Hey.com email - the new gmail - account by invite only... (1 Viewer)

[urbanhack]

https://hey.com/soon/

Let me know if you guys have any invite codes.

 

[Ilov80s]

what is the advantage from switching to gmail to hey? 

 

[Osaurus]

My email to them: “It’s gotta be better than Hotmail, right?”

 

[urbanhack]

what is the advantage from switching to gmail to hey? 

Not exactly sure, but it’s from the founders of Basecamp. If you’ve ever used their project management products, then you’ll probably be interested. 

 

[urbanhack]

My email to them: “It’s gotta be better than Hotmail, right?”

I just read the other day that AOL still makes $500/mil a year on email subscriptions. 

 

[eoMMan]

Sounds kinda hey.

 

[Doug B]

what is the advantage from switching to gmail to hey? 

I quickly read through their tour. The sum of their features is essentially greatly-improved user power over message curation. The ability to search your e-mail attachments directly instead of having to open e-mails individually is helpful. As is the ability to change the subject line of incoming e-mails.

However. This is a for-pay e-mail service. Free e-mail is kind of baked into people's expectations of the medium in general, it seems. I'll be interested to see if Hey's e-mail service take off.

 

[Doug B]

My email to them: “It’s gotta be better than Hotmail, right?”

I just read the other day that AOL still makes $500/mil a year on email subscriptions. 

I didn't realize AOL still charged for e-mail. Yikes.

 

[skol asylum]

I just want Inbox back. Google retired it and its awesome inbox bundling for the far inferior Gmail. Dumb.

 

[skol asylum]

I'd think about transition to Protonmail but their rendering is way too small in their Android app.

 

[Doug B]

A Hey.com e-mail account is rolling out at about the same price point Amazon Prime did -- $99/year, billed annually only. No monthly subscription.

It appears that you don't have to stick with an "@hey.com" designation. Looks like you can do "@whateveryouwant.com" if you like. Maybe this is better aimed at businesses?

 

[urbanhack]

A Hey.com e-mail account is rolling out at about the same price point Amazon Prime did -- $99/year, billed annually only. No monthly subscription.

It appears that you don't have to stick with an "@hey.com" designation. Looks like you can do "@whateveryouwant.com" if you like. Maybe this is better aimed at businesses?

I think this first phase is for personal and then they are rolling out a business version in a few months.

 

[joffer]

lycos or death!

 

[Joe Summer]

Homophone domain names are a bad idea.

 

[Joe Summer]

I'll sign up if I can get jerrysmith@hey.com, though.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

HeyHeyHey@hey.com

[/DwayneWayne]

 

[Dan Lambskin]

You can pry my .MSN email from my cold, dead hands

 

[skol asylum]

I'm holding out for a heyhey.com email address.

mymy@heyhey.com

 

[Shrugs]

I'm holding out for a heyhey.com email address.

mymy@heyhey.com

Rock and roll is here to stay?

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Hey now!

 

[[scooter]]

I'm holding out for a heyhey.com email address.

mymy@heyhey.com

mymy.hey@hey.com may be available.

 

[huthut]

I am sure most people are super eager to have a 5th email to forget to check. Is there anything beyond it being invite only as a selling point?

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

I am sure most people are super eager to have a 5th email to forget to check. Is there anything beyond it being invite only as a selling point?

Sounds like it has some nice features, I just can't convince myself it's worth paying for email.  Would be cool if my employer used it, though.

 

[Galileo]

HeyHeyHey@hey.com

[/DwayneWayne]

I first thought of this guy instead

 

[Angry Beavers]

so I got an invite code..   LOOK AT ME!!

now do I really want this thing and then pay for email?  #shuked