I need a suggestion about this.
On iCloud i have find several ID that i can register.
For example, for a name like : William Henry Gates (yes Bill gates :lol
do you like this username?
william.h.gates@icloud.com
The same I find free on Gmail and Outlook.com
I like it, but why not going with something simpler, like
wgates@icloud.com,
williamgates@icloud.com or
william.gates@icloud.com?
Personally, I went with the second one.
I want to use iCloud mail and all native apps and keep trying, but something just won't let me fully commit. I like the integration of the services but hesitate because of these facts:
- iCloud mail pushes the notifications, but doesn't sync the read/unread status across your devices
- There are the common silent filtering stories and experiences. Just forward your current email address to iCloud and then double check which emails come through and which don't. There are always a few that don't make it through.
- Can't merge the iTunes and iCloud accounts so you always have to maintain two email accounts
Any thoughts on these points?
On the first point, could you please elaborate? I'm not sure what you are referring to.
On the second point, I fully concur. I've been a victim ot these issues too. It's definitely something to take in count when selecting your email provider. In fact, if it weren't because a) I'm too lazy and b) I haven't found an optimal alternative yet, I'd have moved from iCloud Mail long time ago.
Regarding your third point, it's not that big of a deal. You just use one password for the iTunes and App Stores, and then another one for your iCloud contents (Mail, Contacts, Calendars, etc.).
In general terms (and this might be useful for the OP too), I'm just ok with iCloud Mail because I don't heavily depend on email for work purposes or something like that. However, it's clear to me that iCloud is not an ideal solution. Here are some additional reasons to sustain my point of view:
1) Its web client sucks. It's just poor on features and has no way of compiting with any other web-based email provider developed after 1999. For instance, they implemented rules just the last year, and the system is still ridiculously basic and limited.
2) Its spam filters are terrible. More often that you'd like, you'll find your contacts messages in the Junk folder for no reason at all. Even worse, the way to teach the system is awfully cumbersome (you can't just mark a message as not junk in your OS X or iOS client — you'll have to go to the iCloud website and do it from there, which is impossible if you are using an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch). At least Gmail handles this aspect way better.
3) Big Brother Apple has moral concerns about what kind of things are going to your inbox (ironic, since they make fun of Google all the time for getting through your messages for marketing reasons). This means not only some messages just won't reach your inbox because of some absurd cause, but also that the reasoning behind that specific act of censorship is completely dark and unknown to the user.
4) Apple internet services fail more often than Google's — that's a sad reality. Not that iCloud is down every two days, but definitely it happens more often than on Google's side.
I'd just love if people started getting more conscious about the value of their privacy, and went with something like ProtonMail or TutaNota. Not big players, but at least they are making an effort in order to put encryption closer to the masses.
