I've just ditched BT Yahoo anytime for Broadband, with another provider.
I contacted BT as I wanted to know if I could keep by BTInternet email address (for convienaince!). This is what they said...
>
> If you would like access to your emails via a mail client, such as Outlook
> Express, you could opt for BT Yahoo Premium mail. There is a Subscription
> charge of £1.50 per month, and this supports POP/SMTP access plus free web
> space, but without the need to connect using a dial up connection to keep
> the account active. You can have a total of 5 email addresses, 1 primary
> and 4 secondary.
>
> BT Yahoo Basic mail service:
>
> Please note that BT Yahoo Basic mail does not provide dial-up access. It
> is solely intended for customer who will be accessing the Internet through
> another Internet access package, or via an alternative Internet Service
> Provider (ISP). The BT Yahoo Basic is a free service, which allows you to
> send and receive emails using the web mail facility only, located on our
> homepage only. Please note that you have to open your mailbox once in
> every 120 days for the account to remain active.
All I can say is "oh no it doesn't" I can access all the emails sent to the BT Mail Basic Account through Outlook Express, with no problem. I can also access the BT Yahoo Home page, without the BT logos under My Yahoo.
I don't even need to dial up using PAYG!
I contacted BT as I wanted to know if I could keep by BTInternet email address (for convienaince!). This is what they said...
>
> If you would like access to your emails via a mail client, such as Outlook
> Express, you could opt for BT Yahoo Premium mail. There is a Subscription
> charge of £1.50 per month, and this supports POP/SMTP access plus free web
> space, but without the need to connect using a dial up connection to keep
> the account active. You can have a total of 5 email addresses, 1 primary
> and 4 secondary.
>
> BT Yahoo Basic mail service:
>
> Please note that BT Yahoo Basic mail does not provide dial-up access. It
> is solely intended for customer who will be accessing the Internet through
> another Internet access package, or via an alternative Internet Service
> Provider (ISP). The BT Yahoo Basic is a free service, which allows you to
> send and receive emails using the web mail facility only, located on our
> homepage only. Please note that you have to open your mailbox once in
> every 120 days for the account to remain active.
All I can say is "oh no it doesn't" I can access all the emails sent to the BT Mail Basic Account through Outlook Express, with no problem. I can also access the BT Yahoo Home page, without the BT logos under My Yahoo.
I don't even need to dial up using PAYG!