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Can I keep my Optus email address if I change providers?

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Can I keep my Optus email address if I change providers?

it is my understanding that Optus doesn’t allow for the transition of email addresses to another ISP, eg; Telstra. Optus do not offer dial up or email-only services. If you really want to retain your email address, you must have an active account with Optus. This may be through mobile broadband or a mobile phone plan.

How do I get an Optus email address?

When you sign on to a fixed broadband service with us, you’re given a username which also acts as your “primary email address.” If you’d like to set up a secondary email address, you can do so via the settings menu on your Optus.com.au/myaccount.

Does Optus have an email address?

Home Internet & nbn Your primary OptusNet email address is the same as your Broadband username. You can find your Broadband username listed under the service summary on your bill. Contact us to request an OptusNet email address and password.

What is Optus email quota?

500 MB
OptusNet customers have a mailbox size limit of 500 MB per email address – this includes your Inbox, Sent Items, Spam Folder, Deleted Items; and any other folders under your mailbox in Webmail.

How do I transfer my Optus email to Gmail?

General process is:

  1. Set Up GMail Account.
  2. In Gmail Settings set it to import all current emails from Optus.
  3. In Gmail Settings set it to import all new emails that go to the Optus address (realtime)

Can I keep my email address if I change Internet providers?

A: Unfortunately, when you change service providers, you cannot take your email address with you. Only the ISP could do that since they own the email servers, and it doesn’t make good business sense to help people leave their service. The smartest thing to do is get an email account that will move with you.

How do I set up a second email address with Optus?

This can be done directly in My Account just follow these steps: Login into your My Account > On the dashboard – scroll down > click on your username to expand > Click on Settings (right hand side) > Click Manage next to Optus email account > Add email account > Fill out page (full name, username, password) > press ok.

How do I change my email address with Optus?

Login to My account>profile>account information. you can change your email there. Also change your billing notification.

How do I empty my Optus mailbox?

At the top of all the messages you will see the logo for settings with a drop down arrow. Click on the arrow and hit select all. That will now select all the emails on the open page. Click the trash can and they will all delete without having to select one by one.

Can you change your Optus email address?

Can I change my primary Optus email? Yes, you can ask request to change your primary Optus email or ask us to add up to 15 secondary email address to your account. To change your primary email or to add a secondary email address, send our team a message.

Is OptusNet POP or IMAP?

Optusnet.com.au provides IMAP access to your Optusnet.com.au account, so you can connect to your emails from your desktop email program or your mobile mail app.

How do I transfer everything to a new email address?

Here’s how to do it:

  1. Open Gmail and click the gear icon.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Select the “Forwarding and POP/IMAP” tab.
  4. Click on “Add a forwarding address.”
  5. Enter your new email address.
  6. You’ll get a verification email at your new email address—click the link to confirm.

Can I transfer my Rogers email to another account?

You can have them contact us via Live Chat at http://echat.rogers.com or 1-888-764-3771, and grant permission on their account to move your e-mail addresses, then you can contact us to process the move from their account to yours. Hope this helps!

Can I keep my email address if I change Internet provider?

How do I select all emails in Optus webmail?

Click on desk top version which will open the webmail in a different aetting. At the top of all the messages you will see the logo for settings with a drop down arrow. Click on the arrow and hit select all. That will now select all the emails on the open page.

How do I set up a new email address with Optus?

How do I know what my outgoing mail server is?

Android (native Android email client)

  1. Select your email address, and under Advanced Settings, click Server Settings.
  2. You’ll then be brought to your Android’s Server Settings screen, where you can access your server information.

What is IMAP POP?

IMAP was designed in 1986 to allow remote access to emails stored on a remote server. Essentially, the main difference of the two protocols is that POP downloads emails from the server for permanent local storage, while IMAP leaves them on the server and just caches (temporarily stores) emails locally.

When you change Internet providers do you lose your email address?

A: Unfortunately, when you change service providers, you cannot take your email address with you. It’s just like it used to be in the old days with phone numbers; you just can’t transfer them. When you close that account, your email address will be closed with it.