Free email?

[VegasJen]

Hey guys. I'm getting ready to switch email providers as I currently get my email through my ISP. I'm ditching them because I'm looking for a better option. As it is right now I pay $50/mo just for internet service and I think that's too expensive for what I do. And what I do is basically this. I don't do any work, I don't game, I don't stream a lot of video. I just post on boards and do an occasional search.
I've had Hotmail and Yahoo accounts before but I really don't like either of them now that they've gone to that mobile format. I just really don't like the way those feel. I would like a more conventional format and I've looked at some smaller providers but they worry me that I'll get everything all changed over the day before they close up shop.
Any suggestions?

 

[phantomjock]

I've been using "mail.com" as a service (free - with adds etc) since '96. They have a lot of choices for you to name your "@" extension as you like - engineering, etc.
Been a good service - but as a free service some forums won't permit access. They want to be able to "ban" through the ISP.

Cheers - Jim