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by wbf

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I took a clip from the MSN HOTMAIL disclaimer
Iam wondering are people going to recieve bills
for the use of basic hotmail services,on some date in the future, "below" is a clip from the disclaimer,before a new user signs up,,,,,

MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE
Microsoft reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which the MSN Sites/Services are offered, including but not limited to the charges associated with the use of the MSN Sites/Services. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these terms and conditions and additional terms posted on particular websites. Your continued use of the MSN Sites/Services constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.

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by ronypp

The Hotmail Mail service is still free. In future, even if they charge , I think they will charge for email POP service and other features but not for basic email. We will not be able to download the mails through POP3 email clients, but we will be able to check mails on internet.

As you might be knowing, Yahoo have started charging its users for POP access.

Lets hope that hotmail doesn't do anything like that..

Regards

by wbf

The line in the disclaimer saying that the user is responsible for reviewing changes, it could mean ?

by thechas

Yup, they are covering themselves in "legalize" so that if for any reason they decide to charge for the "service" the present users can't say no-way.

If they should decide to charge, it will most likely start with a "premium" service offering that will slowly become the "standard" service.

This is the route that many "free" services that have gone "commercial" have taken.

I am certian, that Microsoft would announce the change at least a month in advance so that you would have time to change your e-mail address and retrieve messages prior to the fee access date.

Chas

by dynamo2003

I believe that the disclaimer constitutes that Microsoft now charge for certain Hotmail account services i.e. storage space for mailboxes over the free 2MB space. Also application service that allows you to open attachments like word and Excel across the web even though the application is not installed on your PC you are using to access the web (application hosting).

Every so often we have been receiving message regarding services you can subscribe to in Hotmail. Read the periodic news updates in your mailbox whenever you get one.

by dynamo2003

I believe that the disclaimer constitutes that Microsoft now charge for certain Hotmail account services i.e. storage space for mailboxes over the free 2MB space. Also application service that allows you to open attachments like word and Excel across the web even though the application is not installed on your PC you are using to access the web (application hosting).

Every so often we have been receiving message regarding services you can subscribe to in Hotmail. Read the periodic news updates in your mailbox whenever you get one.

by wbf

Thanks to all who answered this question
DYNAMO
THE CHAS
RONYPP ETC,

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