Anyone have any experience with gmx.com e-mail service?
I am looking to migrate my personal mail to a free service that has reasonable storage space, supports IMAP, and is headquartered in the EU. So far GMX.com [http://GMX.com] is the only one that fits the bill, but the free tier benefits are a bit too generous. Is there a catch?
I’ve been there with my main e-mail address for the past 25 years.
The only catch I can see is that their webmail page sucks monkey balls, is loaded with ads (including in your inbox), and every time you log in, they try to rope you into a paid “upgrade” using the worst UI tricks and dark patterns known to man.
Their app sucks, too.
But if you use Thunderbird to access your mail, there’s no issue.
They make their money by exploiting tech-illiterate people who don’t know how to set up an external mail client, accidentally click the upgrade button, and are too afraid to refuse paying.
Same boat, 20 years now with them.
every time you log in, they try to rope you into a paid “upgrade” using the worst UI tricks and dark patterns known to man.
This is true, I once clicked it by accident without noticing, then got a bill in the end of the month. Called the customer service and they happily cancelled it and voided the bill, no issues there.
Rooty