Two months ago, Yahoo! started giving its email users unlimited mailbox storage. Since then, the battle for the email storage got heated with the ante going on Yahoo’s side. I thought it was just a matter of time when Google would offer GMail users unlimited storage too or something close to what Yahoo! E-Mail is offering.
That hasn’t happened yet, but for those hungry for more mailbox space, how about a 250GB upgrade?
Your current GMail is somewhere around 2.8GB right now. Check here to see your actual usage. If you’re almost at the brim, then go get yourself an upgrade. However, they’re not free. Looks like Google is going the paid model this time.
Four upgrade packages you can choose from:
- 6 GB ($20.00 per year)
- 25 GB ($75.00 per year)
- 100 GB ($250.00 per year)
- 250 GB ($500.00 per year)
Order an upgrade here, using Google Checkout.
It’s a little weird to learn that while Yahoo! is offering unlimited storage totally free, Google is charging you for it. Yeah, I know, it’s a complete opposite of what people got used to. All along we thought Google’s model is free and ad-supported but in this case, Yahoo’s the one doing it and Google’s charging.
In time, this will all pan out and we’ll see who wins the battle for your beloved Inbox. If you remember, Google Answers (a paid service) shut down year ago then Yahoo! Answers took over that realm quite successfully (followed by LinkedIn).
Never looked back since I shifted to Gmail. Although Gmail’s labeling system is cool, I think having the option to create folders should also be added. In my case I use Thunderbird so I can create folders and sort incoming mail with filters.
Yahoo’s spam filter sucks. Gmail’s spam filter rocks! I never get spam mails in my inbox and whenever I get spam in the Spam box, the most I get per month is only 10.
Like Aja, I won’t be using my Gmail account for remote storage so I’m sure the current normal capacity is more than enough for emails.
And last but not least, if you have a Gmail account and use Firefox as your browser, you definitely should install the Greasemonkey and Better than Gmail add-ons. I read Google Reader feeds inside my Gmail account. :)