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Old 29-08-2006, 22:03
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Hi,

im on ntl broadband and dont intend to switch however i do have a BT phoneline and am wondering would BT be able to give me a free bt email account? (example, kiis102 @btopenworld.com or something similar) I have emailed them so im waiting for a responce but i thought id ask on here anyways, i want to use BT newsgroups :|

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Old 30-08-2006, 15:12
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Originally Posted by KIIS102
Hi,

im on ntl broadband and dont intend to switch however i do have a BT phoneline and am wondering would BT be able to give me a free bt email account? (example, kiis102 @btopenworld.com or something similar) I have emailed them so im waiting for a responce but i thought id ask on here anyways, i want to use BT newsgroups :|

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No, you must register with BT!Yahoo or BT Broadband in order to get a @btopenworld.com/@btyahoo.co.uk e-mail address.
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Old 30-08-2006, 17:39
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Looks like you can pay for one without using them as your ISP.

http://www.btopenworld.com/mail, guess it depends on how much you want it.
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Old 30-08-2006, 20:14
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I got an @btinternet.com email. Dont think BT do @BTYahoo.co.uk emails anymore.

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Old 30-08-2006, 20:14
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Originally Posted by awasp
Looks like you can pay for one without using them as your ISP.

http://www.btopenworld.com/mail, guess it depends on how much you want it.
but will signing upto that give me BT(giganews) newsgroup access?
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Old 30-08-2006, 21:28
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No you have to be a BT Total Broadband customer. Newsgroup access is authenticated through a BT connection not BT email address.
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Old 30-08-2006, 21:34
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alrighty, thanks
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Old 30-08-2006, 22:48
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If you want giganews access, pay for it.


I enjoy my ISP's news server, it's rather good and free.
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Old 30-08-2006, 22:50
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dont wana pay lol :P NTL newsgroup access is ok but cant access the main ones like alt.binaries.tv ¬_¬ at the mo i just download stargate which i can get but god help me when battlestar galactica,smallville and desperate housewives start :\
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Old 31-08-2006, 01:38
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Then, as they say, tough.

(giganews is hardly expensive - only £12/mo for unlimited downloading, and it can pretty much max out your connection all the time, incredible retention too)

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