Microsoft Needs You to Switch to Outlook.com

lucidus

2012-12-10 08:47

Yeah, outlook.com is a lot more responsive than the old hotmail website. Now if only they had the same approach with Windows 8 .. options!!

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Mufflore

2012-12-10 08:54

No thanks, I dont use hotmail so it would be like a downgrade 😀

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Mikedogg

2012-12-10 08:59

Windows Live Mail for me thanks. Also, thanks Hilbert.

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lucidus

2012-12-10 09:01

Windows Live Mail for me thanks.

You mean the program?

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Mikedogg

2012-12-10 09:05

Yep.

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lucidus

2012-12-10 09:49

The msn program is not really necessary now, it's integrated on outlook.com. Not sure about bundling skype because VOIP is illegal in a few countries.

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kanej2007

2012-12-10 09:56

VOIP is illegal in a few countries.

Including Dubai. 🙁

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Ven0m

2012-12-10 10:45

Including Dubai. 🙁

W h a t? That makes no sense 🙁 And TeamSpeak, or in-game voice communication?

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lucidus

2012-12-10 11:16

W h a t? That makes no sense 🙁 And TeamSpeak, or in-game voice communication?

It undercuts their revenue and is not as easy to spy on :P Teamspeak should work though.

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kanej2007

2012-12-10 12:20

W h a t? That makes no sense 🙁 And TeamSpeak, or in-game voice communication?

Skype is also blocked here. Porn sites, gambling sites, dating sites & VPN sites are all banned. 😀

#4476022

nick0323

2012-12-10 12:57

Skype is also blocked here. Porn sites, gambling sites, dating sites & VPN sites are all banned. 😀

Ahh the Middle-East. You can have as many wives as you want but you have to drink in secret.

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StewieTech

2012-12-10 13:24

Skype is also blocked here. Porn sites, gambling sites, dating sites & VPN sites are all banned. 😀

What!?

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kanej2007

2012-12-10 14:02

What!?

I use a paid VPN to access sites that are blocked. However, this is what you get when surfing normally. An example of my FAVOURITE porn site, updated on a regular basis. 😀 http://i47.tinypic.com/15gb635.jpg

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lucidus

2012-12-10 20:11

I use a paid VPN to access sites that are blocked. However, this is what you get when surfing normally. An example of my FAVOURITE porn site, updated on a regular basis. 😀

y u no use tor browser?

#4476319

Neo Cyrus

2012-12-10 20:31

Hotspot Shield is a free VPN that seems to work decently. It probably has a tonne of ads but adblock plus stops them. If I needed it regularly (I rarely need a VPN) I would just subscribe for the paid version or find a better paid one. Last I checked it was only $30 a year. Even their free version on their crappy servers maxes out my internet speed which is roughly around 3.5MBytes/s (at best). Speed tests here are useless due to the "turbo boost" (1 second of faster DL) they use to make you think your connection is not crap, too bad the uploads are still a joke: http://www.speedtest.net/result/2363913035.png Well that went off topic fast. :wanker:

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lucidus

2012-12-11 01:23

If you do decide to change, does that mean your email address changes from @hotmail.com to @outlook.com? If so, wouldn't this create a lot of hassle for people to inform all the pertinent contacts of the change (personal, work, and other).

When I switched, the only thing that changed was the UI and the responsiveness of the site. The email address remained the same. I had to dig around their typical confusing options to get the rename email address option and even then, mails sent to @hotmail.com will automatically forward to @outlook.com

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kanej2007

2012-12-11 06:01

y u no use tor browser?

I sometimes use it but it's as slow FCUK... I use a decent $3 per month vpn. It does the job with no slow down...