cheryl h Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 We have decided to let dd14 have her own email acct. We would of course have full access. I am not impressed with all the ads that come up on Yahoo, but was wondering what you have chosen for your dc and why? Gmail? Hotmail? Something else? Thanks for your thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Our kids all have gmail. It seems pretty good about filtering spam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Our kids all have gmail. It seems pretty good about filtering spam. :iagree: Dh and 2 ds's have gmail and are pretty happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Free email=ads. Our son (9 in June) has gmail and we have been happy because the ads are smaller and usually don't have any pictures. Also gmail allows you to block certain advertisers. Gmail also filters out spam emails (which can been more obnoxious than ads) better than yahoo or hotmail. You can also add an email to your internet access account (many home accounts let you have 3-10 emails, most people just use 1 or 2.) Then you could view the email via Outlook, which renders it ad free except for spam which you can route to a spam folder. I would assume that a 14 year old would be pretty savvy at figuring out when something shouldn't be opened but if it is their first email, educate them. No opening attachments from unknown places etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I have gmail and am very impressed with what the spam filter strains out. I don't have ads in my email window. My 11 y.o. has an email address that's a sub-address of mine. I have her stuff go to a folder, so it's not in my inbox but we can see when she has a message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 My kids all have gmail. I haven't ever seen any ads on their accts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 My family uses gmail. I just asked dd14 if she gets much spam in her inbox but she said no. She sees her spam file has lots of messages but she never goes into it to even see what it's catching. If you're worried about inappropriate spam messages, you could tell your teen not to ever open that file and you could go in daily to empty it. My dd14 has only shared her email addy with a few friends and family. She knows not to enter it into any page online. My ds15 only checks his email when I send him something specific and tell him to go check his inbox. No one but family has his email addy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamachick2 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I use Mozilla Firefox, and downloaded the "adblock". We get NO advertisements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Gmail. No ads here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamachick2 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I use Mozilla Firefox, and downloaded the "adblock". We get NO advertisements. Mozilla Firefox is the browser we use. We get no advertisements on the websites. I haven't had a problem with SPAM in my yahoo account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 One suggestion -- have your child pick a name that will wear well with time. Think college applications and avoid hipchick@ or princetonwannabe@ [especially if she ends up applying to Harvard!]. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertDweller Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Gmail here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara H Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Gmail here and no trouble with spam. AdBlocker Plus on Firefox works GREAT for blocking all ads. No ads on gmail, none of those annoying pop ups on the New York Times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southcarolinamom Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Yep, Gmail is used here too - no complaints! No spam, no junk mail for over 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 One suggestion -- have your child pick a name that will wear well with time. Think college applications and avoid hipchick@ or princetonwannabe@ [especially if she ends up applying to Harvard!]. Regards, Kareni <nodding> Yes, please. Some of the email addresses provided on employment applications are enough to make you cringe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherriag Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 We use gmail. I think it has less ads. I am not sure though. Just my thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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