Why Should I Continue W/ .Mac?

dxp4acu · Sep 18, 2003, 01:47 PM

As the year is running out on those of us who got .Mac last Sept./Oct., Apple has informed us that our credit cards will be billed Oct. 15 for $100.

I have been using this service for the last year, and my wife and I were wondering what others thought of it, and if we should continue our subscription. It has been good to post my pictures on (see signature. cheap plug!

) as well as an email account. It has been very good, not necessarily great.

Any thoughts?

homeshire · Sep 18, 2003, 02:36 PM

i'm asking the same question. i'm gonna renew, but probably only inertia explains it.

manzanita · Sep 18, 2003, 03:03 PM

It would be a lot cheaper to get your own domain and have it hosted on a cheap web host - that's what I did when Apple started charging. You wouldn't have the nice upload features, photo galleries, etc., but you would have a lot more control, have multiple email addresses, 10x as much space at least, run PHP/MySQL if that's your bill ... for half as much as you're paying Apple for *one* email address. I have a web host who I really like -- I'm not sure if I'm allowed to advertise their name here, but PM me if you want to know.

jayscheuerle · Sep 18, 2003, 03:36 PM

If you find a $100 on the street, consider renewing. Even then, I'd think about 4 cases of good beer instead...

Kwyjibo · Sep 18, 2003, 04:02 PM

yeah or get a domain for the website stuff and the email....i like that much better because you have less integration and more control

Sep 18, 2003, 01:47 PM	#1
dxp4acu macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Texas	Why Should I Continue W/ .Mac? As the year is running out on those of us who got .Mac last Sept./Oct., Apple has informed us that our credit cards will be billed Oct. 15 for $100. I have been using this service for the last year, and my wife and I were wondering what others thought of it, and if we should continue our subscription. It has been good to post my pictures on (see signature. cheap plug! ) as well as an email account. It has been very good, not necessarily great. Any thoughts? __________________ check out my pictures at That's all I got for now...
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Sep 18, 2003, 02:36 PM	#2
homeshire macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ohio, looking toward Germany	i'm asking the same question. i'm gonna renew, but probably only inertia explains it. __________________ quam multa fieri non posse, priusquam sint facta judicantur --Pliny If your device is Plays for Sure compliant it may work --- too hilarious
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Sep 18, 2003, 03:36 PM	#4
jayscheuerle macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Right behind my eyeballs, around 2 inches back. Wet. Warm. Dark.	If you find a $100 on the street, consider renewing. Even then, I'd think about 4 cases of good beer instead... __________________ 2006-The year I learn to shut my pie hole.
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Sep 18, 2003, 03:03 PM	#3
manzanita macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: CA	It would be a lot cheaper to get your own domain and have it hosted on a cheap web host - that's what I did when Apple started charging. You wouldn't have the nice upload features, photo galleries, etc., but you would have a lot more control, have multiple email addresses, 10x as much space at least, run PHP/MySQL if that's your bill ... for half as much as you're paying Apple for one email address. I have a web host who I really like -- I'm not sure if I'm allowed to advertise their name here, but PM me if you want to know.
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Sep 18, 2003, 04:02 PM	#5
Kwyjibo macrumors 68040 Join Date: Nov 2002	yeah or get a domain for the website stuff and the email....i like that much better because you have less integration and more control
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