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GMail Sign-Ups Via Mobile

Posted by Zonk on from the finally dept.

jm.one writes "In the wake of recent releases releases Google Desktop 2.0 Beta and Google Talk 1.0 Beta, Gmail (known as Google Mail for legal reasons in some areas) is finally open to everyone. Learn more in the Google Blog entry and register at the Gmail website. Please take note that sign-up occurs via mobile phone at the moment, and only U.S. citizens can register for now. Plans to add more countries are on the way."

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  1. Not yet, it isn't by GauteL · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It is still clearly marked "Beta" and no links to registration is found on the gmail.com website.

  2. Re:no longer compelling? by arudloff · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The most visible feature of GMail is the extra storage

    I think it's safe to say that 99.9% of the people who use GMail will tell you it's the interface, not the storage.

  3. Re:Great! by rbarreira · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Quicker than Thunderbird or Outlook?

    Depends on the speed of your computer and internet connection.

    Simpler than Thunderbird or Outlook?

    Sure.

    Better than Thunderbird or Outlook?

    Much better! It's as if you were searching the web with google!

    I already keep every mail that's not spam or duped in the replies, it's not nearly 2TB yet.

    It's not TB, it's GB.

    Plus; it's not backed up! If keeping e-mails is important, don't you think it should be backed up?

    Google employs redundant storage. I've heard that data is stored at least 3.5 times, but I'm not going to search for a source for this right now...

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