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View Full Version : GMail Email address? Avalon 20-01-2008, 11:11 Hi all Im wanting a GMail email address rather than a googlemail email address? Is this still possible? If so how do i go about signing up? hels1977 20-01-2008, 11:27 Not possible I'm afraid. These guys got pretty upset: http://www.gmail.de/_content.php And took Google to court: http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2174047/google-loses-european-claim So it's googlemail or nothing unless you already have a gmail account before the court case. orbrey 20-01-2008, 11:39 Unless you can get someone in another country to sign it up for you and get the password to you. I think you can also use a proxy in another country to access the gmail site and sign up that way, but either way you'll need to change the password as soon as it's done. Hope that helps, hels1977 20-01-2008, 11:57 Not just another country - it would have to be outside of Europe because of the dispute with the German company. A US based proxy might be the way foward I guess. taz_n_tom 20-01-2008, 12:51 i have a gmail address, ive just logged in and sent a mail to myself, but instead of putting gmail.com i put googlemail.com and it sent fine, also tested it on my partners account, she has a @googlemail.com account, just put her email then @gmail.com and it sent without a problem, so couldnt you just put your address as @gmail.com instaead, it sends to your address with either extension so no one would know its not a proper gmail one? Wonder Boy 20-01-2008, 12:55 i have a gmail address, ive just logged in and sent a mail to myself, but instead of putting gmail.com i put googlemail.com and it sent fine, also tested it on my partners account, she has a @googlemail.com account, just put her email then @gmail.com and it sent without a problem, so couldnt you just put your address as @gmail.com instaead, it sends to your address with either extension so no one would know its not a proper gmail one? yeah that works for me too! Ivor&Mel 20-01-2008, 13:23 I signed up for Google Mail and can send/receive as either me@googlemail.com or me@gmail.com without any problems... sallonoroff 22-01-2008, 09:46 Yeah, there isn't any difference betweeen Gmail and GoogleMail apart from the domain name being used. They just have to use GoogleMail in UK (europe?) for legal reasons. You can setup Googlemail to send showing "@gmail.com" if you really want to. . |