This was the 1st email service I ever used. BY signing up for a Hotmail email account/id, u are automatically registered (Signed up) for all other the MSN sites/services & can use/try it’s partner/sponsor sites. It’s fast, easy & a good service.
As Hotmail.com is the world’s largest provider of free web based email & popular, it has many companies/organizations participating/partnering/sponsoring, leading to loads of spam & junk emails to Hotmail users.
Spam & junk mails can be stopped to a certain extent. While signing up (registering) for a Hotmail.com email account, just make sure u haven’t checked the 3 or 4 checkboxes at the bottom of the profile info page & don’t subscribe for any newsletter(s). Don’t even opt-in for listing ur email or info in the Hotmail Members Directory.
Companies/organizations use the member’s directory to get email addresses of people, & send them emails regarding the products/services they have/offer. Resulting in spam/junk mails.
U can also reduce the spam/junk emails by activating the bulk.junk mail option.
With a Hotmail id, u can chat with people through MSN Messenger & some other supporting chat clients.
There is a lesser risk of hacks & cracks as the MSN servers are all well protected. Msn keeps updating the security measures.
All the attachments in ur received emails are automatically check for virus with the help of McAfee anti-virus.
Try it. It’s not such a bad service at all.