Changing ISP!?!?!

[nickc61]

If I change my ISP (from Freeserve/Wanadoo/Orange to Sky Broadband) will my old email address still be active? I have an old freeserve email address that ends in fsnet.co.uk which I setup with their original free internet offer (i.e no subscription, just pay for the phone call). This has remained active and I still receive these emails even though I am now on a BB tariff, I can also still receive these emails remotely via PDA using my old dial-up details. I guess I am trying to convince myself that the email account will still work if I now switch provider. Can anyone confirm what is likely to happen??

Thanks

[camioneur]

Your email will stay active for 90 days or thereabouts. if during that time you haven't used their "dial-up" to access the net, your mail box will be locked. Unlocking doesn't cost anything, takes about 5 minutes and then you're good for another 90 days or so. gets to be a bit of a pain after a while, I stayed with an fsnet address for a long long time after leaving wanadoo but got fed up in the end. I couldn't dial up though as my PC doesn't have a modem only a router. If you have a modem, use a dial up connection to access Wanadoo once every 80 days or so, log off immediately and it's sorted. This is all based on my experience leaving Wanadoo about 2 years ago. It may have changed since or maybe not.

[nickc61]

Thanks very much, I am going to take the plunge anyway as the Sky BB offer is far superior to Orange and a damn site cheaper. Checking the old account should not be an issue as I do it regularly via mobile anyway.

Thanks once again.