| Why Webmail | | | | closed on the New Mail interface. No ads on either |
| I have had a Hotmail account for 8 years now and a | | | | system for their Plus accounts. |
| Yahoo account for 4 years. I originally used the old | | | | Both email accounts have a good scanning system |
| Outlook Express but have not used that or any | | | | for viruses in email and attachments. |
| other Hard Drive based system for many years. The | | | | Interface and ease of use |
| prime advantages are no hassle transferring old email | | | | Yahoo wins hands down in this area. The system has |
| to a new Computer, no synchronising between | | | | a choice of Classic, better for slower connection |
| Computers is needed and easy access from | | | | speeds, and All New Mail. The more advanced |
| anywhere in the world. Further there is near unlimited | | | | interface is the best on the Web. Especially useful is |
| storage and inbuilt security scanning. My Yahoo | | | | the Tabs system. Want a new email and you get a |
| account is used for all personal mail and Hotmail for | | | | new tab. Do a search of email and you get a new |
| everything else such as online shopping. Yahoo and | | | | tab so you can switch between everything with |
| Hotmail are the Market leaders with Gmail a distant | | | | ease. Hotmail by comparison is frustrating. If you are |
| third but catching up. I have a Gmail account but | | | | in the middle of composing a new email and want to |
| have made little use of it so far so have not included | | | | check something in an earlier email the only way is to |
| it in this comparison. | | | | save it as a draft and come back to it later. Yahoo is |
| | | | much simpler and quicker. |
| Signing up and free features | | | | Searching for old emails and using attachments is |
| Both systems have quite easy and straightforward | | | | much better in Yahoo. Search by keyword or sender |
| signup systems. Both have been around for a while | | | | or both and from the results get a list of refinement |
| so most names are taken so you may have to add | | | | options such as sender, year and even a breakdown |
| an initial or number. Yahoo and Hotmail both have | | | | to months. For attachments received you can |
| free email accounts. Both have extra features with | | | | download view and then save. Searching with Hotmail |
| their Plus versions which each cost just under $20 | | | | produces great long lists of emails with no refinement |
| per annum. | | | | options. Attachments received have to be saved |
| Yahoo has unlimited storage on free accounts. | | | | somewhere first before opening often ending up in |
| Hotmail has 5GB. You can download emails to your | | | | the wrong folder before being viewed. |
| computer using POP access on Hotmail free. With | | | | An exceptionally useful feature of the Yahoo Plus |
| Yahoo you need the paid for Plus account. Hotmail | | | | paid for option is the ability to quickly create |
| free accounts expire after 120 days of no activity. | | | | disposable email addresses from the one account. |
| Yahoo expires after 4 months of no activity. The | | | | These can be used when signing up to something on |
| Plus accounts of both systems have no expiration | | | | the web, used for immediate necessary emails and |
| limits. No ads in Hotmail free except in outgoing email. | | | | then deleted. |
| Yahoo free has ads on the interface. This can be | | | | |