META: Practically every person in the world using an email service uses at least one free email account if not more. Using a free email address has its benefits as well as drawbacks though not as many as the former.
It will probably come as no surprise to find out that free email services are the most widely used form of communication in todays’ society. This is down to the fact that it provides you with instant contact with family and friends. For work related mails or important personal mails many people prefer to use paid services but all in all free email accounts have a higher ratio as compared to a paid email accounts. Most of the free email services provide web-based mail, which is basically using an Internet browser to log on to the provider’s site and accessing your email account. This is simpler to execute and has more people visiting the site to enrol for their services, so this is the preferred medium.
Having a free email account not only saves you money but it also offers you various other benefits. The first advantage to having a free email account is that you can access it from anywhere at anytime from any computer. Unlike an ISP-based email account, you can read or send emails from any computer that has a web browser instead of having to configure the details of your email client to get your mails. If you do not wish to divulge your personal details, then it is safer to use a free email account on a public computer to check your mail as this is safer.
Another great thing about it is that no matter how many Internet providers you change or the number of jobs you move on to, you need not change your current email address. Attractive packages comes with many free email accounts, this can include instant messaging and other free software. Automatic message forwarding, improved graphics, spam guard, extra storage space,are all various features that service providers offer today; this is due to the amount of competition that is out there. Unwanted spam can be illuminated from your main email address by using your free email account for all online activities such as shopping etc.
However, regardless of the benefits that free email accounts provide us, we must not use such an account for high priority message transactions that you would want to keep under wraps. Since you are using the service free of cost there is no guarantee to your safety. Check through the privacy policy of the provider before you sign up for the free account because messages that you send are susceptible to interception.
Although a free service is provided to the public the service providers need to generate enough income to balance the expenses of providing this service, so your privacy is at risk and in their hands. To create this revenue they sell space to advertisers and may even trade your personal information with other organisations to meet the funds. While free email accounts can be very handy, they can also potentially encroach on your privacy, so carefully choose a free email service provider that is a little more reliable while at the same time avoid using the service for your important documents.