Yahoo bolsters e-mail storage to 1GB

**MIG-31** · Mar 23, 2005, 07:48 AM

Yahoo on Tuesday said it plans to once again boost its free e-mail storage limit--this time to 1GB, the same amount offered by archrival Google.

Beginning in late April, Yahoo will upgrade free users to the new storage limit of 1GB, up from its current 250MB. The company said it will take about two weeks for all Yahoo Mail users to see the boost.

Yahoo's storage upgrade comes one week after Google started offering Gmail accounts to random visitors of its home page. This has led to heightened speculation in news articles and blogs that Google plans to open Gmail's doors to the public on April 1, a year after it launched in its current test form.

Brad Garlinghouse, Yahoo's vice president of communications products, said in an interview that Yahoo Mail's storage upgrade was not in response to Google's latest moves. Instead, he said Yahoo is "paying attention to what users are doing and how they're using their in-boxes."
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blueice228 · Mar 23, 2005, 08:20 AM

FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!!!!! my hotmail is still 2mb, it's like heaven and hell.

Vikingod · Mar 23, 2005, 02:55 PM

yeah! more space for all the spam i get to my account, that is fantastic!

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 23, 2005, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by blueice228

FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!!!!! my hotmail is still 2mb, it's like heaven and hell.

you mean it's still 250mb right?

MitchRapp · Mar 23, 2005, 08:11 PM

it's weird ... i don't get spam on my gmail account and i'm subsribed to 2 dozen newsletters and so on ....

I used to get spam at first but i think they caught on and fixed their filters ....
and gmail IS 1gb .... yahoo is just a follower hehe

Shadow Lady · Mar 23, 2005, 08:50 PM

no, many hotmail accounts are still 2mb mine for example, anyway is good to see yahoo doing such a change, i'll keep my gmail thou, is just that nicer

also i love the way yahoo mail says everyone will have it, not the hotmail's "we'll boost from time to time..."

LeanWolf · Mar 23, 2005, 09:01 PM

I don't get any spam at yahoo or gmail, maybe because i don't use them so much

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MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,743 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	Yahoo bolsters e-mail storage to 1GB Yahoo on Tuesday said it plans to once again boost its free e-mail storage limit--this time to 1GB, the same amount offered by archrival Google. Beginning in late April, Yahoo will upgrade free users to the new storage limit of 1GB, up from its current 250MB. The company said it will take about two weeks for all Yahoo Mail users to see the boost. Yahoo's storage upgrade comes one week after Google started offering Gmail accounts to random visitors of its home page. This has led to heightened speculation in news articles and blogs that Google plans to open Gmail's doors to the public on April 1, a year after it launched in its current test form. Brad Garlinghouse, Yahoo's vice president of communications products, said in an interview that Yahoo Mail's storage upgrade was not in response to Google's latest moves. Instead, he said Yahoo is "paying attention to what users are doing and how they're using their in-boxes." _______________ Read More: zdnet __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

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Shadow Lady Avril Fan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: somewhere in colombia, okok, bogotá city :p Posts: 1,262 Rep Power: 0	no, many hotmail accounts are still 2mb mine for example, anyway is good to see yahoo doing such a change, i'll keep my gmail thou, is just that nicer also i love the way yahoo mail says everyone will have it, not the hotmail's "we'll boost from time to time..." __________________ Oblivion ftw

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blueice228 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 84 Rep Power: 0	FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!!!!! my hotmail is still 2mb, it's like heaven and hell.

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MitchRapp a.k.a. pepiman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 998 Rep Power: 49 System Specs	it's weird ... i don't get spam on my gmail account and i'm subsribed to 2 dozen newsletters and so on .... I used to get spam at first but i think they caught on and fixed their filters .... and gmail IS 1gb .... yahoo is just a follower hehe