscussions.com/showthread.php?t=68642 There are many such complaints in the forums. For nearly the same price Google gives phone support.

dangoldin 13y ago

Thanks for sharing - I'm only a few days in but have really enjoyed the snappiness and simplicity. I do wish it had better calendar support (for that I'm still on Google) and a bit more polish but so far I'm glad to pay for it. The spam point is interesting - I plan on using Fastmail for my important personal stuff and gmail with forwarding for everything else. Hopefully that will make for a good tradeoff.

sitharus 13y ago
I've actually found Fastmail is better at spam filtering. I had a problem with many false positives on Gmail, but Fastmail is doing alright. You can configure the spam filter to be more aggressive as well.

lumpygravy 13y ago

What worries me more is that it is apparently very hard to get support: http://www.emaildiscussions.com/showthread.php?t=68642 http://www.emaildiscussions.com/showthread.php?t=68642 There are many such complaints in the forums. For nearly the same price Google gives phone support.