[jakobegger]

The absolute lack of customer support for Gmail made me switch to Fastmail a couple of years ago. I use my own domain now, so if I ever become unhappy with Fastmail I'm not locked in.

Email is so vital to my personal life and my business that it is worth paying 50 bucks a year.

[dogma1138]

If you are paying you can use Gmail for Work which is a paid service which comes with 24/7 phone support.

However like any service when it comes to your business read the TOS and the contract very well. Basing your business on "free" services is never a good idea, a paid contract usually gives you some sort of protection and better terms than "provided as is".

[chx]

Both Gmail (important and unread) and Google Inbox gives you a birds eye view of important emails. Can fastmail do this?

[chrischen]

I find those features useless.

[zzalpha]

So... no?

[dvl]

I have my own domain but some old things were still on gmail.com address.

[a3n]

Your own domain, plus ABG, is really the way to go. I'm a very happy customer of Fastmail, my preferred ABG.

[mrb]

"Your own domain, plus ABG, is really the way to go. I'm a very happy customer of Fastmail, my preferred ABG."

ABG?

[a3n]

Anyone But Google/Gmail.